Photo Friday: Graceful Glide
on Nov 13, 2009 in Blue Heron DeSoto NWR Fall Iowa Photograph Wildlife This is the time of year that migrating birds of all sorts make their way south for their yearly sojourn. Since most things are losing their color and going to earthy muddy tones, I like to take the opportunity to see some colorful, beautiful birds.

Return of the Leaf Eaters: More People Pictures
on Nov 12, 2009 in Fall Photograph Portraits Photographs Technical Details: Canon 5d, 70-200 f/4l @ 180mm, f/4, 1/400 sec. So, once again I had the chance to photograph a couple of stellar subjects, little McCoy and little Tommy. These photos are from two different shoots, but both little guys decided that...

Fall’s Final Curtain Call
on Nov 11, 2009 in DeSoto NWR Fall Iowa Landscape Leaf Nature Orton Photograph Sunset Sunstar Trees This is an image of the same tree from Autumnal Brillance, close to sunset with the sun low in the sky. The leaves were completely gone in a matter of days after this photograph was captured. Technical Details: Canon 5d Mark II, 17-40 f/4l @ 17mm, f/...

The Great Northwest 2010 Mini Wall Calendar: Another Great Gift Idea
on Nov 10, 2009 in Calendars Published Now available from Amazon, the The Great Northwest 2010 Mini Wall Calendar, which contains 5 of my Pacific Northwest images. It would make a great gift for those who like photographs of mountains and oceans! Use the link below to purchase. The Great...

Moody Monday - Winter Contrasts
on Nov 9, 2009 in Musings As winter comes upon us quickly, the vibrant colors of autumn give way to earthy tones, the time before white snow blankets the landscape and creates a scene of purity. This is an abstraction, a composition of this in-between time; branches devoid o...

Photo Friday: Autumnal Brillance
on Nov 6, 2009 in DeSoto NWR Fall Iowa Landscape Nature Photograph Photography Sunrise Sunstar Trees Although autumn was fleeting in Nebraska and Iowa this year, there were some hold outs after the snowfall. This maple tree turned brillant warm oranges and reds two weeks after the storm and managed to hang on to a majority of its leaves during some...

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge’s “Art of the Wild” Show
on Nov 5, 2009 in Birds DeSoto NWR Iowa Marketing Photograph Web Marketing Wildlife Winter Art Show I will be displaying my work for sale at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge’s “Art of the Wild” show on November 21st and 22nd. I am offering a diversity of different size prints with mats and some with frames. I will also be selli...

Another (Large) Photograph That Makes Us ReEvaluate Our Perspective
on Nov 4, 2009 in Musings Stars By traveling to 3 locations, taking thousands of photographs, Axel Mellinger of Central Michigan University pieced together this huge photograph of the Milky Way. Weighing in at 648 megapixels and 3,000 individual photographs this remarkable feat w...

Using Photoshop to Lose Weight and Look Great!
on Nov 3, 2009 in Creativity DeSoto NWR Fall Iowa Moon Musings Orton Photograph Photoshop Back on June 6th I wrote an article entitled Photoshop Ethics in Digital Nature Photography that posed the question, “Where do we draw the line in regard to photoshop usage in nature photography”. It seems that this is a question that is...

Announcing “The Quiet Beauty of Nebraska”
on Nov 2, 2009 in Abstract Birds Boyer Chute NWR Buffalo Canada Geese Chimney Rock National Historical Site Close-Up Clouds DeSoto NWR Fall Field Flowers Forest Ft. Niobrara NWR Grasses Intimate Jack Sinn WMA Lake Landscape Macro Marketing Mushroom Nature Nebraska Photograph Photography Plains Pond Prairie Prairie Dogs Published Rainbow Schramm SRA Seasons Sky Snail Spring Storm Summer Sunrise Sunset Sunstar Trees Valentine NWR Water Wildlife Winter Book For the past few weeks I have been putting the final touches on my book “The Quiet Beauty of Nebraska”.  I’ve neglected my blog and some other duties, but I am finally ready to make it available.  Comprised of over 40 photographs...