City of old cars
Havana...and they are everywhere. Once a month there is a car show in Havana. Because of the Cubans infatuation (and mine) with cars, I would love to be there for one.
Southernmost beach
This is the southernmost beach in the continental US, located in Key West FL. Admittedly it's not a very interesting photo but if you could feel the wind and hear the surf maybe you'd see why I not only took it, but shared it with you.
Camera Bump
While taking a photo of a ferris wheel at dusk, I bumped the camera which was, until this moment, very securely attached to a tripod to prevent any
movement. I think it’s one of the better shots I came home with. This new art form I will call Camera Bumping!
Labor Day 1935
The death of Flagler’s railroad happened on Labor Day in 1935. It began when the barometer started dropping. Nobody knew that the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the United States was on its way.
In the 200-mph winds the railroad cars were blown off the track. Only the locomotive, which weighed 320,000 pounds, stood up to the storm. More than 400 bodies were recovered. Most had drowned though others were killed by flying debris.The Flagler railroad was lost too.
When I drive across the New Seven Mile Bridge now I crane my neck to look at the Old Seven Mile Bridge and I see ghosts.
Jeff Klinkenberg - Historian
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.
A Foggy Point Sur Light Station
Along the California coast this lighthouse was erected in 1889 to help ships navigate in the fog. When we arrived at its base the skies were clear but in the 30 minute climb to the top the fog rolled in and completely surrounded us.
Pretty Morning
Wisconsin Sunrise
Street Walking
Side of a building in Key West. I purposely shot it a little out of focus to make it all blend together.
Dense Blazing Star
Wisconsin
Walking Las Vegas
Early morning walking down alleys and streets in an area between the Strip and Downtown Fremont street one will find all kinds of photo opportunities.
Not entirely sure
Passing through some economically dead former mining town was this......
Cedar Breaks
The far peak is 11,300 feet. It's accessible by preferably 4WD vehicle a few months a year.
Santiago de Cuba
I would have a hard time finding a better place for street photography than Cuba
Sometimes it’s photo worthy
Somewhere in California
Powerboat Racing
Mallory Square
Walked past this really old tree in front of an old wall and happened to have my black & white camera with me. I was in an area of Key West called Old Town where people gather nightly to watch the sunsets.
Zion National Park
Gunlock Reservoir
Gunlock Reservoir is located in the scenic red rock country of southwestern Utah. It is a pretty little reservoir popular for boating and other water sports. It offers good fishing at times, particularly for largemouth bass and channel catfish.
Zion National Park in Winter
Deep in the valley the sunlight barely made it to the bottom this time of year.
Big Sky Country
The clouds were so nice I had to pull over between Lees Ferry AZ and the Grand Canyon North Rim.
Early State Fair
Arrived at the Wisconsin State Fair 2 hours before opening during which time only the vendors were there setting up. I wandered around with my camera like I do but without the throng of fairgoers. Anyway, I saw this young lady waiting for the gates to open.
Race Week
Key West powerboat races
Growler
The Boeing EA-18G Growler is an American carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, a specialized version of the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet. Wikipedia
Key West sunset
Took my camera down to the water last night and as the sun was melting into the horizon these two boats nicely lined up for me.
Cuban Street
Billboard Improvement
Along an old highway in So California
BO’s Fish Wagon
Caroline Street, Key West
South Dakota
Austin-Healey 100-6
The Austin-Healey 100-6 is a two-seat roadster that was announced in late September 1956 and produced from 1956 until 1959. Wikipedia
I took this at Road America Elkhart Lake where the Austin-Healey was the featured car.
Hot Air Can Be Beautiful
Old World Wisconsin
A very young girl dressed in period clothes at an original 1800s farmhouse owned by the WI Historical Society
Rising star
Wisconsin sunrise over Pewaukee Lake.
the Calatrava
The Milwaukee Art Museum, often referred to as "the Calatrava", contains a movable, wing-like brise soleil that opens up for a wingspan of 217 feet during the day, folding over the tall, arched structure at night or during inclement weather. The pavilion received the 2004 Outstanding Structure Award from the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. This iconic building, overlooking Lake Michigan contains over 25,000 pieces of artwork. Wikipedia
Doubler
Water drops on the lens glass but a very pretty sight.
Old World Wisconsin
Old World Wisconsin: 1875 German blockbau building that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
A very serious bird
Not sure what kind of hawk this is but they are pretty common in SW Utah.
Up, stop, over & back down
Stunt plane performing in Oshkosh WI during the annual 10 day EAA airshow.
