Welcome to my Photography Pursuit!
In our busy lives we often forget: Beauty is all around us. No moment in space and time is ever the same. Just like no two snow flakes are never exactly the same.
Photography is a pursuit in many ways - catching the perfect moment, the perfect subject, the perfect lighting, the perfect you name it.
Most of the times things don't play out and what is there is just what's there. But there is always an image to be taken to reflect the moment.
It just takes an open mind to see the beauty. And sometimes it is just perfect for the subject captured in the shot.
My pursuit in photography is to capture the world around me and share it with you through my pictures.

The images on the left are only a small selection. Please enjoy exploring all the galleries and feel free to contact me with any question you may have.

All Photographs

Downrigging Chestertown Oct 2010

Visitors 8
57 photos
Created 30-Oct-11
Modified 30-Oct-11
Downrigging Chestertown Oct 2010

Florida February 2011

Galleries 16
Modified 22-May-11
465 photos
Florida February 2011

Blackwater Nature Reserve

Galleries 6
Modified 6-Apr-12
169 photos
Blackwater Nature Reserve

Patuxent Wildlife Refuge System, MD

Galleries 9
Modified 30-Apr-12
158 photos
Patuxent Wildlife Refuge System, MD

JSOH Andrews AFB 2011

Visitors 7
85 photos
Created 4-Jun-11
Modified 4-Jun-11
JSOH Andrews AFB 2011

Models

Galleries 3
Modified 29-Jan-12
82 photos
Models

Olympic National Park June 2011

Galleries 15
Modified 21-Jul-11
486 photos
Olympic National Park June 2011

Collection

Visitors 14
57 photos
Created 3-Apr-12
Modified 3-Apr-12
Collection

Centennial Park, MD July 2011

Visitors 7
17 photos
Created 7-Jul-11
Modified 7-Jul-11
Centennial Park, MD July 2011

Huntley Meadows, VA

Galleries 7
Modified 29-Apr-12
271 photos
Huntley Meadows, VA

Green Spring Gardens, VA March 2011

Visitors 5
28 photos
Created 23-Jul-11
Modified 23-Jul-11
Green Spring Gardens, VA March 2011

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, MD July 2011

Visitors 6
37 photos
Created 31-Jul-11
Modified 31-Jul-11
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, MD July 2011

Street Photography

Galleries 7
Modified 26-Mar-12
251 photos
Street Photography

After Irene....

Visitors 8
16 photos
Created 5-Sep-11
Modified 5-Sep-11
After Irene....

Occoquan Nature Reserve, VA

Galleries 3
Modified 9-Oct-11
50 photos
Occoquan Nature Reserve, VA

Kent Island

Galleries 3
Modified 7-May-12
71 photos
Kent Island

National Arboretum, Washington DC

Galleries 4
Modified 22-Apr-12
114 photos
National Arboretum, Washington DC

Shenandoah Natl. Park Oct 2011

Galleries 17
Modified 11-Dec-11
337 photos
Shenandoah Natl. Park Oct 2011

Connowingo Dam, MD Nov 2011

Visitors 7
28 photos
Created 13-Nov-11
Modified 13-Nov-11
Connowingo Dam, MD Nov 2011

Gettysburg, Nov 2011

Visitors 6
38 photos
Created 18-Nov-11
Modified 18-Nov-11
Gettysburg, Nov 2011

Broadkill Beach, DE

Galleries 2
Modified 11-Feb-12
47 photos
Broadkill Beach, DE

Cherry Blossom in DC

Visitors 13
44 photos
Created 25-Mar-12
Modified 25-Mar-12
Cherry Blossom in DC

Great Falls Natl. Park

Galleries 3
Modified 2-Apr-12
138 photos
Great Falls Natl. Park

Dumbarton Oaks

Visitors 4
74 photos
Created 31-Mar-12
Modified 31-Mar-12
Dumbarton Oaks

Yellow Crowned Night Herons, Baltimore April 2012

Visitors 11
26 photos
Created 17-Apr-12
Modified 17-Apr-12
Yellow Crowned Night Herons, Baltimore April 2012

Discovery, April 2012

Visitors 32
13 photos
Discovery, April 2012

Eastern Shore, ThanksGiving 2011

Galleries 7
Modified 19-May-12
80 photos
Open All Photographs
3182 photos
Visitors 248
Guestbook for Photography by Kirsten Messmer
1.Steve Talabac(non-registered)
Kirsten... Let me be the first to say that your new Zenfolio site is coming along very nicely! Glad you decided to create a site to display your work. Needless to say I will look forward to viewing more of your recent photos of the FL Everglades scenery and wildlife, and many more images I'm sure from photo outings yet to come.
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