I get out to Las Vegas every year or two. If you follow this blog you may have read previous posts on Viva Las Veglass, Model behavior in Las Vegas and A walk down the strip. Since I don't gamble and don't…
The holidays are over and a big cold snap is finally letting up. Other than taking photos of family and friends at social gatherings, I haven't done much with my photography in the past few weeks. Just before the holidays,…
I know very little about Southern plantations. What I do know was probably gleaned from a couple of viewings of Gone with the Wind some decades ago. So, on a recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina, my wife and I…
When I photograph a sunset I don't usually plan to turn my back to the sun and orient my camera vertically. Sometimes, however, you just have to go with the flow. Earlier in the week I was in Three Lakes,…
You have undoubtedly heard about the supermoon and were aware that last's night full moon was of the super variety. When I'm in the mood to photograph a moonrise I often try first on the day before the full moon. …
I like to photograph flowers, so when my wife asked if I wanted to join her on a hike in the Biocore Prairie with the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve, I cheerfully agreed. The actual focus of the hike…
In my previous post, Photography is for the birds, I give the impression that I never make much of an attempt to photograph birds. To be fair to my photo subjects and myself, I should point out that although I…
My wife's a birdwatcher. When we hike together she's usually looking up with binoculars in hand while I'm looking around with camera in hand. I've never made much of an attempt to photograph birds because they're usually small, far away,…
I took a walk in Owen Conservation Park today to get a nature fix. Much to my surprise, I came back with this picture of pails. I don't know what they're for, but since the plants are sitting in mud…