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Welcome to Natural World Photography. Inside you'll find wild orchids, spring wildflowers, coastal Maine scenes, a newborn fawn, wild birds, waterfalls and much more. Within the four catagories are 12 galleries to explore, so come on in.

Paul Schmitt is a retired professional engineer. He earned an engineering degree from the University of Louisville and an advanced degree from the University of Maryland. He then joined Corning Incorporated where he primarily worked in R&D, receiving 13 patents. He now warmly regards the Finger Lakes Region of New York as home. Paul is an active volunteer at Cornell Plantations where his primary focus is wildflower photography. His favorite photo themes are native plants, landscapes and birds.

Custom prints are available through the SmugMug link at the bottom of the page. Large sizes are available at reasonable prices for most images. Please contact Paul directly at pschmitt@stny.rr.com to have photos optimized for your specific size through SmugMug. All inquiries are appreciated.

Galleries

Passerine- Songbirds

Exploring a colorful group of birds.

Updated: May 03, 2013 5:53am PST

Water Birds

Updated: Apr 24, 2013 1:50pm PST

Birds of Prey

Updated: Mar 12, 2013 1:54pm PST

Shore & Wading Birds

Updated: Aug 07, 2012 4:40pm PST

Upland Birds

This is a collection of wild bird photos including ducks, geese and ot ...

Updated: Aug 17, 2011 8:50am PST

Large Mammals

Updated: Oct 02, 2012 12:00pm PST

Landscapes

Special places- mountain and sea, woods and meadow, near and far.

Updated: Oct 02, 2012 12:48pm PST

Waterscapes & Waterfalls

A visual exploration of water as it works its way from cloud to sea.

Updated: May 03, 2013 11:45am PST

Swim, Crawl, Flutter & Buzz

Sometimes the subject doesn't fit one catagory. Take a look.

Updated: Jul 01, 2012 10:43am PST

Garden Places

Special places- mountain and sea, woods and meadow, near and far.

Updated: Jan 22, 2013 9:54am PST

A Walk in the Woods

This is a collection of fungi, animals, flowers and just attractive la ...

Updated: Apr 24, 2013 1:55pm PST

Spring Wildflowers

A vast array of beautiful wildflowers burst into bloom each spring.

Updated: May 03, 2013 6:08am PST

Flower Portraits- Spring

Flower images suitable for plant identification.

Updated: Jan 18, 2012 6:21am PST

Summer Wildflowers

Summer, the spring ephemerals are gone. Fields and woods have a new se ...

Updated: Aug 25, 2010 4:37am PST

Seasons

Covering the beauty of all four seasons of the year.

Updated: Jan 22, 2013 10:52am PST

Beautiful Maine

Maine brings to mind a rocky seacoast, lighthouses, islands, foggy mor ...

Updated: Jul 06, 2010 1:51pm PST

Autumn Wildflowers

The chill of autumn brings a new range of flowers, and animal life pre ...

Updated: Apr 19, 2010 2:01pm PST

iPhoneography

Creative photography using an iPhone camera. Simple fun.

Updated: Mar 12, 2013 6:40am PST

Seneca Meadows

Updated: Aug 28, 2011 2:00pm PST

Ferns

Updated: Aug 16, 2010 10:20am PST

Honfleur et la Côte de Haute Normandie

Updated: Jun 22, 2011 10:08am PST

Views of Paris

Updated: Jun 22, 2011 9:57am PST

Publication

Images for Cornell Plantations

Updated: Mar 12, 2012 5:28pm PST

Family

Updated: Jun 23, 2011 5:38am PST

Image Review

Updated: Aug 16, 2010 10:19am PST

Cultivated Orchids

Updated: Mar 14, 2013 7:10pm PST

Featured Galleries

Seasons

Covering the beauty of all four seasons of the year.

Updated: Jan 22, 2013 10:52am PST

Passerine- Songbirds

Exploring a colorful group of birds.

Updated: May 03, 2013 5:53am PST

A Walk in the Woods

This is a collection of fungi, animals, flowers and just attractive la ...

Updated: Apr 24, 2013 1:55pm PST

Large Mammals

Updated: Oct 02, 2012 12:00pm PST