Just Wandering

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I have shared many waterfall images on this blog. Waterfalls are understandably among the most popular subjects among nature photographers. Morgan Falls & Amnicon Falls I don’t think I have ever mentioned it before, but as a youngster I was … Continue reading

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Shoot, Shoot, Shoot

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I’ve often said that all of those years that I spent photographing auto racing and other sports gave me a heads up in bird action photography.  Panning a camera, timing movement, and a flair for the spectacular all allowed me to … Continue reading

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Miscellaneous

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Bull Frog with pouch inflated Young Bull Frog Hello Dere!  White-crowned Sparrow Bee and pollen Red Fox Kits “think I lost my keys down there somewhere”  Male American Goldfinch Backlight…Male Northern Harrier with vole. Among my favorite species….American White Pelican … Continue reading

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Stuck On a Theme

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It seems that since I was fortunate enough to photograph a wonderful sunrise a few weeks ago,  my photographic brain is stuck in sunrise mode. Maybe today’s post will get that out of my system. 500mm morning Guiding light Lighthouse A new day … Continue reading

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At a Loss For Words

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Nothing really to say today (bout time), so I just thought we’d celebrate sunrise by taking a visual journey. Most of the images below have not been shown before. Where The Pike Meets Lake Michigan Kenosha, Wisconsin harbor Branches Lake … Continue reading

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Bird Brain

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Maybe I should have titled today’s post Wayne’s Brain, as it is about how my brain works in respect to a few of my own bird images. Below are some of my own favorite bird photos.  No flight shots allowed … Continue reading

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Brief But Satisfying 8/02/12

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8/02/12 Eastern Kingbird and Milkweed Bugs & company. I see that author Gore Vidal died recently. In 1960 a nine-year old boy sat spell-bound in front of his television while Vidal (from the left) and columnist William F. Buckley (from … Continue reading

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The Color of Light + Sarcasm Alert

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The Color of Light:  Making sunrise shots is about a lot more than just pointing the camera at the sun, or a bank of clouds. Sometimes it’s the other direction that counts. When you look to the opposite direction, the … Continue reading

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My Job Is To Make You Think by Ron Toel

Wayne has described me as much like him, but more spiritual. It is true that we do have many things in common, but he knows much more about photography and I probably know more about the natural world. So when … Continue reading

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Nature’s Calendar by Ron Toel

  AUGUST MAMMALS Badgers begin to mate. Baby bats begin to fly. Cave dwelling bats begin to mate. Male antlered animals begin to rub the velvet from their antlers. Thirteen lined ground squirrels begin to gorge. Black bears begin to … Continue reading

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