A Quiet Place – Sunrise from the top of the Dune Ridge Trail.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 100 f/14 1/100 sec
Location: Dune Ridge Trail – Indiana Dunes National Park 3.13.20
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Top of the Dune
Category: photography
Catch the Drops
Catch the drops from the fountain.
Settings: 105 mm macro ISO 2000 f/3 1/8000 sec
Location: Children’s Museum – Chicago 10.7.17
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Crawling Stealthily
An insect, crawling stealthily on a peony bud.
Settings: 105 mm macro ISO 2000 f/22 1/50 sec
Location: Ogden Gardens 6.4.20
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Never Ending Span
Looking out at the seemingly never ending span of Lake Michigan.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 40 f/14 1/60 sec
Location: Kemil Beach – Indiana Dunes National Park
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Revel in the Forest
A place along the trail to sit and revel in the forest.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 2000 f/14 1/30 sec
Location: Engquist Nature Preserve – Chesterton, Indiana 9.21.20
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One Among Many
Macro Monday
In the Garden – One among many black-eyed Susans.
Settings: 200 mm macro ISO 500 f/20 1/25 sec
Location: Ogden Gardens 7.24.20
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Peek Into the Woods
Silent Sunday
Peek into the Woods
Settings: 50 mm ISO 5000 f/14 1/40 sec
Location: Glenwood Dunes – Indiana Dunes National Park
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Ready to Burst
A rosebud with layer upon layer of petals ready to burst open in beauty.
Settings: 105 mm macro ISO 400 f/22 1/60 sec
Location: Gabis Arboretum at Purdue NW 10.25.19
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Clouds Touch the Meadow
Sunrise – when clouds touch the meadow.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 100 f/14 1/40 sec
Location: Butterfly Meadows – Valparaiso, Indiana 4.6.19
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Touch of a Butterfly
The gentle touch of a butterfly as it pauses on a daisy.
Settings: 200 mm. macro ISO 200 f/20 1/100 sec
Location: Gabis Arboretum 8.7.20
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Foggy Sunrise
A foggy sunrise spans across the meadow.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 100 F/14 1/60 sec
Location: Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve 8.21.19
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Swaying in the Breeze
Tall grass swaying in the breeze, a gentle zephyr.
Settings: 105 mm macro ISO 640 f/14 1/25 sec
Location: Great Marsh – Indiana Dunes National Park 7.10.20
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Light and Shadows
Afternoon light and shadows/reflections.
Settings: 50 mm ISO100 f/14 1/160 sec
Location: Laramie, Wyoming 10.24.18
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Two Bees or Not Two Bees
Two bees or not two bees? Do you see them?
Settings: 200 mm macro ISO 125 f/20 1/60 sec
Location: Morton Arboretum 9.13.20
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Radiance Above the Clouds
Sunshine’s morning radiance above the clouds.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 100 f/14 1/80 sec
Location: Haleakala National Park – US National Park Service, Hawaii 6.14.19
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I Have the Podium
Yada, yada, yada!
“I have the podium and I am not shy about using it. ” said the red-winged blackbird.
Settings: 600 mm ISO 100 F/9 1/125 sec
Location: Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve 5.7.18
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Into the Woods
Follow the trail into the woods.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 6400 f/14 1/30 sec
Location: Little Calumet River Trail – Indiana Dunes National Park 8.16.20
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A Sideways Glance
In the Garden. – A Sideways Glance
Settings: 105 mm macro. ISO 500 f/22 1/60 sec
Location: Morton Arboretum – Chicago 9.12.19
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Time To Go Fishing
After a exhausting day of mowing, it is time to go fishing!
Celebrating the Familar – Seward Johnson, sculptor
Settings: 50 mm ISO 320. f/14 1/40 sec
Location: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
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The Gardener
The gardener and the artist, both endeavor to the end through a labor of love
Seward Johnson – Artist
Celebrating the Familiar – The Gardener
Settings: 50 mm ISO 125 f/14 1/60 sec
Location: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden 8.31.20
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Over the Dunes
Looking over the dunes at the seemingly never ending span of Lake Michigan on an estival day of summer.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 64 f/14 1/60 sec
Location: Central Beach – Indiana Dunes National Park 8.18.20
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Contrasts in the Garden
Wordless Wednesday
Contrasts in the Garden
Settings: 200 mm macro ISO 100 f/18 1/30 sec
Location: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden 8.31.20
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The Narrow Path
Along the Trail – Taking the narrow path through the forest on the Inland Trail.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 12800 f/14 1/30 sec
Location: Pinhook Bog – Indiana Dunes National Park
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Overlooking the Chicago River
Overlooking the Chicago River at the Michigan Avenue Bridge, stands the historic Wrigley Building .
Settings: 50 mm ISO 100 f/14 1/160 sec
Location: Chicago’s Wrigley Building 12.24.18
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Hanging On
Tall grass, wet with morning dewdrops hanging on before dropping down to the ground.
Settings: 105 mm macro ISO 1250 F/14 1/30 sec
Location: Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve
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Marching Band
In the Garden – The Scrap Metal Marching Band by Stuart Padnos.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 320 f/14 1/30 sec
Location: Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park 8.26.20
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Cee’s Black & White Challenge – Horns (musical instruments or animal horns & antlers)
Enchantment of a Sunflower
The enchantment of a sunflower in the garden.
Settings: 105 mm ISO 400 f/30 1/2000 sec
Location: Gabis Arboretum at Purdue NW
Waiting Patiently
A gull, waiting patiently on the pier.
Settings: 105 mm ISO 800 f?20 1/640 sec
Location: Portage Lakefront & Riverwalk – Indiana Dunes National Park 8.27.16
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Wintry Reflections
Wordless Wednesday
Wintry Reflections
Settings: 50 mm ISO 5000. f/14 1/15 sec
Location: Rogers Lakewood Park – Valparaiso, IN 1.14.19
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Lying Man
Relaxing in the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park – the Lying Man by Sean Henry.
Settings: 50 mm ISO 250 f/14 1/30 sec
Location: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park 8.26.20
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