Grotto of the Redemption
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Christmas lights reflected in a puddle of water on a rainy night. I knew there was a reason why I hadn’t taken them down yet.
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The old St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ottumwa, Iowa.
I used the Wheeler Lightroom preset, BLACK, as a starting point for this B&W conversion.
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My neighbors’ excellent Christmas lights.
I’ve got quite a backlog of photos to post, so stay tuned for some more new stuff…
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The Nishnabotna river, south of Malvern. I used the Wheeler Lightroom preset Night Grotto for the color effect.
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My neighbors’ Christmas lights. It’s great to be shooting outside at night in late November and not be freezing.
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The lunar eclipse from early this morning. Conditions were perfect – clear & calm with temps in the low 30s. The Cold Moon was full at 2:14 AM CST. The coyotes were howling and several times I heard the echo of an owl hooting in the slough down across the highway. I even saw a shooting star. Very satisfactory for an event which has not occurred in the last 456 years.
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The USAF Thunderbirds performed at the Defenders of Freedom Airshow at Offutt AFB, on August 28-29, 2010.
I’ll be adding a Thunderbirds gallery to the main site soon.
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The snow drifted so deep we had to dig a trail for the chickens. Sadly, all but two chickens were killed by raccoons over the summer.
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This was the first Monarch I saw last spring. I posted an open-wing photo last May. I’ve wanted a photo of one of these tattered travelers for a long time.
The lens was partially obscured by a tree branch blowing in the wind. That’s why it looks green. Not exactly the effect I was going for, but I like it anway.
Terry, crowing his little heart out. He’s a nice rooster. He hardly ever attacks people, and even then they’re mostly just scared. Mostly.
I thought it was a puffball growing by my compost bin – until it popped and there was nothing inside. I’ve never seen anything like it.
A strange little puffball-type mushroom I found in my yard. If you know what it is, let me know.
I found this one when I was out mushroom hunting last May. It appears to be from the previous summer.
May 2007 was a very photographically diverse month for me – a grass fire, flooding, fighter planes, plus all the usual stuff. And I almost got a funnel cloud too !!
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The Avery Pyramids were constructed in 1939 by Axel Peterson, editor of the Avery Boomer newspaper. They are located in Hickory Grove cemetery in Monroe county, Iowa.
A mean looking katydid in my yard.
The catbirds are always pestering me when I’m out with the camera. I’ll pick a shady spot to hold still for a while and I usually don’t have to wait long for the harassment to begin.
I got some fantastic photos of the Avery Pyramids in July. Some great bird & butterfly photos as well. I had a hard time choosing which ones to include here.
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I’ve been wanting to get a shot of this old pump, but the background just did’nt work for me. Zero visibility solved the problem.
Tip of the Day: When it’s foggy, turn your automobile’s headlights on.
Tip of the Day for Old Farts in Pickups: When it’s foggy, stop at stop signs.
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Last night’s almost full moon. I’ll try to get out tonight for some moonlit shots.
Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 80-400 4.5-5.6 EX OS + Sigma 2X TC
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I shot this ten minutes after the sun rose on a very cold morning in early March. It was -9° F / -23° C by my thermometer.
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One of several photos I submitted to the Glenwood Chamber of Commerce photo contest.
I shot this one handheld with my 20D and Sigma 80-400 EX OS.
ISO 1600
1/20
F/4.5
80 mm
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