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Photo Opportunities at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
An image of a photographer enjoying the beauty of the valley and someone paddling in a kayak along the Delaware River are captured by Alex Cena.
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a wonderful place to visit for outdoor enthusiasts such as hikers, bikers and paddlers. There are over 40 miles of calm river, 67,000 acres of valley, bountiful wildlife, 100 miles of trails, waterfalls and historic villages. It’s also a great place for photographers whether you prefer landscape or wildlife as your subject. I’m neither of those, yet it is a perfect backdrop for environmental portraits, editorial and lifestyle images as well. The river itself has plenty of opportunities for photographers, but there are also a lot of abandoned buildings and villages. Several decades ago, the government, through eminent domain, forced local residents to abandon their homes so that the valley could be flooded for use by a power generation plant to be located in the area. Many of these abandoned buildings still stand albeit barely. However, they are easily accessible on foot, bicycle and automobile.
For example, the town of Millbrook, NJ has a beautiful church that I used to photograph this lovely woman. Inside the church, I had her lay on her back with a look of expectation along the top of the altar. I’m not sure what I was after or the type of mood I was trying to accomplish other than something soft and dramatic. Some say I should call it sensuous sacrifice but I’m not sure that would be appropriate.
We continued outside where I photographed her as she was leaving the church. Again, I’m not sure what I wanted other than for her to hold the doors open, look down and close her eyes. Many stories can be created with this image and I almost prefer the viewer use their own imagination as to why I captured her this way.
So please visit the area and check out all the possibilities to practice your skill at the visual arts then share it with everyone. If you can’t make it, let me know what story comes to mind when you view my images.
WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 Recipient!
Okay, this sounds a bit formal and blatantly self-serving but I’m going to post this press release on my blog anyway. Who knows maybe you will be in the neighborhood planning a destination wedding at the Hotel Fauchere or at one of the three all-inclusive Woodloch Resorts here in the Poconos. Why not? We’re only about 90 miles from either New York City or Philadelphia.
Milford, Pennsylvania – January 26, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Alex Cena On Location has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Photography!
The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Alex Cena On Location was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.
Alex Cena On Location, who is available throughout the United States in addition to Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Texas, is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.
“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate {Enter Your Business Name} for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”
We are happy to announce that Alex Cena On Location is one of the very best photographer within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.
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MLL: WA Bayhawks @ NJ Pride
Piscataway, NJ; July 31, 2008: The New Jersey Pride defeated the Washington Bayhawks 16-8 in Major League Lacrosse action on Thursday evening at Rutgers University’s Yurcak Field. More information is available here
