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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Balancing Act
This is a photograph I took on the same outing to White Pines that I took the Columbine photo I featured in this post. While the Columbine photo is probably one of my favorites for […]
On the Trail: Starved Rock State Park
A phone grab from earlier today in Kaskaskia Canyon in Starved Rock State Park. This is one of Illinois’ most popular state parks and had not opened with the rest earlier this month because of […]
Throwback Thursday: Crown Hill Red Winged Blackbird
TBT time again. Here’s a shot from exactly 11 years ago taken at Crown Hill Park in Lakewood, Colorado. I was using my K20D and Tamron SP 300mm f2.8 LD IF at the time. I […]
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 […]
To All the Moms
Just a quick note to give a big “Thank you!” to all of the moms out there. Your sacrifices and dedication are beyond amazing and all that is left for me to say — especially […]