Sand Dunes at Dawn
Taken at Coral Pink (really) Sand Dunes State Park in Utah.
A night at the fair
Night at the fair and moving lights offer endless artsy photo opportunities.
Key West Florida
Bryce Canyon National Park
Road Runner
Slot Canyon in Page AZ
One of 146 Restaurants
There are 146 Restaurants in Key West as of December 1, 2024. Key West is a small town with a population of just under 25,000 people. It's known for its vibrant nightlife, historic architecture, and "Floribbean" character. Key West is also walkable, as it's only 4 miles by 2 miles.
Sunrise in Wisconsin
Fireworks Friday
Boom sizzle crackle...
Aviators Field of Dreams
Runway at the beautiful Brodhead Airport where the Kelch Aviation Museum collection has 19 original vintage airplanes. Located in Southern Wisconsin it is a true gem of a facility for aircraft buffs.
Extraterrestrial Photographers
Walked out to the end of a pier to take a sunrise photo and was joined by what appeared to be an extraterrestrial and a friend with the same idea.
Manatee Nose
Walking along the seawall I saw this very large Manatee under water so I waited for it to surface for a breath of air. As it surfaced I took a few photos but I liked this one the best.
Dawn light & color show
Harpoon Harry’s
I love the color of this iconic restaurant and liquor store in Key West. At night it just glows in Florida pink.
Sky Art
I love photographing fireworks!
Osprey
The osprey known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 24 in length and 71 in across the wings. Wikipedia
I took this photo in the Florida Everglades.
Miami Street Art
Took this in the Wynwood Walls district.
Snow Canyon State Park Utah
Snow Canyon State Park is a state park in Utah, located in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. The park features a canyon carved from the red and white Navajo sandstone of the Red Mountains, as well as the extinct Santa Clara Volcano, lava tubes, lava flows, and sand dunes. Snow Canyon is located near the cities of Ivins and St. George. Wikipedia
48 feet, 2,200 Horsepower, 160+ MPH racer in Key West
Havana Cuba
Spent a day last week walking through Havana with a side trip to Hemingways house. There are always plenty of things to photograph.
1929 D-25 New Standard
Taken in Brodhead WI where there is a wonderful museum featuring a collection of antique aircraft. Every time I visit I'm reminded of the movie Field of Dreams. While visiting I was graciously invited to go up for a ride in this beautifully restored barnstormer. The pilot sits in back and there is room for 3 passengers in the front. While flying along you have a spectacular view of the countryside while directly in front of you is a placard which says No Dancing.
Utah Double
Red Mountains in Ivins Utah
Zion National Park
Looking down on a bend in the Virgin River and park road.
Yellow Umbrella
Saw this single bright yellow mushroom in Florida mulch so I got way down on my knees, steadied the camera and here you have it.
A Happy Guy In An Alley
While looking for photo opportunities in a Las Vegas alley (yes, we do that) we came across this obviously happy and probably homeless man. When I asked him if I could take his picture he sat down with his phone and gave a big smile. He then stood up still smiling, thanked us profusely and walked away.
Glow
Hot air balloon night glow is where they keep them anchored but show off their colors.
EAA Airshow Fireworks
The EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) airshow in Oshkosh WI hosts over 600,000 attendees and 10,000 planes. Twice during the week they have a second airshow held after dark which is followed by spectacular fireworks.
Double Rainbow
Wisconsin this past summer.
A chill is in the air
Took this shortly after sunrise yesterday here in Wisconsin. I used a long lens so this image looks about 1-2 miles out. Air temps were in the low 40s so it is easy to see the heat leaving the much warmer lake water.
Soft sunrise
Street shooting
Taking night photos on Duval which is the main tourist street in Key West.
Night Photo Fun
Arguably the most photographed building in Key West located on Duval Street. The streaks are cars passing by which are captured by waiting for the light to turn green, pressing the shutter button while traffic moves past then closing the shutter.
Las Vegas street walking
Bryce Canyon National Park UT
The sun had just risen bathing the red Navajo sandstone in soft light.
Race time
Road America at Elkhart Lake WI
Firework Art
At the end of a fireworks photo session I wrap up the camera, take it home, insert the cameras memory card in the computer and am always surprised at what was captured.
