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Grotto of the Redemption

July 26th, 2014 by Ethan

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Click HERE for the full Grotto gallery

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Morel Mushrooms

May 20th, 2014 by Ethan

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Some morel mushrooms I found last week in southwest Iowa. You’ll see four if you look close.

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Wolf Spider

November 11th, 2013 by Ethan

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A big wolf spider in my basement.

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Four O’Clock Stamens

July 22nd, 2013 by Ethan

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Four O’Clock stamen super-macro.

Sigma 150mm 2.8 EX Macro + Sigma 2x TC + 68mm Kenko extension tubes.

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Marbles Four O’Clocks

July 15th, 2013 by Ethan

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Burpee’s Marbles (Yellow & White) Four O’Clocks in my garden.

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Dondiegos Four O’Clocks

July 14th, 2013 by Ethan

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Dondiegos mix Four O’Clocks in my garden.

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Kaleidoscope Four O’Clocks

July 13th, 2013 by Ethan

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Some Kaleidoscope Four O’Clocks in my garden.

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Big Toadie

July 8th, 2013 by Ethan

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Big Toadie has lived in my garage for the last several summers, and comes out at night and eats june bugs and other insects under the outside light. She is a Woodhouse’s toad. It’s great fun to catch june bugs and pitch them to her.

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Strands of Fog

January 15th, 2013 by Ethan

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1/13 second exposure of fog in the beam of my Jetbeam flashlight, with a creative white balance adjustment.

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Squiggles

January 13th, 2013 by Ethan

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Fog droplets in the beam of my flashlight. A 1/6 second exposure.

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Fog Beam

January 12th, 2013 by Ethan

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Tiny water droplets illuminated in the beam of my Jetbeam BA-20 flashlight on a foggy and breezy night.

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Daddy Longlegs Super-Macro

January 7th, 2013 by Ethan

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A full-frame photo of a daddy longlegs shot with my 1D3.

Sigma 150mm 2.8 EX Macro + Sigma 2x TC + 68mm Kenko extension tubes and Sigma EM-140 DG ring flash.

Handheld. It’s not possible to focus and breathe at the same time with this setup.

I don’t think I ever saw the eyes of a daddy longlegs before I shot this. Notice the leg stubble.

ISO 800
F/32
1/300

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Bubbles

January 6th, 2013 by Ethan

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I used Lightroom’s Split Toning feature to add some much needed color to this photo.

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Cherry Blossoms

April 30th, 2012 by Ethan

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A Few More Morels

April 7th, 2012 by Ethan

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A few yellow morel mushrooms I found this last week in Mills county.

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More Morels

April 6th, 2012 by Ethan

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Some more morel mushrooms I found this week in Mills county.

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Morel Mushrooms

April 5th, 2012 by Ethan

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Some 2012 morel mushrooms from Mills county, in southwest Iowa.

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American Plum

March 25th, 2012 by Ethan

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In the last rays, of the setting sun…

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Fog Droplets

February 24th, 2012 by Ethan

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Fog droplets on a bald cypress leaf.

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Praying Mantis

February 23rd, 2012 by Ethan

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A female praying mantis on the front fence.

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Melting Snow

February 20th, 2012 by Ethan

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The best kind. 150mm macro.

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Chicory

February 17th, 2012 by Ethan

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A Chicory blossom at Glenwood Lake Park.

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The Granddaddy of ’em All

November 23rd, 2011 by Ethan

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A huge old wolf spider in my basement. They’re such cooperative subjects. They tend to freeze when they realize they’ve been spotted.

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Morel Mushrooms

May 8th, 2011 by Ethan

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I found these morel mushrooms last week.

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Venus Flytrap Blossoms

January 2nd, 2011 by Ethan

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A couple of Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) blossoms from last summer.

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Happy New Year !!

January 1st, 2011 by Ethan

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A couple of late night long exposures of a common grey tree frog. It was clinging to the front of my garage under the light. The first one is 30 seconds, the second is 10 seconds. I shot these on a hot night last August. 300 mm macro. I could go for some of that August heat & humidity right now.

