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Inside Out
Without color the lines and shapes become visible.
Sunset Parasailing
Bright sky above the cloud, darker below.
Morning Coffee
The Reach hotel in Key West has this wonderful structure built out over the water. It's hard to find a better sunrise watching spot on the island.
Desert Color
This is a 2x2 foot closeup of an outcropping of Navajo sandstone that was as big as a small house. The entire hillside was littered with these "pebbles". The desert is extraordinarily beautiful if you take the time to really get out there and really look.
Look Up
Standing at the bottom of a slot canyon in AZ about noon. The sun lights up the sandstone but blocks the bright sun making for interesting photos.
ISO50 Leica 35mm f/16 8 seconds.
Nice start
The 10 miles to the far shore of Pewaukee Lake WI leaves plenty of area for reflection.
Hibiscus
Flowers get to be around a foot wide and only last 1 day.
Ivins Utah
Red mountains as a backdrop for Kayenta which is a desert development.
Pacific Coast
South of Carmel CA
Simple Sea Grass
Walking on the Florida Keys reef at low tide in 4-10 inches of water one...
Reddish Dawn
Key West, Casa Marina pier.
America 2.0
Looks like a wonderfull evening for a sunset sail in Key West.
Las Vegas Lines & Steel
Great city to walk around with my black and white camera.
Bixby Creek Bridge
The bridge is "one of the most photographed features on the West Coast" and in the world. It has been featured on "postcards, TV ads, everywhere," according to the project manager for the Trust for Public Land. The location on the scenic Central Coast of California, the parabolic shape of the arch, the tall spandrel columns, and the architectural piers contribute to an "intense aesthetic experience. "It's the gateway to Big Sur and the interior has never been logged. The land is pristine, described as "...the most spectacular meeting of ocean and land in the entire United States." Wikipedia
Car Art
Back when style really meant something.
Chicago river
Walking along the river I took a few photos of the building across the river behind me reflected in the ones I was facing.
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......
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
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.
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.
On A Walk
Slow walking with a camera in hand can yield some, in my opinion, interesting stuff.
Hibiscus
Sea Grass
Walking on a coral reef during low tide and bright sunlight offers interesting combinations of color.
Foggy Morning
Above the cloud bank over Lake Michigan and through the fog.
Classy Caroline’s
Rare to see a car of this caliber in Key West much less parked on Duval street and not between other cars is a photo op miracle.
Glen Canyon Dam
Glen Canyon Dam, rising 710 feet above bedrock within the steep, rust-colored sand-stone walls of Glen Canyon, was constructed in 1956 to harness the power of the Colorado River in order to provide for the water and power needs of millions of people in the West. BLM
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.
Yes, I did move the chairs
Key West Florida
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.
Iguana
An herbivore, originally from Central, South America and the Caribbean, the iguana is a large species of lizard. Large in size, males usually reach up to nearly 5 feet in length. With sunny skies and sub-tropical temperatures, it’s no wonder that iguanas have found another home in the Florida Keys. It’s believed that the first iguanas to find themselves in the Florida Keys were stowaways on several ships bringing fruit over from South America.
Painted Look
It was very windy and the air was full of salt spray so this very high resolution photo looks to me like a painting.
Virgin Flow
The Virgin river flows and slowly cuts Zion National Park deeper. It's interesting to look up the canyon walls and see the horizontal marks indicating how high up the river was. Per the National Park Service "Zion was a relatively flat basin near sea level 240 million years ago".
Wait for the green flag
This is the pace lap before the race begins. Blue boat holds the yellow flag while maintaining a certain speed. When the boats are lined up a green flag will be raised and the racers will rapidly accelerate towards open ocean racing. This particular class of boats will go 100-150mph over a 5 mile course for 12-15 laps.
Harpoon Harry’s
A Key West restaurant fixture. Food is nothing to remember but it is painted an outstanding color.