Walking with a camera one night
St George Blvd laid out by Brigham Young with the establishment of the town in 1861. It was centrally located in SW Utah near California, Nevada and Arizona. Like today, it attracted visitors wanting to see the State and National Parks. Walking down "The Boulevard" as they call it, you see a mix of the old and the new. This burger joint closed last year leaving a photo worthy unlit neon sign.
Red Mountain Ivins Utah
Key West schooners
This is a schooner full of tourists out for a day sail coming up close for a look at another which looks to be privately owned.
Something Different
I signed up for a photography course in downtown Las Vegas. The instructor hired 3 models who posed at various locations for us. It was pretty interesting once he started picking backgrounds and left it up to the models to create various poses.
Angles & Reflections
Las Vegas street walking with a camera.
Old Town Havana
In its day, prior to 1959, the old town section of Havana must have been one of the most beautiful cities anyone could have imagined. These days everything, unless it attracts tourist dollars, is crumbling from neglect.
Mushroom
Walking through a farmers market I saw these very large mushrooms and because it had almost no color I tried a B&W photo. For a second I considered calling it Colonoscopy.
Need a project?
On the way to explore Pioche NV there are a few roadside (in my opinion) photo ops.
Key West Porch
I walk or ride a bike everywhere in Key West. When I walk I usually carry a small camera. In what is called Old Town most homes sit close to the sidewalk on very narrow lots so front porches are the dominant feature. To me they all tell a story or just give a hint to what you'll find on the inside.
Toroweap
Toroweap is a viewpoint within the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. It is located in a remote area 148 miles west of the North Rim Headquarters by road. The overlook is the only viewpoint in the National Park from where the Colorado River can be seen vertically below. The overlook stands 3,000 feet above the river. wikipedia
Canna Lily
Boerner Botanical Gardens are located on the grounds of Whitnall Park in the village of Hales Corners, Wisconsin. The gardens are named for Alfred Boerner, who designed the original five formal gardens.
Back road oddities
While driving the backroads one never knows what one will find. This one called Tin Man appeared along a remote farm road in central Wisconsin.
Great Egret
I took this in Everglades National Park in southern Florida. The great egret is a large heron with all-white plumage. Standing up to 3 1/2 feet tall, with a wingspan of almost 6 feet, with an average weight of 2.2 pounds. It lives on fish, frogs and small mammals. Males and females are identical in appearance. Wikipedia
Building Facade
Walking down the Las Vegas Strip the sun was nicely lighting up the front of a building.
Richard
Richard has been living on the streets of Key West for many years.
Fair Foto Fun
While taking a night photo of a moving ride at the fair I simply zoom in or out just a little which creates something different.
Sandy Sunrise
Arrived at Coral Pink Sand Dunes (Utah State Park) before sunrise. Hiked out into the dunes hoping for a bright sky to light up the pink sand but overcast skies made me try black & white instead.
Inside the balloon
At a hot air balloon launch I was trying to take a photo while this was inflating. The owner told me I could go inside for a better photo so I told him and his wife to join me.
Ivins Utah
In Ivins Utah there is a development called Kayenta where color and height rules make the houses blend in with the surroundings. This red mountain is the areas backdrop while the deep wash cut the development in half.
Fireworks Friday
Colors of age
I was in a time capsule of a house dating back to the 1950s and this just caught my eye.
Light it up
California Coast
On the distant island is the Point Sur Lighthouse i24.6 miles south of Monterey, California.
Double Color
It didn't look like much at first but when I saw the clouds slide off to the right exposing some sunlit pinks and reds I grabbed my stuff and headed out to the shore to wait. So often the moving clouds combine with a rising sun and the dawn colors quickly get brighter. To capture this I left the camera shutter open for about 15 seconds as it was still quite dark out. This allows the light to accumulate on the camera sensor not only making the photo brighter and the colors deeper but it also makes the water look smoother which like a mirror doubles the effect.
Fabulous Firework Friday
Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh WI puts on an outstanding display after each of their night airshows.
Sunday Fireworks
Neon Boneyard – Las Vegas
A non-profit dedicated to rescuing and preserving electric signs from around Las Vegas. Once a month they flip the switch on the working signs and invite people in to take beautiful photographs.
A new day begins
Sunrise Wisconsin
Artsy Ferrari
Taken through a rear window it picked up various reflections.