Porsche
There was a row of maybe 30, various colors, similar vintage at Elkhart Lake Road America.
Aft
Cruise ship spinning 180 degrees to leave port. Being directly behind the ship offered an interesting perspective of a very unique design.
Santiago
Santiago de Cuba is the capital of Cuba's southeastern Santiago de Cuba Province, facing a bay off the Caribbean Sea. Founded by the Spanish in 1515, it's known for colonial architecture and revolutionary history.
Wooden Wheels
Were in better shape than the rest of the car.
Alley art
Downtown Las Vegas asks artists to paint their alleys. After some time the city will spray white paint allowing the artists to redecorate.
Harpoon Harry’s
Another Key West icon...love the colors.
Rick’s
A bar on Duval Street sporting plenty of action. I took this around 6am on a walk around Key West one morning.
Black-eyed Susan
Wisconsin
B-2 Spirit
The Northrop B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy strategic bomber, featuring low observable stealth technology designed for penetrating dense anti-aircraft defenses. Designed during the Cold War, it is a flying wing design with a crew of two. The bomber is subsonic and can deploy both conventional and thermonuclear weapons. The B-2 is the only acknowledged aircraft that can carry large air-to-surface standoff weapons in a stealth configuration.
Street walking
Sometimes I wander through Key West neighborhoods looking for the things that normally would not cause me to pause. But with camera in hand, scenes like this make me stop a moment during which they tell me a brief story.
Waiting for the gardener
Claret Cup Cactus
Grows quite easily is SW Utah
Bumble Bee Buzz
This Day Lily with bee photo was taken at the Boerner Botanical gardens in Milwaukee. The Bumble bee lives in underground colonies with anywhere from 50 to 500 individuals. The buzzing sound you hear when they are on flowers is them vibrating by shivering their flight muscles at particular frequencies to help dislodge pollen from the anthers of flowers.
Hard to beat
Wind, surf, sunrise, beautiful clouds and a partial double rainbow all in one Key West morning.
State Fair
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.
Top of the world
Brian Head peak Utah at almost 12,000 feet. On the dark side I've seen snow drifts in July. There was a small old stone shelter up here until last month when severe winds destroyed it.
Chicago IL
Bookseller in Havana
Both Che Guevara and Fidel Castro are revered in Cuba.
Sun Dried Piano
Sunrise Key West
Old dock pilings on the Atlantic ocean side.
Real Fish
Fantasy Fest costume Key West
Leopard Lily
Fort Jefferson
Fort Jefferson is a massive coastal fortress. It is the largest brick masonry structure in the Americas and is composed of over 16 million bricks. The building covers 16 acres. Among United States forts, only Fort Monroe in Virginia and Fort Adams in Rhode Island are larger. The fort is located on Garden Key in the lower Florida Keys within the Dry Tortugas National Park, 68 miles west of the island of Key West.
Standing in one place, shoot right then left
On this rare snow covered morning I quickly set up my camera on the edge of a wash. I turned right and shot up the wash towards the Red Mountain that borders Snow Canyon State Park then turned the camera left and took another down the wash towards the Beaver Dam mountains. I spent the previous 2-3 hours in the park taking other photos of snow covered red sandstone, sand dunes and black lava. I had to move fast because in Ivins Utah snow like this only falls every couple of years and is gone in as many hours.
Red Rock Recreation Area
Utah park with multiple waterfalls and numerous dinosaur prints. You can maybe make out the chiseled foot holds and rope for climbing.
Zion National Park
Snowmelt in SW Utah has caused rivers to run fast and wide and in Zion, waterfalls.
Dahlia
Wisconsin
B-29 Superfortress
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 Flying Fortress, the Superfortress was designed for high-altitude strategic bombing but also excelled in low-altitude night incendiary bombing and in dropping naval mines to blockade Japan. B-29s also dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and became the only aircraft that has ever used nuclear weapons in combat. Only 2 remain flying today, Wifi and Doc.
I took this photo of Fifi's engine at the EAA airshow in Oshkosh WI.
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.
Mirrored Color
Smooth Wisconsin lake, total silence and a colorful dawn.
Lunchtime
Florida Keys
Chicago Architecture
At One Time
Another beautiful building wrapped in decay. I probably would not have noticed this building back in the 1950s.
Reaching for the sky
Chicago
Chryslers
Hope I look that good in my 80s
Getting Ready
Each year at the end of October Key West welcomes Fantasy Fest. Trying to stay with the annual theme, painters decorate people as part of the festivities.
