Slow Moments in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

I spent a few days at my friend's family home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. I brought my camera but didn't plan any photos. It was a relaxed trip, and I took pictures of whatever was around.

The Vineyard

One evening we walked through a vineyard near the house. The light was nice, the corn was tall, and there were string lights hung between the posts. My friend and I walked down the rows together.

Two friends walking side by side between grapevines toward a cornfield in warm evening light — Toward the corn

Little girl holding a corn husk and a plastic cup in a vineyard at sunset in Pennsylvania — Corn and a plastic cup

A little girl ran past holding a corn husk and a plastic cup. I took this one right away.

Small Things

My friend let a grasshopper climb onto her finger, and there was a millipede walking along a wooden rail. I got down close and took my time with both.

Green grasshopper resting on a fingertip against a soft green background — Small guest

Millipede crawling along a weathered wooden rail — Slow traveler

The View

The house looks out over hills and farmland with a few grain silos. At sunset the clouds turned orange over the cornfield.

Pennsylvania hills and grain silos in evening light seen past a blurred grape leaf — Hills through a leaf

Peach and grey clouds at sunset above a cornfield in Pennsylvania — Evening clouds

The Animals

The next day we visited the animals on the farm. My friend's family dog, a goldendoodle, said hello first. We also met a peacock, a goat resting by the barn, an alpaca, and a cow.

Smiling goldendoodle sitting on a shady driveway looking up at the camera — Welcome committee

Close portrait of a peacock with a blue head and a crest of feathers — Peacock

White and brown goat lying in tall grass beside a barn and fence — Goat, resting

Alpaca with fluffy hair looking over a wire fence in front of a red barn and cornfield — Alpaca

Cow standing at a pasture gate beside a red barn under a wide blue sky — Cow, big sky

In the Car

I took a few photos from the back seat. One is of my friend looking out the window with the wind in her hair. The other is the road home at dusk.

Passenger in the back seat resting her chin on her hand with wind in her hair, green trees blurred outside — Window seat

Country road at dusk seen between the seats of a car, with a speed limit 35 sign — The drive back

Why I'm Sharing This

I like these photos a lot, even though none of them were planned. When I'm photographing a family or couple, I try to keep that same relaxed approach. I plan the location and the light, then leave room for the moments in between. If you'd like a session like that, ask about a date.