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
Archive for the ‘nature’ Tag
Perseid Meteor 2 comments
Field of Clover Leave a comment
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
Monarch Migration 1 comment
I encountered these Monarch butterflies during their migration southward. They had stopped at a tree that was covered with hundreds of them.
Summer Blossoms 1 comment
Finally the garden is paying some dividends!
Purple Clover 5 comments
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
Critters of Sanibel 4 comments
Captured these during a walk through the nature preserve on Sanibel island:
Canon PowerShot G12
Still life with shell 1 comment
Found on Sanibel Island.
Canon PowerShot G12
ISO 320
f/4.5
1/80 sec
slight adjustments in Silver Efex 2
Birds on a Wire Leave a comment
Captured while looking out the window of the train to New York.
iphone
Dawn in the Jungle 4 comments
Captured in Costa Rica’s Arenal National Park.
Canon 7D, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L
ISO 400
f/29
1/200 sec
Arenal Volcano Leave a comment
Fond memories of warmer weather in Costa Rica.
Canon 7D, 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
ISO 100
f/5
1/1000 sec
Still Life of Weeds 4 comments
If I only knew what this is called, that so profusely grows in the field behind our house…
Ice Stalactites Leave a comment
Frozen Beach 1 comment
I got a taste of what it must feel like to cross the Arctic ice when I walked across the frozen bay of our little town beach (for 2 minutes). The tides caused much of the ice to break in unusual formations, as seen in the second picture.
Ice Floes on the Beach 3 comments
These ice flows were waiting for high tide to float and join their companions in the Long Island Sound:
Canon 7D, EF24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 250
f/10
1/160 sec
Night Skies over Montana 2 comments
On a few clear nights, I marveled at the stars above Big Sky. Here are three of my favorite shots. Click on any one of them to see them in full screen slide show format.
Lone Mountain Pine 3 comments
Not sure what kind of tree this is, but I loved this twisted, gnarled, lonely pine tree near Lone Mountain in Montana.
Canon 7D, EF40mm f/2.8
ISO 400
f/11
1/640 sec
Montana Wildlife 1 comment
Captured these mountain goats along the Gallatin River on the way to Big Sky.
Ice floes in Long Island Sound 1 comment
The temperatures have been low enough that the salt water of Long Island Sound can freeze, and pile up on our town beach. Click on any photo to see them in slideshow mode.
Silhouettes 1 comment
A good project for cold and rainy days:
Flowing Waters 1 comment
These leaves were determined to hang on for as long as they could.
Canon 7D, 10-22mm
ISO 200
f/4.5
8.0 sec
10x ND filter
Antique Double Exposure 2 comments
Playing around with the double exposure setting of the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone, I composed this picture of our dog and the fall trees:
First Snow Leave a comment
It snowed on Thanksgiving in DC. Here’s a view from the porch:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/6.3
1/13 sec
Vintage Rose 2 comments
Happy Thanksgiving!
iphone, edited with Snapseed
Black And White Winter Vegetation Leave a comment
This is all that remains in the field behind our house when the temperatures drop below zero:
Still Life with Pine Cones 2 comments
When it gets cold, photography turns indoors. Found these pine cones in the neighbor’s yard, so didn’t have to go far to find something on which to practice my macro photography.
Canon 7d, 100mm macro f2/8
ISO 1,600
f/6.3
1/100 sec
No More Leaves 2 comments
The latest storm has finally shaken off all the fall leaves. Here’s the ‘stick season’ until next Spring. 😦
iphone, edited with Snapped
Mushrooms and Seeds 1 comment
A rainy day lends itself to macro photography indoors. Here are two items I picked up on today’s walk:
Canon 7D, 100mm f/.8 Macro lens
Foliage Reflections 1 comment
Captured at Hammonasset Reservoir in Connecticut.
Fall Forest Walk 2 comments
Can’t beat a nice stroll through a forest in the fall in New England:
Fall Walk Leave a comment
Some impressions I captured on today’s walk through the neighborhood.
Praying Mantis Visit Leave a comment
I found this praying mantis on my doorstep last week, and promptly took it to my studio (aka table with black backdrop) for a quick photoshoot before releasing her (him? it?). Not a very stationary subject, but these two shots turned out OK.
Canon 7D, 100mm f/2.8L Macro
ISO 1000
1/125 sec
f/3.2
Flock at Sunrise Leave a comment
Caught this flock of birds as it was making its way across the horizon early morning yesterday.
Milky Way 2 comments
Reblogging Milky Way, by Photographer’s Dream. Wish I could see a night sky like that here in Connecticut. This was taken in Montana.
Storm Clouds Over Montana 3 comments
Taken on the road between Bozeman and Big Sky.
Storm Clouds at Dawn Leave a comment
Caught these amazing clouds at sunrise over Seattle last weekend. Which one do you like best?
iphone, slight edits with Snapseed.
How old is this picture? Leave a comment
Trying out some new filters that Google just added to its Nik Efex collection. Here’s a wet plate filter used on a beach picture I took a few months ago.
Summer Storm Sunset Leave a comment
Canon 7D, EF70-200mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
f/8
1/250 sec
Hare in Full Flight 7 comments
Every time I walk the dog, these little bunnies run for cover. This time, I captured one of them on the run (or in flight).
Canon 7D, EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/250 sec
Emerging Irises 4 comments
No plants were harmed in the shooting of these photographs: with just a black cardboard backdrop and sunlight at just the right angle, I captured these irises in our backyard.
Canon 7D, 100mm f/2.8L Macro
ISO 400
f/4.5
1/400 sec
B&W Flower Studies 3 comments
All three were shot indoors with spring sunlight (finally!) streaming through the windows.
iphone, Hipstamatic
lens: Lucifer
film: BlackKeys
Studies of Flight 1 comment
The seagulls were out on a sunny day, enjoying the spring air.
Tree Reflections 7 comments
The river near our house always offers some great vistas when the water is calm. These 2 shots were from last week. I hope we’ll see some leaves on these trees soon…
Tree Silhouette 1 comment
A hazy and foggy morning created some good opportunities to isolate this tree from the background (which is usually a green marsh).
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/8
1/500th sec
+1/3 exposure
First Touch of Color 1 comment
Spring is coming…slowly.
Canon 7D, EF-S 10-22mm
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/13 sec
Color adjusted in Nik Efex HDR
Horseshoe Crab Study 4 comments
I found a dead baby horseshoe crab on the beach and decided to make it the subject of a practice lighting session. The underbelly was particularly challenging because of all the detail.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
f/8
1/50 sec
When is Spring Coming? 4 comments
Because I look forward to shooting green and colorful landscapes again. Until then, black&white will have to suffice.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8
ISO 125
f/8
1/1000 sec
B&W conversion with Silver Efex Pro
Orion watching over Big Sky 6 comments
The sky was dominated by Orion (the constellation, not the winter storm) during my last night at Big Sky, Montana.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 125
f/2.8
20 sec
Sunrise over Lone Mountain, Big Sky Leave a comment
One last picture from an amazing trip to Montana:
Canon 7D
ISO 1250
f/8
1.0 sec
B&W conversion with Silver Efex Pro
Winter Creatures in Montana 3 comments
This moose didn’t seem to be too concerned about me taking pictures. The other creatures actually enjoyed it (giving me some practice with action shots).
Winter in Yellowstone 9 comments
Arrived in Montana and took a drive through parts of Yellowstone before arriving at Big Sky today. -15F (-26C)!
This gang of elk didn’t mind the cold.
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 