Fantasy Fest
One of many parade participants on her way to the staging area for the annual Fantasy Fest parade in Key West FL.
Used Car
R.I.P. (Rust In Peace) in Nevada
Liftoff
One of my favorite things to photograph especially if they let me wander around while they inflate then underneath while they all lift and fly away. This was taken years ago in Monroe WI which is world famous for award winning cheeses.
Public chalkboard
Streetwalking in old downtown Las Vegas and came upon this storefront art.
Godbe mill
An old silver-ore processing mill located in Pioche Nevada, the Godbe Mill was established in the 1920s and abandoned in the 1940s. It used a rather unique aerial tramway to transport the ore in buckets from the mine atop Treasure Hill to this processing plant where it was crushed and the silver extracted.
A Beautiful Walk
Boca Chica Naval Air Station (Key West) is just over the far mangroves. I love to walk the coast here as the water depth varies from a few inches to a few feet depending on tides. There are birds, sea creatures, plants, coral and F18 Super Hornets to keep my interest as I walk.
Aspen Forest
Northern Utah in the Park City area.
Lily
Wisconsin Orange Lily
Reflection Fun
Walking around downtown Milwaukee taking photos.
A Key West Sunset
Including Fred (really) trying to get his picture taken.
Joshua Tree in Gold Butte National Monument
Joshua trees are fast growers for a desert species; new seedlings may grow at an average rate of 3 inches per year in their first 10 years, then only about 1.5 per year. The trunk consists of thousands of small fibers and lacks annual growth rings, making determining the tree's age difficult. This tree has a top-heavy branch system, but also what has been described as a "deep and extensive" root system, with roots reaching down to 36 ft. If it survives the rigors of the desert, it can live for hundreds of years; some specimens survive a thousand years. The tallest trees reach about 49 ft. New plants can grow from seed, but in some populations, new stems grow from underground rhizomes that spread out around the parent tree.
The first time I "bumped" into one I thought I'd been stabbed thereafter keeping my distance.
Pine Valley State Park
Located is SW Utah at an altitude that allows for snow all winter but only 30 minutes away is St George Utah that rarely ever gets snow.
Roadside Art
Somewhere in Utah... I drove past maybe a mile or two, then turned around, got the camera out.......I simply had to.
Fireball Rising
Almost impossible to photograph the sun without clouds. Even with their help I have to lower the amount of light coming into the camera. This reduces the light everywhere except the the sun, and its reflection. The fisherman floated by at just the right moment to make for a much more interesting photo.
Sailing into the sunset
Key West which is no surprise.
Wisconsin Sunrise
Taken over Pewaukee Lake towards Lake Michigan which is about 50 miles away.
Eurasian Crane
Taken at the International Crane Foundation that works worldwide to conserve cranes and the ecosystems, watersheds, and flyways on which they depend. From our nearly 300-acre headquarters in Baraboo, Wisconsin, our reach extends across the globe. We have offices and staff in China, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and South Africa, as well as Texas, and work through local organizations, governments, universities, businesses and others in these regions. Our more than 125 staff and associates work with a network of hundreds of specialists in over 50 countries on five continents. ICF Website
HEIGHT: 4 ft WEIGHT: 12 lbs WINGSPAN: 7 ft POPULATION: 700,000
Old and New
Chicago Illinois
Arches National Park
Arches National Park is in eastern Utah adjacent to the Colorado River, north of Moab, Utah. It contains more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the well-known Delicate Arch, which constitute the highest density of natural arches in the world. The national park lies above an underground evaporite layer or salt bed, which is the main cause of the formation of the arches, spires, balanced rocks, sandstone fins, and eroded monoliths in the area. The park consists 119.81 sq miles. Wikipeda
Not so odd really
Most days encountering a red woman riding a bike through a cemetery would seem odd. But this being Fantasy Fest in Key West it's simply photogenic.
Grafton Settlement
Historic Mormon settlement on the south side of the Virgin River, adjoining orchards and farmland; last occupied in the 1940s. The town contains five original, partly restored buildings plus pieces of iron equipment and other relics. Zion National can be seen in the background.
Stay tuned
Walking through an area of abandoned warehouses, factories and grain storage near the Milwaukee River. I'm sure in years to come it will be condos, restaurants and shopping.
Ice…
I thought it was pretty
On Patrol
Florida Keys brown pelicans
Dahlia
Most likely....
Grumman F7F Tigercat
The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954. It was the first twin-engine fighter to be deployed by the USN. Wikipedia I took this at the EAA show in Oshkosh WI. It was built in 1943 and named "Here Kitty Kitty".