John Paul Davis

Photography

I grew tired of posting photos to Meta’s properties, and decided to migrate my favorites here, and, going forward, post here, with an automated script that cross-posts to my BlueSky account.

  1. Silhouette of a bird perched at the edge atop of a large boulder in Corriganville Park
    Overlook
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  2. Silhouette of a leafless tree in the middle distance, along a dirt trail, with mountains and clouds in the distance, in Corriganville Park.
    Balance Need Not Be Symmetry
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  3. Tea tree flowers against a cloudy blue sky
    The Best Form Of Flattery
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  4. California Tower against a blue sky with a a lot of clouds, in Balboa Park
    A Certain Sky
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  5. Yellow blossoms of a nodding pincushion on a cloudy day
    Higher & Higher
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  6. Red racemes & leaves of aloe arborescens
    From Many Directions At Once
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  7. Yellow-orange hibiscus blossom seen from above, against a background of stones
    Point of Order
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  8. Jumping Chola with the Switzer Canyon in the background
    Cluster
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  9. Canary Island Date Palm against a sky of undulatus clouds
    Shadow & Texture
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  10. A California Juniper in Balboa Park
    Run-on Sentence
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  11. Sea Lavender in a front yard garden on 30th St in San Diego
    The Rays
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  12. Pnceil cactus with pale orange stalks and purple drosantheum in a rock garden on Park Blvd in San Diego
    Texture vs. color
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  13. Rose blossom with peach, yellow, cream and pink in its petals in the Balboa Park Rose Garden
    Honey Bouquet
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  14. Drosanthemum on a hill on Georgia St in Hillcrest, San Deigo
    Rise Rise Rise
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  15. Pink and purple marguerite daisies with droplets of rainwater on them, in a home garden on Robinson Ave in San Diego
    Bursting
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  16. Two shrubs decorated and trimmed to look like elephants on either side of a path between the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park
    Sentinels
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  17. Norfolk Island Pines in Balboa Park
    There Is Always Dancing
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  18. Bird of Paradise on Park Blvd in San Diego
    Mimic
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  19. Hibiscus blossom in Balboar Park
    Evidently
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  20. Stiff Bottlebrush against a blue sky in Balboa Park
    Exuberance
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  21. California Tower against a blue sky with a few clouds, and two palm trees in the foreground, in Balboa Park
    Aspirations
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  22. Sun rising behind a tree
    Reaching Through
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  23. White blossoms on a crabaple tree with the sunrise peeking through the branches in background, in Van Cortlandt Park
    The Best Form Of Flattery
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  24. White, four-petaled flower I can't identify, seen in Van Cortlandt Park
    Copycat
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  25. A tree with new leaf grown, backlit by the rising sun, with long shadows stretching in front of it on the lawn by the Cross Country trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Implications
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  26. A hatched robin egg shell on the ground, amongst twigs, in Van Cortlandt Park
    A World Unto Itself
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  27. Hawthorne blossoms
    The Prayers of the People, Form 12
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  28. Yellow daffodils growing our of a space surrounded on all sides by cast-iron bars
    In the Hoosegow
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  29. A log, lily pads, and the reflection of a tree in the very still surface of Van Cortlandt Lake
    Three Promises
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  30. Kwanzan Cherry blossoms
    A Radical Idea
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  31. Red tulips blossoms open, growing in a median at the intersection of Park Ave. and 81st St in New York City
    Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open
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  32. Three great blue herons perched on a log stickng up out above the surface of Van Cortlandt Lake
    Distinguished panelists
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  33. Stalks of cut cattails in the forground, with several trees in the background on an overcast day in Van Cortland Park
    Prelude
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  34. Close-up of leaves of an ash tree in Van Cortlandt Park
    Even more evidence
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  35. Close-up of a lesser celandine blossom
    Lantern
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  36. Trunks of several trees, each leaning a slightly different direction, creating the illusion of a fan
    Fan out
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  37. Close of up the blossoms on a hawthorne tree
    Just one more thing
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  38. The sun rising behind dense statocumulus clouds behind the treeline in Van Cortlandt Park
    Deluxe version
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  39. White blossoms of a flowering cherry tree
    Cascade
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  40. Close-up of magnolia blooms
    Statement piece
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  41. A series of puddles on a gravel path in Van Cortlandt Park, with trees reflected in them.
    Stanzas
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  42. Trunks of trees leaning leftward in the foreground with cattails and clouds in the background
    Mood lighting
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  43. A feamle and male mallard standing on the bank of Van Cortlandt Lake
    These two beauties
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  44. A cluster of white daffodils
    Pay attention
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  45. Lydian broom spilling over and poking through a wrought iron fence atop a stone wall
