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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Work: Oaks in Downpour
A grove of oak trees in Northern Illinois as seen in a downpour on August 29th, 2021.Nikon Z7, Z Nikkor 50mm f1.8S A grove of oak trees as seen during a downpour from some late […]
New Work: The Reaper’s Scythe
The last remaining bits of the ADM grain elevator in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood are still standing on June 20th, 2021 but the end is near for this venerable business. Demolition equipment from Heneghan Wrecking […]
Trip Report – Illinois Railway Museum on Memorial Day Weekend, 2021
The past year has not been great for me getting new posts up. Much of that has to do with life changes and just not actively engaging in photography very much. Since photography is what […]
New Work: Eternal Embrace
Nikon Z7, Nikon AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6E VR There’s something about worn gravestones that really appeals to me. There’s a discontinuity about them. They’re both standing memorials to those who have gone before us but […]