| Wildlife and Nature Photography |
![]() Field Corn under
the Summer Sky—Caledonia, Wisconsin
Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/160s f/14.0 at 100mm ISO-200 August 21, 2011 4:58pm |
![]() Corn under the Summer
Sky—Caledonia, Wisconsin
Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/160s f/18.0 at 100mm ISO-200 August 21, 2011 5:09pm |
![]() Wyoming Valley—Spring
Green, Wisconsin
Spring Green is known for its rolling hills, but when you get up close you find sizable glacial rock deposits. This shot was taken on what is now part of the "House on the Rock" property Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM 1/160s f/7.1 at 17mm ISO-400 April 17, 2010 1:09pm |
![]() Kettle
Moraine State
Forest—Lapham Peak Unit, Wisconsin
On a spring afternoon, leaves left over from the fall drop were blowing around Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/250s f/7.1 at 105mm ISO-200 April 17, 2009 3:39pm |
![]() Waukesha South High School
Stadium—Waukesha, Wisconsin
I was shooting pictures of the Marching Band, and noticed the amazing sunset, so I aimed my zoom lens to the west and caught this Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/250s f/5.0 at 190mm ISO-200 September 19, 2008 6:59pm |
![]() Merrill Hills Road—Waukesha, Wisconsin
On the west side of our town, we still have farms. A few weeks ago I saw a a nice sunset while driving down this road, so I found an evening to come back again with my camera Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM 1/200s f/7.1 at 17mm ISO-100 August 29, 2008 7:34pm |
![]() Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This is right across the highway from Cave of the Mounds, taken on our summer trip to the cave, a place I like to visit about once every other year (I could probably give the cave tour) Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/500s f/11.0 at 100mm ISO-100 July 18, 2008 4:11pm |
![]() Nagawicka Lake Sunset—Naga-Waukee County Park,
Hartland, Wisconsin
Some of the first company picnics that I recall our family going to (40+ years ago) were at Naga-Waukee County Park. This is shot from the park, looking across Nagawicka Lake Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM 1/50s f/22 at 17mm ISO-100 June 20, 2008 8:23pm |
![]() Potomac River Moonrise—District of Columbia
I attended a conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center (in the Washington DC area). I took the water taxi from the Gaylord Pier across the Potomac to Alexandria Virgina. On the way back, when the boat was in the District of Columbia, I shot this moonrise over Maryland Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/50s f/4.5 at 120mm ISO-100 June 17, 2008 8:44pm |
![]() Potomac River Sunset—Alexandria, Virginia
Standing on Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center Pier, I took this sunset shot across the Potomac (in the direction of Alexandria) Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM 1/400s f/11.0 at 55mm ISO-100 June 16, 2008 8:20pm |
![]() Pebble Book—Town
of Waukesha,
Wisconsin
When I was a kid, I used to fish this small river with some friends, and we were successful too. The first (and only) buttered bullheads that I have eaten came from here. There are not too many quiet places like this left in Southeastern Wisconsin Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM 1/160s f/6.3 at 17mm ISO-100 June 6, 2008 1:14pm |
![]() Fox River—Mukwonago,
Wisconsin
Fog on the Fox River, taken near the Hwy ES Bridge Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM 1/200s f/7.1 at 35mm ISO-100 May 24, 2008 6:23am |
![]() Aztalan
State Park—Jefferson, Wisconsin
When I was in Elementary school we took a Field Trip to this State Park and its museum. The DNR says this park contains one of Wisconsin's most important archaeological sites, an ancient Middle-Mississippian village and ceremonial complex Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/500s f/8.0 at 180mm ISO-200 May 2, 2008 2:51pm |
![]() Mississippi
River—French
Island—LaCrosse,
Wisconsin
I stopped at the Rest Area, just over the Wisconsin border on Interstate-94(coming from Minnesota) on French Island. This shot is looking South down the river before trees leafed out (the water was cold, but the air on that afternoon was actually pretty warm) Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/400s f/10.0 at 100mm ISO-100 April 21, 2008 5:18pm |
Castle
Rock Bluff—Camp Douglas, WisconsinThis is a very familiar landmark on Interstate-90/94 in Wisconsin. Years ago there was a little rest area here and the bluff was surrounded by hiking trails that my family and I enjoyed. This was shot out my car window heading south east Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM 1/400s f/13.0 at 28mm ISO-400 May 2, 2007 4:48pm |
Kettle Moraine State
Forest—Lapham Peak Unit, Wisconsin
I have visited this park a number of times and during each of the four seasons. This old access road with its canopy is always interesting to shoot Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 1/60s f/4.5 at 100mm ISO-400 September 30, 2006 5:19pm |
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