Author Archives: James Braswell

Professional nature photographer, specializing in capturing animal behaviors, wildflowers and scenics. Member of NANPA, Great Plains Nature Photographers and Missouri Prairie Foundation. Also a Master Gardener.

Tall Bellflowers

Today’s post features a woodland wildflower that I found recently at Fiery Fork Conservation Area (in the Missouri Ozarks) … the Tall Bellflower. I don’t ever recall seeing these wildflowers this late in the season, but they give a nice touch to the fall colors: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 camera body Canon […]

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A Little Bright Spot in the Fall Landscape

Today’s post features a wildflower I found blooming last week while hiking and photographing fall colors in the woodlands at Fiery Fork Conservation Area (in the Missouri Ozarks) … the White Heath Aster: A few more fall color images will be featured in a subsequent post. Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 camera body […]

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Christmas in October

Today’s post features some very colorful, Christmassy-like berries. Although I haven’t been able to identify them, they are most likely the fruit of Jack-in-the-Pulpit, or the Green Dragon wildflowers (both are located in rich, moist woodlands throughout Missouri): Coming up … more Missouri Ozark woodland fall colors. Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 camera […]

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Transitioning Colors

Today’s post features a couple of fall colors images I have captured over the past few days. Although the peak of the Ozarks’ fall colors has not yet been reached, there are obvious signs of the transition that can be seen. The two images featured today were captured at Fiery Fork Conservation Area, located in […]

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Table for Two, Please

Today’s post features a couple of skipper butterflies as they share a zinnia flower in the church butterfly garden: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 camera body Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens Handheld, with IS “On” ISO 500 Aperture f/8 Shutter 1/4000 sec.

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Super Harvest Moon

Today’s post features the “Super Harvest Moon” as it arose over the Lake of the Ozarks (MO) last night. I was aware of this event, but was not planning on getting out and shooting it. After dinner, I walked past my front door and saw this beautiful moon, quite large-looking and with a nice, orange […]

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