Leaping Midwest Whitetail

June 25, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
I took a drive through the Mackinaw River Valley this evening with just a little light to spare and was rewarded with this pretty whitetail doe. Facebook
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Artful Hummingbird

June 24, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
I love combining nature with the opportunity to be creative and this image is a perfect example. These little ruby-throated hummingbirds are no bigger than 2.5 - 3.5 inches long and zip among the beautiful wildflowers, which causes them to be easily missed and unappreciated. Well on this particular day, this little hummingbird was very appreciated.
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Rattle The Window Panes

June 23, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
This is another image from yesterday except zoomed in to 70mm with my 24-70mm. It is a gamble zooming in to capture lighting since you don't know for sure when and where the next bolt will strike. I zoomed in on the same homestead and was rewarded with this spectacular bolt. You can almost image the sound this strike created and the number of windo...
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Rumble on the Plains

June 22, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
So I left my camera at my brother's home in Leroy today and had to go back out to his house tonight to pick it up. While on my way, I noticed the sky getting darker. About halfway back, now with my camera back, I saw a few bolts in the distance. I found a safe place to pull off and set up for a few shots. These aren't as sharp as I would like but I...
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Midwest Storm at Dusk

June 21, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
I haven't been able to photograph the storms that have been rolling through lately, in fact this is my first landscape image in quite some time. This evening a storm developed just North of Bloomington/Normal so I decided to venture out and see what might develop. It only provided a couple of lightning strikes and I was happy to capture one. Behind...
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