Summer Blue
For the last two days it has been foggy and because of the snow cover, it has been mostly white. So I went looking for pictures of summer and this is what I found. I suspect that this is one of those photos that has more meaning to me than anyone else. (Translation: it’s not [...]
Tropical Dreams
This one dates back to 2002 and was taken somewhere south of Cancun, Mexico. I’m thinking of getting some kind of semi-opaque version of this to stick to the window I look out when I am working on my photos. Why not turn our back yard into an inviting tropical pool, palm trees and all? [...]
Reindeer & Bokeh
This is the same tree as I used last year for my “Procession” post. But this year a reindeer dropped in to pose regally. And, yes, there is nice bokeh in the background.
Moonlight Ride
This photo is the second in a series I call “Taking Photos On a Bouncing Boat.” The first photo shows up here, and, frankly, I like that one a lot more than this one. But as lakes turn to ice around here, I take some comfort in remembering this boat ride on a warm August [...]
Pink
As fall turns to winter, I start thinking about the transience of seasons. Where did summer go?
Place Setting
My mother-in-law meticulously plans and sets her Thanksgiving feast. I am always fortunate to have a place at the table. Canon 5DII 1/640s f/1.2 ISO500 50mm
Product Placement
What am I thankful for during this Thanksgiving season? Family and friends, of course, are most important. But high on my list are the great, baked sweet potatoes my mother-in-law makes. I especially like the “special sauce” that goes in to them.
Gig Harbor – One More Look
Gig Harbor has to be one of the more photogenic towns I have visited. I would love to go back again.
Fall Reflections
I was looking at some photos I took while staying overnight in a picture perfect town in Washington named Gig Harbor. I had passed this one over, in part because out of the camera it looked a little drab. But, thanks to a little help from my friends (Aperture and Photoshop) this photo is filled [...]
Fat Cats
I was on the way home after a fairly successful photographic outing north of Watertown. And, once again, lost in thought, I had driven about 50 yards by this scene, which had registered subliminally, before I realized I had passed a photo opportunity. So I backed up and took a few photos. I love backlit [...]
Moonset Over Hills & Trees
The moon is real. The hills are real. And so are the trees and the freshly worked field. But the photo is Photoshopped. So is the photo real? While I’m at it, I might as well ask if “moonset” is a real word? (PS: Have you adjusted your camera clock time to correspond to the [...]
Shades of Gray
I was back at Lonesome Lake this morning looking for photo opportunities. As I have already admitted, I am amazed with the fascinating texture of the prairie grass here. And so I took more photos. This is an HDR picture, first processed in the HDR Pro software in Photoshop and then converted to black and [...]
Aspen Leaf
I was out in the backyard looking for HDR (high dynamic range) opportunities. I was looking for subjects that had a broad contrast from very bright and very dark. The first thing I saw was an assortment of aspen leaves, which had just fallen during the night. I liked the how the backlighting accentuated the [...]
Out By Lonesome Lake (LATI Festival of Trees Choice)
One of the good things about my job is that when I give a photo assignment I often go out and do the assignment myself. Such was the case this past weekend. My particular mission was to shoot an HDR photo or two. I have spent about 10 hours on this task and, of the [...]
Still On the Vine
We visited Brian and Katie this past weekend in St. Paul and this morning I felt obligated to go out and wander around for a while with my camera. I was looking for something other than fall color, and I found these little purple grapes on the wall of a townhouse not too far from [...]
Luminance
These bedraggled flowers represent the last color that survives in my wife’s beautiful flower garden. Though they represent the end of summer and the eventual arrival of winter, there is still splendor in their blooms.
Black Hills Gold
I was waiting for for a traffic light to change at a road construction site on the road between Hill City and Keystone. I rolled down the window and snapped this photo just as the light turned green. I’m a nature paparazzi.
Moonset Over Iowa Corn Field
It was the perfect summer morning to be out north of Lake Okoboji in Iowa hunting for photos. This is one of the three captures I like for the hour I spent looking. I especially like the strong green color of the corn contrasting with the soft, muted color of the pre-sunrise sky.
Misty Sunrise
This is another shot taken a little north and west of Lake Okoboji this past August. This photo has a look that reminds me of the famous painting by Millet called “The Shepherdess.”
Mysterious
This photo was taken on a foggy summer morning north of Lake Okoboji in Iowa. And, yes, it’s been enhanced with Photoshop.
Through the Bus Window
I went to Sica Hollow, west of Sisseton, SD, with several of my photo students. Sica Hollow is a state park that I thought would provide unique photo opportunities for photographers. We were closing in on the park when I thought I should take a photo. What struck me about this this scene, of course, [...]
Our Back Yard
This is a volunteer tree growing in our raspberry patch that really should be cut down. I worked hard most of the summer trying to ignore this weedy tree But, with the right light, a proper point of view and good timing, even a “weed” can be glamorous.
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