Good Morning Sunshine
A giant hybrid sunflower grown in a botanical garden. Hard for you to appreciate the size but it is massive and the height of the plant had to be 10 feet.
Winging It
In Brodhead WI there is the wonderful Kelch Aviation Museum focusing on antique aircraft. With blue sky, white clouds and endless green grass these beautiful planes quite easily become photographic art.
Unfortunate
I can always find him along the waterfront on my walks into town. It is one thing to quickly glance but to take a photo then really look makes me appreciate what I have..
Fade to Black
Sunny clear skies and walking down the Las Vegas Strip with my Black and white camera. Looking straight up I saw this bright white to black with many shades of grey. I find it interesting what catches one's eye.
Natures Artistry
Last day of September but I’ll be back
Trying to be funny with fotos
Two extremes
Key West has a very active port offering endless photo opportunities.
Just Colors
Walking through Key West this sunlit wall just caught my eye.
Whoo are you?
Mom and 2 Great Horned owlets in Ivins Utah.
Interesting color
A hazy day seemed to remove all color but created a nice background to emphasize the lines and color of this nice sailboat arriving in Key West.
Las Vegas Lines
Las Vegas is, if anything, is colorful. But I think the architectural detail really comes through nicely in black and white.
Vacant Art
Storefront in Las Vegas
Sunday morning
I saw these people walking down a lane in Key West. On their way to church on a bright Sunday morning I asked them to pose for me in front of this green wall.
Twin Beech
The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech") is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November 1969, over 9,000 were built, making it one of the world's most widely used light aircraft. Wikipedia
I took this photo at The Kelch Aviation Museum is an located at Brodhead Airport in Brodhead, Wisconsin focused on the Golden Age of Aviation.
Twas the night before
Key West knows how to decorate.
Night Airshow
At the night airshow a plane enters my field of view from the left, performs a loop while occasionally launching fireworks from its wingtips then exits my view to the right. All this while flying over fireworks being launched from the ground.
100 Years Old
Walking through the backlot of an old railroad yard in New Freedom WI I found many very old rail cars and engines. I found out these wood boxcars were made over 100 years ago.
The Morning Show
Living on a large lake facing East is certainly an early rising photographers dream. Even though the physical characteristics remain unchanged the morning light presents a new show every morning.
Fort Zachary Taylor 1845
The Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, also known simply as Fort Taylor, is a Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on a Civil War-era fort located near the southern tip of Key West, Florida. Wikipedia
Foggy Sunrise
Ivins Utah
Ivins is a city in southwestern Washington County, Utah. It is a part of the St. George Metropolitan Area as a suburb. The population was 8,978 at the 2020 census. The elevation is 3100 feet. On the other side of these very red Navajo sandstone mountains lies Snow Canyon State Park.
Getting ready
State Fair about an hour before the gates open.
Celebrating 174 consecutive years, the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair greeted 1,043,350 guests during its 10 days.
US Navy EA-18G Growler
Boeing EA-18G Growler is a US Navy carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, a specialized version of the two-seat Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet. Wikipedia
Long Retired
Welcome 2024
Bye Bye 2023....Welcome 2024 Madison WI
Free Flowers
Came upon this while driving on the causeway towards Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake of Utah
Sky art
EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) show in Oshkosh WI.
Bryce Canyon Utah
One of the "Big Five" as they are called, National Parks in Utah.
EAA Oshkosh
Experimental Aircraft Association airshow happens every year in Oshkosh WI. For over a week it's the busiest airport in the world and one of my favorite places to take a camera.
1950s Chrome
Chevrolet in a car show on a sunny day in Nevada.
Fly Fishing
Ospreys search for fish by flying on steady wingbeats and bowed wings or circling high in the sky over relatively shallow water. They often hover briefly before diving, feet first, to grab a fish. You can often clearly see an Osprey's catch in its talons as the bird carries it back to a nest or perch. I took this at an old quarry now filled with fresh water on Big Pine Key FL.
Curry Mansion
Always decorated for all holiday, it was built as a private home in 1869 and now a beautiful bed and breakfast in Key West.
Snow Melt
This stream is at about 9,000-10,000 feet near Duck Creek UT which is between Bryce Canyon National Park and Cedar Breaks National Monument.
Spring Firework
Took this, amongst others, in my mothers Wisconsin garden.
Almost ready to fly!
3...2...1....Hop in!