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Fishing and Photography....my two obsessions.

Most images are available for sale through direct contact with me.

allensklar@aol.com

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Ocean City : A few from my collection.......the slide show is nice!

Assateague Island Fishing :

Assateague Island Fishing

Assateague Island Landscapes and Critters, a random blend of everything non-fishing. :

Assateague Island Landscapes and Critters, a random blend of everything non-fishing.

A Few Snow Shots......Jan 31 :

A Few Snow Shots......Jan 31

The Old Assateague Island Hunting Lodges : Known today as a national park, Assateague was once the premier duck hunting destination on the east coast. Many local hunters built lodges, some for profit, but mostly just to enjoy the awesome hunting and to get away from their wives..........one lodge was actually called "The Hen-Pecked Lodge" but was burned down many years ago. I have photographed the remaining buildings which are sealed. Owners were paid for their properties and given 25 years to continue to use them, this time has long expired and the NPS is just letting them "naturally rot away"...a real shame to me. A lot of history lost here. My fishing mentor, Capt. Mac Simpson, now 80, worked at some of these lodges when he was sixteen as a guide. He was kind enough to spend most of one winter hiking to all the clubs and telling me many a story of the "good ole days"..............enjoy P.S. I have attempted to be accurate in my captions but I am not an historian nor claim to be one.....

This year, 2009, I plan to hike all the lodges again since my cameras are better and hopefully arrange the photos in a more orderly and interesting way....also I want to tape Capt Mac's comments as he is the only person around who actually has the knowledge about the people who hunted the island.....hope to have this project done by march.

The Old Assateague Island Hunting Lodges

Eclectic Desktops : These photos are one's I have used as screensavers. Feel free to "borrow"
if you like.
Newer ones are sized @ 1920 px by 1200 px 96dpi

Eclectic Desktops

The Snowy Owl at Assateague Island :

The Snowy Owl at Assateague Island

Bike Shop For Sale! :

Bike Shop For Sale!

Virginia Barrier Islands :

Virginia Barrier Islands

Bike World Customers :

Bike World Customers

Jamaica 2007 :

Dough Roller Fire : This Gallery is dedicated to the Ocean City Vol. Fire Company.......who are always there when you need them. For viewers who have never witnessed the speed at which a structure can become ingulfed PAY ATTENTION! Picture your house as the tee shirt shop.....plan ahead you have less time than you think. If you have a current flash player on your computer try the slideshow option, it is awesome!

Dough Roller Fire

"Ida" Visits Ocean City :

"Ida" Visits Ocean City

Grateful Dead : ....for all you old hippies. I photographed the band for a couple fan magazines, Unbroken Chain in the US and Spiral Light in Europe. It was great fun, unfortunately the time required to scan negatives has left hundreds unseen. Here are a few I've done so far.

Stacy JMU Graduation :

Stacy JMU Graduation

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