Wildlife and Nature Photography 

Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter
- Ansel Adams, Photographer (1902-1984)
I enjoy landscapes, but have too many for one page, so I split them into a set taken West of the Mississippi River,
and into two sets taken East of the River (in the Midwest and Eastern states) - these East shots were taken
in the Spring and Summer, months

 Spring, Summer

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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
 
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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
 
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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
  
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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
 
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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
 
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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

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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
Copyright © 2007, John D. Hillmer, All Rights Reserved Castle Rock Bluff—Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
This 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
 
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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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