Oct 31, 2016 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6, Daily Image 2016, Halloween, Nikon 1 V3, People
Four Whole Fried Chickens & a Coke; and some Dry White Toast Please! Yep, Halloween brings out Jake & Elwood in neighborhoods across the country. Elwood even had a slice of white bread in his coat pocket. He kept asking people if they had a toaster.
Oct 30, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Birds, Daily Image 2016, Halloween, Nikon 1 V3, Wildlife
The Birds Thousands of these black birds filled the skies today. I’m not sure if they are crows, blackbirds, or starlings. It just seemed appropriate with Halloween coming tomorrow.
Oct 29, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2016, Illinois, Landscape, Nikon 1 V3, Walkabout
Walkabout Color The color will not be here for long. This color is as good as it gets on my walkabouts. The abundance of rain we had this year has had a negative effect on the brilliance of the color. We really needed to rain. Next year the color will likely be better.
Oct 28, 2016 | AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, Daily Image 2016, Hyalite Canyon, Landscape, Nikon D3x
Think It Will Snow? Just after first light in Hyalite Canyon a few years ago, we were trying to capture a few images. We drove up the canyon road and stopped about a third of the way up the mountain; just as the rain was turning into snow. This image was captured with about half rain and half snow falling. The snow flakes were huge and it was starting to accumulate. Notice how a shutter speed of 1/60 blurred the snow and rain just enough.
Oct 27, 2016 | AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, AF-S TC 2.0 E III Tele-converter, Badlands, Bighorn Sheep, Daily Image 2016, Nikon D3x, Wildlife
Young Bighorn Sheep are called lambs, but this guy seemed too big to be called a lamb. He was a very curious sort. After I had positioned myself out on a cliff to capture a different image, he started to follow me. He blocked my way back off the cliff for about a half hour. He just stood there. The cliff was a couple hundred feet down on all sides so I had to wait and enjoy the view of sunrise over there Badlands. Finally, he moved on.
Oct 26, 2016 | AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, Crabtree Nature Preserve, Daily Image 2016, Landscape, Nikon D3x
Pathway to the Color Crabtree nature Center abounds with color this time of year. This pathway leads to a couple mile hike through woods and prairie full of fall color.
Oct 25, 2016 | AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, Daily Image 2016, Landscape, Michigan, Nikon D3x
Michigan Red Grapes These grapes will be picked soon to make a nice or a naughty red wine.
Oct 24, 2016 | AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED, Daily Image 2016, Illinois, Nikon D3x
Windy Illinois Color Illinois isn’t necessarily known for its grand fall color, but it has its moments. This image comes from Johnson’s Mound; a small forest preserve just south of Elburn IL. It’s relatively small but quite secluded most of the time unless a sporting event is underway on the grounds. An abundance of small critters and sometimes larger critters inhabit the preserve.