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Daytime Stars … Nighttime Stars
Today’s post comes from the Holliwell Covered Bridge of Madison County, Iowa. During the morning sunrise, I captured this “starburst” as the sun rose from behind the covered bridge: That evening, I returned to the Holliwell bridge to shoot the night skies over the bridge. Capturing 5 individual images, I later processed them together in […]
Star Trails Over Hogback
Today’s post comes from the Hogback Covered Bridge of Madison County, Iowa. After capturing images of the Milky Way and several Orionid meteors over the bridge, I moved position to be able to shoot the star trails over the bridge. Capturing 6 individual images, I later processed them together in Photoshop, resulting in this star […]
Early Summer Spiderwort
Today’s post features a few images I captured back in late June while in the Des Moines, Iowa area, participating in the ArtsFest Midwest Art Show. On one of my free days, I drove to the nearby Neil Smith NWR. While hiking around the area, I found some nice patches of Spiderwort wildflowers in bloom: […]
Posted in Nature Photography, Travel Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: Blog, Iowa, macro photography, meadow, nature, nature photography, Neil Smith NWR, prairie, spiderwort, summer, travel, wildflower
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Bull Elk in Velvet
While photographing at the Neil Smith NWR (near Des Moines, Iowa) a couple of weeks ago, I discovered there were some elk on the refuge. I was aware of a bison herd, but had never heard about or seen any elk. But as I drove the backside of the refuge, I saw a small group […]
Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: Blog, elk, Iowa, mammals, meadow, nature, nature photography, Neil Smith NWR, prairie, summer, travel
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Fun Friday: Beautiful in Black
While in Des Moines last weekend for the annual art show, I made some time to drive to the nearby Neil Smith NWR to photograph wildflowers and wildlife. One of the highlights was finding and photographing Ebony Jewell-winged Damselflies. I had found a ton of these beauties when in town last year; this year there […]
Posted in Insect Photography, Nature Photography
Tags: behavior, Blog, damselfly, insect, Iowa, nature, nature photography, Neil Smith NWR, summer, travel
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Common Merganser Females
Yesterday, I featured some male Common Mergansers … today’s post features some females. Although called Common Mergansers, I often call them “Bad Hair Day Ducks”, from their obvious crests. Here are a few images I captured during slow times on my “Wintering Bald Eagles” photo workshop in January: And to show the distinct differences between […]