Amsterdam
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1960 Watson Roadster
This car competed in the 1960 Indianapolis 500, driven by Jim Hurtubise. I took this photo at the Milwaukee Mile track in West Allis WI.
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.
Quiet Patience
Sound absorbing morning fog
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.
Harbor Shower
Small shower moving over the Key West harbor.
Still Video
While taking a night photo of an amusement ride which requires a rock steady tripod, sometimes I'll purposely move the camera to see what it will see.
Silent Color
Sunrise over my favorite Lake in Pewaukee Wisconsin
Security Guard
I like to walk around the ocean side of the Boca Chica Naval Air Station in the Keys to photograph birds, boats, coral, fighter jets if I'm lucky or whatever else catches my eye. I've never seen any obvious security devices or personal until this. Needless to say I carefully raised my camera to take this photo and lived to share it with you.
Kaboom Boom
I really enjoy taking photos of fireworks. The camera often sees what the eye cannot.
1958 Cadillac
When design ruled
Key West Harbor
From a birds eye, foreground: Joint Interagency Task Force South which conducts detection and monitoring operation . Left: Special Forces underwater training facility. Middle: Harbor used by both the Navy and Key West, music amphitheater, Eco Discovery Center & soccer field. Right: Hotels, condos and homes. Left island is Sunset Key with hotel and homes, the island on the right is unoccupied. Ships enter the shipping channel from the left, can proceed around to the right but must turn around and leave the same way as depth is very shallow except in the narrow channel. The 2 tug boats are probably waiting for either a military ship or a barge carrying jet fuel.
Hello hello
Walking through a tough area of Las Vegas there were many signs of trouble.
Reflection Garden
Looking into an old house through the refection of the garden behind me.
On a windy night
Trying to take photos on a windy 4th of July from a boat.
Patience
Waiting for that art customer to walk up and buy something here on Duval Street in Key West
Neon Boneyard
Las Vegas has a wonderful, and growing, collection of old signs. They are refurbishing then decorating the streets with some that look fantastic after dark.
Grass Guzzler
Somewhere in South Dakota.
Art Vendor As Art
Walking down Duval Street in Key West I thought the art vendor display as a whole was, to my amateur eye...art...so I clicked.
Boom
Great Blue Heron
Taken while visiting Horicon Marsh in WI. The wingspan can reach 6.5 feet.
Date Night
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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.
Floored
Standing in the magnificent lobby of the Milwaukee Art Museum I placed the camera on the highly polished floor.
Sunrise in Wisconsin
Alley Art
Las Vegas alley art.
.32 a gallon
Boulder Utah gas stop before heading off to Page UT.
Joshua Tree
It is native to the arid Southwestern United States, specifically California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. Based on growth estimates this 8 foot tree is 150-200 years old. If it survives the rigors of the desert, it can live for hundreds of years; some specimens survive a thousand years.
Fly Fishing
Osprey are pretty easy to photograph because they are curious birds. If I'm near water and one is in the vicinity I can usually count on it coming to investigate me. So as it soars above my head it becomes much easier for me to get a couple pictures as its close and slow.
Ker Blam
Canyonlands
Canyonlands National Park is a park located in southeastern Utah near the town of Moab. The park preserves a colorful landscape eroded into numerous canyons, mesas, and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their respective tributaries. Legislation creating the park was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on September 12, 1964. Wikipedia
On Patrol
Florida Keys brown pelicans
Never gets old
Sunrise over a lake in Wisconsin.
Utah Sunset
Taken at Gunlock State Park which is a few miles outside of St George.
Long Term Parking
Reflection Puzzle
Old mine in Nevada which has a wonderful assortment of junk offers many photo opportunities, if of course you like junk.
Navajo Bridge
When it was first built, Navajo Bridge in AZ was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles. Prior to its completion in 1929, travelers between Utah and Arizona had to cross using Lee’s Ferry river crossing. Until the bridge was completed, there was no direct route between Utah and Arizona and travelers had to trek hundreds of miles around the canyon to cross the River.
