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Hiking Big Sky’s Beehive Basin | a 7 Image Story
Hiking Big Sky's Beehive Basin | a 7 Image Story Hiking the Beehive Basin trail in October makes for a beautiful day. It's not too hot; not too cold. A little snow adds to the natural beauty of the land. No wonder Beehive Basin Trail has been ranked in the top...
Illinois Harvest | a 7 Image Story
Illinois Harvest | a 7 Image Story Harvest time in northern Illinois is not your grandfather's harvest experience. Farming in northern Illinois, like most other parts of the country, has become largely a corporate experience. The number of family farms continues to...
Spring Walkabout Birds | a 7 Image Story
Spring Walkabout Birds | a 7 Image Story Spring walkabout this year have been a bit different. More people are walking due to the virus driven stay-at-home orders. Folks are not only walking neighborhood streets but also the wooded and lakeside trails I tend to...
Spinning Wheels | a 7 Image Story
Spinning Wheels | a 7 Image Story Photographing racing cars in a race! How hard can it be? Set the shutter speed real high on a sunny race day and bang away. But wait, the wheels are frozen in time and the background is in focus. Looks like the car is standing...
Bike Illinois | a 7 Image Story
Bike Illinois | a 7 Image Story Illinois has many picturesque biking trails; long and short. These cyclists are riding a charity event in the relatively flat land of northern Illinois. Biking can be a family affair for younger and older cyclists alike. And while...
Pleasant Lake Kayaking | a 7 Image Story
Pleasant Lake Kayaking | a 7 Image Story Paddling along Pleasant Lake's shoreline generally turns up watercolor and wildlife. The Water Iris line the northwest shoreline. Naturally, the Swallowtail Butterfly visits them regularly. These magnificent large...
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story
Minolta XG-9 to Maui | a 7 Image Story My first trip to Maui was also my first trip with my new Minolta XG-9 SLR camera. The XG-9 replaced my SRT-102 as my top camera. The SRT-102 was a great camera and a hard act to follow. The XG-9 was smaller and a bit easier...
Flying to Alaska | a 7 Image Story
Flying to Alaska | a 7 Image Story Why fly to Alaska from the lower 48. Why not? After 10 years service, my company offered a sabbatical; an extra 8 weeks vacation taken at one time. Time to recharge the batteries. What better way to recharge than to fly;...
Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP | a 7 Image Story
Minolta SRT-102 to Yosemite NP | a 7 Image Story My first trip to Yosemite NP was also my first trip with my new Minolta SRT-102 SLR camera. Although my previous cameras were 35mm film cameras, they were all rangefinders or viewfinders. Obviously, the camera was...
Nikon 1 V3 for Travelers | a 7 Image Story
Nikon 1 V3 for Travelers | a 7 Image Story The Nikon 1 V3, and the V1 before it, travel very well. The camera body and lenses are relatively small and light. They fit easily into half of a briefcase allowing plenty of room for a computer and paper work. See my...
Nikon 1 V3 for Walkabout Wildlife | a 7 Image Story
Nikon 1 V3 for Walkabout Wildlife | a 7 Image Story What the V3 does well, it does very well. Now, the V3 is my preferred carry camera for capturing daily walkabout images including local wildlife. It shoots much like a DSLR in continuous mode. Although a bit...
Winter Walkabout | a 7 Image Story
Winter Walkabout | a 7 Image Story Although winter walkabouts generally turn up fewer critters, natural beauty abounds. Stark contrasts help snow images stand out. As it began to snow harder, I decided to follow the stream to see how water and snow images might...
Tree Cut | a 7 Image Story
Tree Cut | a 7 Image Story Occasionally my walkabouts uncover some interesting activities. This past week, a tree along my walkabout route was being cut down after damage during a winter ice storm. With snow on the tree branches falling into his face, one of the...
Petri Color 35 to Europe | a 7 Image Story
Petri Color 35 to Europe | a 7 Image Story Although my trip included many places in Europe, it started and ended in London. Oddly, I really did not get much time for photographs except when in London. In preparation for my trip, I needed a new, smaller 35mm camera...
2018 MI Fall Color Tour | a 7 Image Story
2018 MI Fall Color Tour | a 7 Image Story Northern Michigan trees tend to show more reds than southern Midwest. This year the reds seemed to be somewhat muted; not as many and not as brilliant. Still, peak color is always beautiful. The highways northwest of...
Hyalite Canyon Hike | a 7 Image Story
Hyalite Canyon Hike | a 7 Image Story Late September can be quite cool around Bozeman, Montana. Obviously, this day was very warm as we started our hike up Hyalite Canyon. Of course, the weather cooled as we climbed higher along the trail. Although there are...
Trains Planes & Automobiles | a 7 Image Story
Trains Planes & Automobiles | a 7 Image Story Hey, it's all about transportation including boats. First, let's start with cars; automobiles. This Pontiac is living out its old age in a junk yard turned outdoor museum near Bozeman MT. The snow fell earlier in the...
Kayaking on Pleasant Lake | a 7 Image Story
Kayaking on Pleasant Lake | a 7 Image Story Kayaking on Pleasant Lake is, well, pleasant. It's a relatively small lake without much big boat traffic. Paddling along the shoreline on a relatively calm day makes for a nice serene break from the day's challenges. ...
Simple Click Wildflowers | a 7 Image Story
Simple Click Wildflowers | a 7 Image Story Of course, a simple click can come anywhere, anytime. My spring walkabouts tend to turn up many simple clicks, particularly when spring wildflowers are in bloom. So, what is a simple click? The term gets used extensively...
Spring Walkabout | a 7 Image Story
Spring Walkabout | a 7 Image Story Hey, it’s spring. After a long winter, spring walkabouts bring a fresh perspective. Color slowly begins to reemerge. Sure, rain and snow showers make for muddier boots. Does April snow bring May flowers? Enough with the snow,...
Husky Dogsled Party | a 7 Image Story
Husky Dogsled Party | a 7 Image Story Each year in January or February, the Free Spirit Siberian Rescue organization hosts a Husky Dogsled event in northern Illinois, with Huskies galore. Jake and Elwood have gone for the past several years. They love to run and...
Fall Walkabout | a 7 Image Story
Fall Walkabout | a 7 Image Story This walkabout turned out to be my last fall color walk through the local woods before the leaves all fell signaling winter's impending arrival. Upon entering the woods, soft afternoon light revealed a path covered with freshly...