Tuliptree Blossom with Guest
Another Day at Work
Apis Workers' Party
Predator
Some of Your Beeswax
Sedum Bumbler
Look of Defiance
Chicory Bee
Bumbling Bees
Garden Cafe
Buzz By Here - To Infinity and Beyond
Pick Your Poison
Blind Side Attack
On a Mission
Honey Bee on Sedum
Covering the Cosmos
Center of the Cosmos
Three's a Crowd
Popular Spot
On A Pedestal
Big Harry Fireworks Display
To Impress the Girl
Different Perspective
Sweet Ride
Perfect Little Piggies B&W
Flipping the Light Fantastic
Festival of Flights
To the Crowd's Delight
Amish Go Round
Wondersome One
The Stars In Her Eyes
Tuesday's Child
Sleeper Hold
Considering the Next Move
Sugar and Spice
Front Porch Portrait
Caged Competitor
Early Adoration
Child In the Ligtht
Stroll Through the Weeds
Attention Grabbing
Eye Contact
On the Line
Eyes of Wonder
Rounding the Curve
Troubadours of Basin Spring Park
Down by the Creek
Sun Day
Catching Some Light
EAA Fireworks
Hear Me Roar
Video
30 Second Sunrise – Kewaunee, WI – 06-09-18
One morning, when I was at the beach in Kewaunee, Wisconsin to photograph the sunrise, I set a small video camera on the hill of the park and let it record the sunrise. This is the result. The camera doesn’t provide the highest quality but I think it is still interesting.
The most impressive part of this video is the gradual transformation of the sky; the changing colors and moving clouds. The most interesting part of this video are the little dots that move from left to right. They are the fishing boats leaving the Kewaunee harbor in the early morning hours. If you watch closely, you can also see two fishermen walking along the pier to fish at the end, near the lighthouse.
Flower Photography – Slideshow Video
For some time I’ve been thinking of putting together a video/slideshow with flower photos. I actually started it about a year ago but let it languish in a back corner of my computer. This week I finally put my mind to finishing it. The photos featured in this slideshow were taken over the last several years.
Of course, to view the video/slideshow, simply click the play button in the center of the image above. If you’d like to view this video/slideshow full-screen, click on the full screen icon in the bottom right corner of the viewer. This video/slideshow is also hosted on YouTube. If you’d like to watch it there, click HERE.
This is not an exhaustive collection of my floral photography, but it’s a representative sample. There are 28 photos in this video. To view many more flower photos, click on the “Flowers” in the Category menu on the left side of this page. There are nearly 200 flower photos to browse through on 20 pages.
All of the photos I post are available for purchase. So, if you find one you’d like to buy, click on the blue “Buy this Online” bar below the image for a variety of print and frame options or contact me for digital purchase and licensing options.
One Minute Sunset – 07-30-17
This is a time-lapse video of a July sunset at our home in rural Kewaunee County, WI. This compresses about an hour of time into a minute.
Be sure to watch long enough to see the contrails (A trail of condensed water from aircraft at high altitude, seen as a white streak against the sky.) There are three of them. It is easy to miss the first one. It shows up at about 27-seconds in as a light line coming in from the right side of the tree. The other two you won’t miss at 34 and 42 seconds. They come from the top of the frame and are prominent in the scene.
For the best viewing experience, you’ll want to watch this video at full-screen and high definition. To do so, click the controls in the bottom right corner of the video frame.
Duluth Aerial Bridge 07-16-17
This is a timelapse video of a large cargo ship sailing under the Aerial Lift Bridge as it leaves the Duluth, Minnesota harbor to the waters of Lake Superior. You will see the Aerial Lift Bridge lower and then raise, slightly, for some smaller craft.
This was recorded just before sunrise on July 16, 2017. I had picked a spot, on a hill overlooking the city of Duluth, hoping to capture a sunrise over Lake Superior. While I waited for the sun, I set up my video camera to watch the Aerial Lift Bridge. This is the result.