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Woodhouse’s Toad

September 20th, 2010 by Ethan

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A large Woodhouse’s toad that lived in my garage for most of the summer. Note the extremities of a daddy longlegs sticking out of its mouth in the lower photo.

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Common Grey Tree Frog

August 2nd, 2010 by Ethan

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A very small tree frog on the back of my shed. Approximately 1.25″ long. 300mm macro. Note the tiny spider webs in the large version.

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Baby Toad

July 31st, 2010 by Ethan

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I was chasing this tiny baby American toad around in the dark with a flashlight the other night. I didn’t think it was ever going to hold still long enough for a shot. Eventually it stopped for breath up against the side of my shed and I got a few quick shots.

Sigma 150mm 2.8 EX Macro + Sigma 2x TC and Sigma EM-140 DG ring flash. A great setup for nighttime macros with my Canon 1D3.

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Pink Crabapple

May 21st, 2010 by Ethan

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A pink crabapple bud from the tree in my front yard.

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Prairie Fire Crabapple

April 24th, 2010 by Ethan

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A Prairie Fire crabapple tree in my yard.

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Tree Frog

July 30th, 2009 by Ethan

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A tree frog I shot in June at my Dad’s place in southeast Iowa.

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White-lined Sphinx Moth

May 20th, 2009 by Ethan

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There have been quite a few white-lined sphinx hummingbird moths on my lilac bush just after dark.

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Coneflower

February 19th, 2009 by Ethan

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A spot of color for ya.

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More Ice

January 29th, 2009 by Ethan

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A few more from last month.

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Stranger in a Strange Land

October 9th, 2008 by Ethan

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I found this very large wolf spider in my basement yesterday morning. I believe it’s taken up residence under the dryer. It’s a beauty !! Hopefully, I’ll get some more photos of Smiley.

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Flying Away

August 7th, 2008 by Ethan

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A floating seed that was temporarily stuck on a very thin strand of web which is barely visible in the full-size version of this shot.

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Down A Deep, Dark Hole

June 8th, 2008 by Ethan

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I was taking some empty jars down to the basement the other day when I heard a peeping sound coming from behind one of the boarded up windows in the back room. I did’nt give it much thought, but when I heard it again a few hours later I went outside to check it out. I found this baby sparrow – just out of the nest – stuck in the window well. I got ahold of it and turned it loose after a few pics.

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Tiny Mushroom

May 27th, 2008 by Ethan

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A tiny morel mushroom forces its way through the leaf litter.

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Downy Phlox

May 17th, 2008 by Ethan

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Some Downy Phlox I saw when I was out mushroom hunting.

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Morel Mushroom

May 7th, 2008 by Ethan

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A morel mushroom at an undisclosed location 😉

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Bubbles

April 25th, 2008 by Ethan

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Another one from last weekend.

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Crab Spider

March 10th, 2008 by Ethan

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Another spider from my basement. I was going to post another ice photo, but I just could’nt do it…

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2007 Rewind – May/A Long Distance Traveler, A Robin, A Crowing Rooster, & Some Fungus Among Us

February 9th, 2008 by Ethan

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A strange little puffball-type mushroom I found in my yard. If you know what it is, let me know.

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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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Eastern Wahoo Tree

January 10th, 2008 by Ethan

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The fruit of an Eastern Wahoo tree. I shot this one last Fall.

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Baby Wolf Spiders

January 2nd, 2008 by Ethan

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Spider update: I saw the wolf spider in the corner of my basement and a dozen babies were running loose. When I came back with the camera, she was nowhere in sight, but several babies were still there. As you can see from the earlier photo, it’s getting crowded on mom’s back.

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The Mother of all Spiders

December 31st, 2007 by Ethan

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I found this wolf spider & her brood in my basement this morning.

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Hungry Mantis

October 8th, 2007 by Ethan

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A praying mantis captures a katydid on my front fence.

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Orb Weaver

October 3rd, 2007 by Ethan

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A night shot of a spider. You’ve got to watch your step around here or you might just get one of these stuck to your chest.

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Black Grasshopper

September 25th, 2007 by Ethan

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A night shot of a strange looking black grasshopper.

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