    Eager
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  46. Three geese and two great blue herons standing on a log in Van Cortlandt Lake
    Quorum
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  47. Tree limbs budding new flowers, seen from below
    More of a statement than a question
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  48. A tree with buds on it, overlooking Van Cortlandt Lake, with the sun low in the sky to the left, & reflected in the water.
    First shout of green
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  49. The sun rising over cattails and trees in Van Cortlandt Park
    Light has its own opinions
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  50. Evergreen and deciduous trees in Van Cortlandt Park, variously visible due to fog
    Emerging
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  51. Two leafless trees, one behind the other, in a meadow, in fog, in Van Cortlandt Park
    Queued
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  52. A single leafless tree in a meadow in Van Cortlandt Park, against a backdrop of fog.
    Solitude is not loneliness.
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  53. A path in Van Cortlandt Park surrounded by the trunks of leafless trees, shrouded in fog.
    Fog creates a new room every step
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  54. Apse and altar in Christ Church Riverdale as seen from near the floor of the nave
    Unspoken request
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  55. Limbs of trees reflected in a puddle of rainwater on a paved path in Van Cortlandt Park, with a single red leaf left over from autumn floating at one edge.
    Doorway to a new world
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  56. A cloudy morning sky above hills, trees, and cattails near Van Cortlandt Lake, in which all of the above is reflected.
    Best foot forward
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  57. A signpost in Van Cortlandt Park indicating the Empire State Trail, and a reflection of same in a puddle of rainwater a few feet in front of it.
    Repetition is a kind of change
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  58. A hollowed-out fallen tree, seen from one end, looking through to other out at a hillside in Van Cortlandt Park
    The multiverse
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  59. Silhouettes of leafless trees against the sky just before sunrise at the edge of Van Cortlandt Park
    Anticipation
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  60. Sunlight reflects off Van Cortlandt Lake with the large limb of a tree in the foreground.
    Reaching
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  61. Two crooked trees lean toward each other over a path in Van Cortlandt Park
    Who says trees can't be friends?
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  62. The sunrise peeking up from behind the treeline in Van Cortlandt Park
    Spring insists
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  63. Geese and ducks on Van Cortlandt Lake at sunrise.
    Silhouettes on sunlight
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  64. New yellow buds on a tree on the first morning of spring, 2025, Van Cortlandt Park
    First Day Of Spring, 2025
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  65. Clouds, a treeline, and cattails pushed down by the wind in Van Cortlandt Park
    Winter Textures
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  66. A Canadian goose standing on the partially-frozen Van Cortlandt Lake, with its reflection showing in a patch of unfrozen lake.
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  67. a thicket in Van Cortlandt park
    thicket
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  68. snow-covered needles on an evergreen tree in Van Cortlandt Park
    Winter clothes
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  69. tall thin leafless trees on the left and right of a snowy path and in the distance, three wooden posts and beyond that a single tree, in Van Cortlandt Park
    corridor
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  70. A jagged, crooked tree in the foreground; many straight thin trees in the background, all with snow on the right side of their trunks.
    Our crooked dreams
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  71. Late morning sun behind the trees in Van Cortlandt Park
    Winter sun.
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  72. Frozen-over Van Cortlandt Lake, with a snow-covered bank in the foreground.
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  73. Ducks & geese on Van Cortlandt Lake, at sunrise, early February 2025
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  74. A tree, with some of its lower branches dipping into a frozen lake.
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  75. John St. in Manhattan with the sun shining through steam between buildings, casting long shadows
    Had to go into the office yesterday so here's proof I live in New York City & not a magical arctic woodland
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  76. sunrise behind trees, with snowy ground in the foreground
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  77. John Paul Davis's shadow, cast against snow
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  78. sunrise in Van Cortlandt Park
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  79. a Canadian goose walking on an iced-over Van Cortlandt Lake
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  80. Canadian geese & mallards sleep & gather in a circle on the iced-over Van Cortlandt Lake around unfrozen water, as the sun rises beyond the treeline.
    I have not figured out how to capture the absolute magic of this in a photo, but it has taken my breath away every morning for the past week. If a voice said “take off your shoes for this is holy ground” I’d believe it. I’d be *grumpy* because it’s cold & wet, but I’d believe.
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  81. Van Cortlandt Lake, frozen over, with the sunrise reflected off the ice.
    Sunrise above an iced-over Van Cortlandt Lake
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  82. A female and male mallard swimming near the shore of Van Cortlandt Lake
    Mallards in Van Corlandt Park
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  83. John Paul Davis wearing sunglasses and gloves on the subway
    All bundled up because it FINALLY went below freezing here in NYC. First killing frost used to be at the end of September. It is November 29. This is not terrifying at all. No sir. Everything is just fine.
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  84. John Paul Davis's musical work space, with a MacBook running Ableton Live, a Moog Matriarch, an OP-1, a microphone and an acoustic guitar
    once again up to no good
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