Monthly Archives: September 2021

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Two Panoramas

I’ve been in a panorama kind of mood lately, so here are two recent efforts. One’s a little older from a 2016 trip up to Kebler Pass in Colorado and the other was taken recently […]

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New Work: Preening Pelican

Preening PelicanNikon Z7, Sigma 400mm f5.6 Apo Telemacro on FTZ Adapter We went to the Brookfield Zoo yesterday afternoon and I brought along my Sigma 400mm f5.6 Apo Telemacro because I hadn’t used it in […]

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New Work: Monarch in Bearded Beggarticks

A migrating monarch butterfly makes use of a large field of bearded beggarticks in early September, 2021.Nikon Z7, Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f4.5-5.6E VR ED on FTZ Adapter The monarch migration seems to in full swing […]

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Never Forgotten

Capt Patrick J Waters There’s a display of flags in Oak Brook today commemorating every life lost 20 years ago. Each flag is tagged with a ribbon (yellow for civilians, red for fire fighters, blue […]

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New Work: Boneset Neighbors

A bumblebee and an ailanthus webworm are seen on some tall boneset in a patch of Illinois tallgrass prairie on September 4th, 2021.Nikon Z7, Tamron SP 90mm f2.8 VC Macro on FTZ Adapter I’ve really […]

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New Work: Blue in Yellow

Blue in YellowA great blue heron framed by out of focus goldenrod on September 4th, 2021 in Northern Illinois.Nikon Z7, Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f4.5-5.6E VR with FTZ Adapter Just a quick shot taken today while […]

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Adapting

A honeybee is making good use of a large field of Goldenrod in Bensenville, IL on August 31st, 2021.Nikon Z7, Tamron SP 90mm f2.8 VC Macro My photographic output for the past year has been […]