For the best viewing experience, click the controls at the bottom right of the frame to view it in HD and full-screen.
Spirits In the Sky – Video
July 23rd was a particularly active day for the skies in our area. I set my camera in the wheat field across the road from our home and let it record a couple of hours.
My favorite part of this video is watching the development of clouds; seemingly out of thin air. I also think it’s cool to see the sun brighten the wheat field when it breaks through an opening in the clouds.
This video condenses two hours of real-time video into about two minutes.
For the best viewing experience, click the controls at the bottom right of the frame to view it in HD and full-screen.
Algoma Enterprise at Duluth – Timelapse
The cargo ship, The Algoma Enterprise, arrives at the port of Duluth, Minnesota on July 16, 2017. This time-lapse video shows it sailing under the Aerial Lift Bridge and then the bridge lowering.
This was a very cool event. Needing a little time together, my wife and I snatched a weekend away to Duluth, MN. My plan was to try to capture a nice photo of their famous Aerial Lift Bridge with the sunset behind it. While there to capture the sunset, a large ship was arriving – the Algoma Enterprise. We waited longer than we would have to see this ship pass by. I set my video camera on the tripod and let it record the event. This is the result.
The Algoma Enterprise is listed as a, “Self Discharging Bulk Carrier.” This ship is about 730 feet long and 76 feet wide. It’s home port is Toronto, Canada.
You can view the full-screen version of this video by clicking the full-screen control in the lower right hand corner.
One Minute Sunrise 07-20-17 – Video
This is a timelapse video of a sunrise over rural Kewaunee County, WI. This sunrise was captured behind my house on July 20, 2017. I began recording in the dark of dawn; before sunrise.
It was a windy morning which, as you can see, gave a lot of motion to lower level clouds. I put the camera on a tripod behind my house to protect it from shaking by the wind. One minute of video represents an hour of actual time.
I recently picked up an inexpensive video camera, in hopes of using it to for capture timelapse photography. It’s a different genre of art and I have a lot to learn.
Kewaunee Light & Sky – Video Slideshow
This is another attempt at showcasing some of my favorite photos using a video/slideshow. These images are from my Kewaunee lighthouse collection.
I used a different, more complicated, software solution. I’m not sure the results are so dramatically different than using the simple software I used in my previous post. Only the pros might notice or care about the difference. I was glad that, with a little determination, I was able to figure out the software and get the results I wanted.
I’ve seen varying activity for the slideshows when I post them to social media. On Facebook, I got fewer “Likes” than a normal photo post but a lot more comments and many more shares. Oddly, with all those comments, shares and views I’m not seeing any increase in actual traffic to this website. On Google+ they seem to barely get noticed – much less activity than for a normal photo post; even when I put them in a “Collection.” Well, I still consider this the experimental stage.
For the best viewing experience, I suggest you click on the “full-screen” icon in the bottom right corner of the video.
All of the images featured in this video can be found on my sight.
Algoma Light & Sky – Video Slideshow
I have been wanting to produce a slideshow of my images for some time. I finally got around to getting one done.
For my first effort, I decided to focus on sunrise images of the lighthouse and pier of Algoma, WI. Of course, I have plenty of other material to work with, as well, so that poses a couple of questions. What will be my next slideshow theme and how long before I get it completed?
I’m sure the next one will come together quicker. This one took me much longer than I anticipated. Finding the right software or app was a big hurdle. (I actually tried several software options before I found something simple enough to be workable, at least for me.) It took me hours just to find music I liked. And, of course, I’m trying to create a masterpiece and stay within my budget of $0.00.
Well, now that I’ve released it to the wild, I guess I’ll find out if the beauty that was in the eye of this “beholder” resonates with others.
For the best viewing experience, I suggest you click on the “full-screen” icon in the bottom right corner of the video.
All of the images featured in this video can be found on my sight.