First Snow
First Snow Five inches of nice wet snow turned ice; not bad for a first snow of the season!
Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed Junco For the first snow of the season, it seems altogether fitting and proper to capture the image of a Junco. Juncos are both abundant and widespread in North America. In winter over much of the continent, flocks of Juncos can be found around woodland edges and suburban yards, feeding on the ground, making ticking calls as they fly up into the bushes. East of the plains the Juncos are all gray and white, but in the West they come in various color patterns.
Hoping for Snow
Hoping for Snow Just outside the old mining camp, Nevada City, hiking trails reveal the raw beauty of the land.
Weeping Willow Tree
Weeping Willow Tree Along today’s windy walkabout, the Weeping Willows looked so graceful as they swayed to and fro.
Walkabout Cat
Walkabout Cat Tonight’s walkabout started a bit late; after sunset. With such low light, I had to use a sign post to steady the camera for a high ISO, 1/2 second exposure. Somehow, it worked out. Although I’m not a cat person, this cat seemed like too nice a cat to be on the lamb. Perhaps, it’s owner just lets it out to hunt.
Windmill
Windmill Somewhere along the state highway in Wyoming this windmill overlooks the sun setting countryside. It was a quick stop along the road and a simple click.
Fishing
Fishing The Madison River in Yellowstone provides some of the best fishing in the world. It’s a blue-ribbon fly fishing stream with healthy stocks of brown trout, rainbow trout, and mountain whitefish.
Stars
Stars Long exposures can lead to some interesting images. This image is my first attempt at capturing the Milky Way or at least some landscape and stars. As you can see, even though this image was captured far away from town, it still suffers from light contamination. To capture the stars and color of the Milky Way, I need to find a much darker place.
Hank Conrad © 2023
