AwakeningMorning sunlight streams through lifting fog on November 1st, 2022. Despite the rural feel, this photo was taken on the side of a six-lane county highway in Illinois’ second most populous county. As soon as […]
Category Archives: Nature and Landscape
New Work: Autumn’s Exodus
It’s December 19th, 2021 and the winter solstice is two days away. The last remnants of autumn are still hanging on as some Staghorn Sumac frames a bit of remaining foliage.Nikon Z7, Nikon 70-300mm f4.5-5.6E, […]
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 […]
The Pitfalls of Perfectionism
SteadfastGrowing between two of the three individual falls that make up the whole of Rifle Falls, this tree makes a nice counterpoint of stability amid the rush of flowing waters around it.Pentax K-5, Pentax DA […]
Found Files
I’ve been trying to get some of my stuff organized lately. One of the boxes I’ve been dreading is the “miscellaneous computer ‘stuff’” box. All kinds of odds and ends from cables to old hard […]
A Little Bittersweet
Apologies for the late post today. I ended up wandering out towards the northwest corner of the state. It was something of a weather chase/grain elevator project/state park project/random wandering kind of day that didn’t […]
Throwback Thursday: Cascade Falls
Today’s Throwback Thursday post dates to November of 2006. This is a photo of Cascade Falls at Matthiessen State Park, here in Illinois. Matthiessen is one of the state parks that is not yet open […]
Throwback Thursday: Tree Between Falls
Going to fire up the WABAC machine and dial up July 7th, 2012 for this shot of Rifle Falls in Colorado. Pentax K-5, Pentax DA L 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL