Key West Sunset
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Ivins Utah
Red mountains as a backdrop for Kayenta which is a desert development.
Mirrors
I'm on a boat in the Chicago River taking a photo of buildings which are reflecting buildings that are behind me.
Friday Fireworks
I really enjoy taking photos of fireworks because of what the camera sees when it freezes the light and motion. Always a surprise and all so different.
R.I.P.
1950 Super Buick Eight
The plane enters from the right…….
EAA (Oshkosh WI) night airshow shows the plane coming from the right, looping around, launching fireworks from his wingtips before exiting to the left.
Engine 93
Locomotive 93 was the last of four locomotives ordered for ore line service by the American Smelters Securities Co. for the Nevada Northern Railway. Built in January 1909 at the American Locomotive Works Pittsburg plant. Here in Ely Nevada, it takes passengers on a 90 minute ride through the countryside.
Quiet Patience
Sound absorbing morning fog
Big Blue
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Grand Canyon – North Rim
Nice clear morning with a few clouds makes the colors pop.
Dusk Color
This was taken a few minutes before sunset at Mirror Lake in Utah at an altitude of about 9,000 feet. From here it is about an hours drive to Bryce Canyon National Park.
Valley Of Fire
Valley of Fire State Park covers nearly 46,000 acres located 16 miles south of Overton, Nevada. The park derives its name from red sandstone formations, the Aztec Sandstone, which formed from shifting sand dunes 150 million years ago. Wikipedia
Black-eyed susan
Alley Redecorating
What once was a rather ordinary bland alley has now become (IMHO) photo worthy after artists got involved in a beautification project.
Early Morning Zion
Springtime in Zion National Park looking up the Virgin River canyon. Sun is just high enough to light the floor and one wall.
Cat Man
For almost 40 years the Cat Man has been entertaining the Key West crowds at sunset with his highly trained ordinary house cats. Here one is jumping through a ring of fire.
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.
On a windy night
Trying to take photos on a windy 4th of July from a boat.
One of Those
Let's call it a super sunrise, in Wisconsin.
Artsy Old Sign
Walking around Las Vegas and it caught my eye.
Wall Art
I saw this at an art show and was impressed by the detail and color. The entire piece was about 6'x6'.
Harbor Pilot
The pilot is boarding a moving cruise ship from a pilot boat to guide it into the Key West Harbor. As trained experts with detailed knowledge of Florida’s waterways, pilots protect our ports from harm and ensure the safe passage of ship traffic. These highly skilled professionals accept the enormous responsibility of guiding a ship, its crew and cargo safely through the harbors.
Nothing Compares
Great Basin National Park.
The Great Basin includes most of Nevada, half of Utah, and sections of Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and California. Great Basin National Park preserves a small representative piece of this entire region. NPS This "small" piece is the largest area of real estate I have ever seen. One stretch of the main highway was almost 90 miles long, had no intersections and we only saw 3 other vehicles the entire drive.
How Many?
Ticket booth guy at WI State fair selling tickets on the Easyglider.
Reflection Garden
Looking into an old house through the refection of the garden behind me.
Utah Sunset
Taken at Gunlock State Park which is a few miles outside of St George.
Ford Trimotor
The Ford Trimotor is an American three-engined transport aircraft. Production started in 1925 by the companies of Henry Ford and ended on June 7, 1933 after 199 had been made. It was designed for the civil aviation market, but also saw service with military units. It had a cruising speed of 80mph. Wikipedia
1920s
Miller engine powered, probably raced in the Indy 500 in the early or mid 1920s. Here photographed on the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis WI.
Bahia Honda
Henry Flagler's Florida Keys Overseas Railroad built in 1912 stopped operating in 1935 due to a hurricane. This section is part of Bahia Honda State Park about 40 miles from Key West.
Never gets old
Sunrise over a lake in Wisconsin.
The Shimmer
Though about 6 inches of water the sandstone bottom of a lakeshore shimmered in the noon high sunlight.
Ready to rumble
American alligators inhabit most of the southeastern United States. They live in freshwater rivers, lakes, swamps, and marshes. There are an estimated 1.25 million in Florida alone. Alligators can grow up to 800 pounds and 13 feet long on average.
Very good junk
This was in a collection of equally good junk collected by one of those guys who collects junk...best description I have.
Sunrise in Wisconsin
Chicago River
Downtown Chicago is a sparkling jewel of architecture, colors and people. Every summer I take the train to Union Station, spend the way walking till my feet hurt then the train back.
Yes, I did move the chairs
Key West Florida
Can’t you just hear the screams
State Fair...faster and faster it spins, pushing you farther out and up till it feels like you'll fly off into space......
Aeromotor
Stumbled upon this abandoned small town with maybe 20 buildings and this wind powered water pump was still working.
I did a little research and found this: "The first Aermotor was sold in 1888, with 24 windmills in total being sold in the first year. Aermotor soon became a strong competitor among its contemporaries selling over 20,000 of its windmills by 1892". And this Chicago company is still in business today making high tech windmills.
Floored
Standing in the magnificent lobby of the Milwaukee Art Museum I placed the camera on the highly polished floor.
Hello hello
Walking through a tough area of Las Vegas there were many signs of trouble.
California Coast
A little over an hours drive from Monterey. Fog was rolling down to the sea making for a slow drive back to town.
Docked & Lookin Good
Just pulled in for a stay in Key West.
Valley Of Fire
Valley of Fire State Park covers nearly 46,000 acres located 16 miles south of Overton, Nevada. The park derives its name from red sandstone formations, the Aztec Sandstone, which formed from shifting sand dunes 150 million years ago.Wikipedia
Lake Mead
The largest reservoir in the US supplies water to millions of people across seven states, tribal lands, and northern Mexico. It now also provides a stark illustration of climate change and a long-term drought that may be the worst in the U.S. West in 1200 years. As of July 18, 2022, the water elevation at the Hoover Dam was 1041.30 feet above sea level. Lake levels at the dam should stay above 1000 feet to continue operating hydropower turbines at normal levels. This is the lowest the water has been since 1937.
Street walking art
Compose a section of old building and one can maybe imagine it as art.
Tiny Me
A friend took this photo of tiny me in Gold Butte National Monument. Landscapes in the Southwest are so enormous scale is difficult to understand with a single photo. Not that this helps but, I'm standing roughly in the middle of 6,093 square miles of public land and it feels like it.
Hibiscus
Flowers get to be around a foot wide and only last 1 day.
Long Term Parking
Pacific Coast
South of Carmel CA
Horseshoe Bend
The overlook in Page AZ is 4,200 feet above sea level, and the Colorado River is at 3,200 feet above sea level, making it a 1,000-foot very scenic drop.
Neon Museum
Las Vegas has a yard where old signage is stored and one night a month they light it up and let people into take photos.
Looking West
From the 10,500' rim of Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah
Parade Ready
Key West Fantasy Fest 2018. We assemble for customary photos then head to the parade staging area. In less than 6 weeks I'll be taking this same photo but different costumes.
Art in the making
A camera walk in Key West turned up a nice house where a finger painter was taking a break.