Hundreds of acres of forest in Yellowstone Park were destroyed in massive fires in 1988, requiring over 9,000 firefighters and affecting almost 800,000 acres of forest (bigger than Rhode Island). The remnants of that destruction can still be seen:
Canon 7D, 10-24mm
ISO 400
f/20
1/160 sec
This friendly ranger greeted us as we entered Yellowstone National Park on a recent visit to Montana.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 200
f/5.6
1/60 sec
adjusted in Silver Efex Pro 2
The J.H.Sessions factory building in Bristol, CT, caught my eye as I was driving by. Couldn’t get to the abandoned inside, but the outside provided plenty of photo opportunities. Click on any pic to see them in slideshow format:
This 13-point elk buck was watching over a herd of elk in Yellowstone National Park. I was fortunate enough to sneak up for 2 close-ups without being noticed (well, the second picture he’s looking right at me, so who am I kidding?).
Canon 7D, EF70-200mm f/2.8 with 2x converter
ISO 400
f/5.6
1/400 sec
Loved the texture on this old barn, near the Montana State University campus:
Canon 7D, EFS 24mm f/2.8
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/160 sec
Captured these folks on a recent stroll along Main Street in Bozeman, MT.
This scenic little town is in southern Montana, close to the North entrance of Yellowstone Park.
Found in Bozeman, MT:
On a recent trip to Yellowstone, I saw this bison and took these photos while I followed it for an hour as it crossed Lamar valley, chomping on grass while generally ignoring me. He must have known he had nothing to fear from me. Figures, since he’s the largest land animal in North America, weighing roughly a ton.
Canon 7D, 70-200mm EF 2.8
ISO 640
f/10
1/20 sec
Captured these from Grand View Park in San Francisco. Click on any image to see them in slideshow mode. Which one is your favorite?
A few shot from last week’s supermoon lunar eclipse. Click on any pic to see them in slideshow format:
Canon 7D, EF 70-200mm with 2x converter
ISO 800
f/5.6
1.3 sec
Captured in the town of San Giminiano.
Olympus C3000Z
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/160 sec
edited with Nik Efex Analog Pro
Found a couple of mushrooms in our front yard that lent themselves for some experimentation with black&white processing. Click on any to see them in slideshow mode.
Canon Mark II, 90mm macro lens
ISO 500
f/4.5
1/80 sec
I loved how this lizard was perched upside down, looking around for danger (or is it food?). Captured in Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park.
I once had the opportunity to see some of the lesser-known gems of Tuscany – here are some shots of Pienza, Monteriggioni, Montalcino and San Giminiano. Click on any one to see them in slideshow mode.
Played around with double exposures during a recent trip to New York (click on any picture to see them in slideshow mode):
iphone, Hipstamatic
Captured in New Haven. Abandoned Winchester Rifle Factory.
iphone, Hipstamatic
Shot near Rowe, MA:
Canon 7D
ISO 100
f/5.0
0.3 sec
Clinton had its first ever summer fireworks, and it was a BIG one. Here are some of my favorite shots. Click on any picture to see them all in slideshow format.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm
ISO 320
f/8
5 sec
Captured at midnight over our local beach. Had I waited till dawn, maybe I would have experienced the promised 60-meteors-per-hour experience. Maybe next year…
Canon 7D, EF-S 10-22mm
ISO 1000
f/3.5
20 sec
Fog-shrouded lake in the Adirondacks – captured before sunrise.
Captured at our local town beach.
Iphone, edited with Snapseed
Sunset over the Sunset District of San Francisco. I miss those sunsets.
Canon 7D
A favorite summer destination here in Clinton, CT:
The sunset behind our house lit up this field of clover beautifully. A reflector helped me get the great lighting on the second shot.
Canon 7D, 100mm EF 2.8
ISO 100
f/8.3
1/60 sec
I love old movie theatre signs – this one is near Carmel, CA:
I encountered these Monarch butterflies during their migration southward. They had stopped at a tree that was covered with hundreds of them.
Traveling along highway 1 towards Big Sur, I captured this Spanish Mission along the way.
Wishing everyone a peaceful 4th of July!
Captured at Esalen, Big Sur, California
Finally the garden is paying some dividends!
Colorful kayaks and boats waiting for their turn in the Long Island Sound.
Canon 7D, EF-S 10-22mm
ISO 800
f/4.5
1/500 sec
Off the CT coastline.
Canon 7D, HDR capture
Captured during a hike in Marin, CA, in one of the many fortifications surrounding the Golden Gate Bridge.
No, this is not Japan, but San Francisco, in Golden Gate Park. Shot on an early morning.
A gorgeous field of purple clover behind our house provided lots of opportunities to practice shooting at sunset.
Canon 7D, 100mm
ISO 100
f/3.5
1/320 sec
Spotted in Manhattan.
Captured these 2 shots in a train yard in Connecticut.
Great photography project!
This post is just my final project for my color class. Its a series of Montana State University students and trees found in and around Bozeman using photoshop techniques to blend the two images together. 
Captured on NY subway.
iphone, Hipstamatic
Captured these during a walk through the nature preserve on Sanibel island:
Canon PowerShot G12
Found on Sanibel Island.
Canon PowerShot G12
ISO 320
f/4.5
1/80 sec
slight adjustments in Silver Efex 2
Spring has arrived in New York:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 1600
f/3.2
1/8 sec
Captured while looking out the window of the train to New York.
iphone
Found on Sanibel Island.
iPhone, Hipstamatic
Enjoyed watching this pelican cruise through the evening air in Sanibel, FL.
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
This trendy girl was very eager to get to the airport and onto her flight home. Captured on rental car bus at LAX.
Seems utterly plausible that Batman could swoop through this scene, doesn’t it?
Canon Powershot G12
edited with Nik Silver Efex 2
Captured during today’s sunset.
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