Thing along a road
Driving down a dirt road I come across a fence and 5 or 6 things. I pull over, take photographs of a couple and continue towards my destination.
Interesting Inventory
Street Walking is always full of surprises. Had this store been open I certainly would have gone in to see what other treasures it offered.
Big Bangs
Brown Pelican
The brown pelican is one of two species of pelicans found in Florida, the white pelican being the other. It has a wingspan of 6 ft 8 in to 7 ft 6 in.
Reflection Fun
Walking around downtown Milwaukee taking photos.
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
Black-eyed susan
Brian Head
Brian Head, at 11,312 feet, looking down at Cedar Breaks National Monument.
Red Mountain
Red Mountain is a plateau of Navajo Sandstone within the Red Mountain Wilderness Area in Ivins, Utah. The elevation is about 4800 feet.
Another thing along that same road
Along the same fence but way different...possibly another family member likes to also weld.
White Pocket
White Pocket is a National Monument in Utah and also an appropriate name for this photo. Like many National Monuments out her, there are no amenities such as water, toilets or camping sites and the roads require a capable vehicle.
Bang Whoosh
Fireworks on a windy night
Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. It was operated by the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics from its founding in 1897 to 2020. In May 2020, restoration and renovation of the historic building and grounds began. It opened for small tours July 2022 where one is now able to go into all three domes.
Full Sun
I was in a field with thousands of sunflowers. I found it interesting the number of insects that were in and around them making the field buzz.
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.
Alley Redecorating
What once was a rather ordinary bland alley has now become (IMHO) photo worthy after artists got involved in a beautification project.
Cinco de Mayo Kaboom
Everyday is a good day for fireworks.
Friends
This is what Fantasy Fest in Key West will do to you. The stars of this photo are non other than the now famous Mr. Jake Beal and Bruce Mitchell.
Argentine cactus
Argentine cactus blooms throughout the day and night with spectacularly large 8" flowers. While the blooms only last 36-48 hours, they are splendid enough to attract eager pollinators during the night, which include bats and moths.
The Long and winding road
Gold Butte National Monument is a wild geological wonder to explore. Numerous mining sites, rock art panels and outstanding colors, plants and quiet. A capable vehicle is highly recommended due to very rough roads. I carry a tire inflator when I'm in places like this so I can deflate my tires to about 1/2 normal pressure then re-inflate them when I get back on hard surface roads.
Alley Walking
Between the Las Vegas Strip and the downtown area (Fremont Street) there's an area that is....neither of those. Graffiti artists have taken over the alleys so it is fun to walk around with a camera.
Gold Butte
Gold Butte National Monument covers nearly 300,000 acres of remote and rugged desert landscape in southeastern Nevada, where dramatically chiseled red sandstone, twisting canyons, and tree-clad mountains punctuate desolate stretches of the Mojave Desert. The brightly hued sandstone provides a stunning canvas for the area’s famously beautiful rock art. per BLM
State Fair
Artsy Old Sign
Walking around Las Vegas and it caught my eye.
Street walking art
Compose a section of old building and one can maybe imagine it as art.
Surprise Docking
10/20/2021: This ship made an unscheduled stop in Key West to have a sick passenger taken off. As there were no line handlers the ship had to hold itself against the pier using its very powerful side thrusters as it could not be tied. Passenger was removed, ship spun 180 degrees and slipped out of the harbor towards the shipping channel and on to its next scheduled port.
Ready To Rumble
The P51 fist flew in 1940 while the F16 behind it entered service in 1980. The EAA convention in Oshkosh WI is an aircraft lovers dream come true. This year 10,000+ aircraft attended, 19,500 or 134 takeoffs/landings per hour during 11 days made it by far, the busiest airport in the world.
Four Lenses
I started to take a photo of a porch when the door opened and she came out. While I was explaining I noticed her sunglasses and asked if she would hold still. My camera lens was very wide to I had to get real close to her face. I snapped a couple, thanked her, she gave me a big smile and walked away. So there....