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
Sony SLT-A55V
Sunny Delight
Everyone loves sunflowers. There is just something about their bright, cheery disposition that even a cloudy day can’t dampen. A full field of them is sheer delight!
We’ve had some dreary, gray days – weather wise – recently. I thought a sunflower image would be a welcome sight. This field of sunflowers was found in our area of rural Kewaunee County, WI.
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Golden Awakening
Yeah, that bright yellow disc is the rising sun overpowering the low clouds over Lake Michigan. The lighthouse at Algoma,WI stands by as a silent witness.
My favorite aspect of this image is the soft texture of golden-yellow clouds in the upper part of the photo.
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Wisps of Light
I’ve taken a lot of photos of the Kewaunee lighthouse, but none like this. This was a pre-sunrise shot focusing on the light of the lighthouse. The morning sky provided a dramatic background.
I have another, similar shot where the lighthouse isn’t all shadow. I’ll post it in a couple of days.
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Day’s End Elm
Along a fence row, in a farm field, across the road from my house is a lone elm tree. I’ve used it many times as the foreground for some beautiful sunsets. It strikes quite a pose in the winter…without it’s leaves.
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Cloudy Disposition
The distinctive, two-part pier of the Algoma, WI lighthouse stretches into Lake Michigan and a moody morning sky.
Those who have followed my photography will realize this is taken from a different location than I usually shoot the pier and lighthouse. Usually I’m somewhere on the southern side. From a southern angle, the pier looks like one solid protrusion. From this angle, you can see there’s a gap in the pier.
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Bright Future
Here’s an image from my Thanksgiving weekend. While everyone at my home is taking advantage of the holiday by sleeping in, I’m trying to capture an image worth posting on this blog.
This is a shot of the sun rising over Lake Michigan, beyond the Kewaunee, WI lighthouse. The waters were rough and the pier was wet which gave a little bit of color to the normally drab, concrete pier.
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Waiting for Winter
Winter tends to come early and stay late in these parts, but I don’t think this polar bear would mind. This was taken before the onset of cold and snow – back in early September. This bear was a resident of the Indianapolis Zoo.
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Classical Glass
For now we see as through a glass darkly, but then, face to face. 1 Corinthians 13:12
A lot of my photography features colorful sunrises, sweeping landscapes, images of birds, bees and other glimpses of natural beauty. But, in reality, I just click the shutter whenever something catches my eye. That’s the reason for this photo.
This was a display of stemware on a department store shelf. The shapes, the light, the reflections, the refractions…all caught my eye.
This photo might not make a pretty postcard, but it’s an image I find very appealing.
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Sunrise of Hope
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. Bern Williams
This morning’s sky was pregnant with promise as a new day dawned over Lake Michigan, just beyond the harbor and lighthouse of Algoma, WI.
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Gold Standard
A rising autumn sun warmly caresses the Algoma Lighthouse. As you know, this is one of my favorite photographic subjects. Located at the harbor entrance to Algoma, WI, most folks refer to it as the Algoma Lighthouse. It’s also called the Algoma Pier Light or the Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse. I don’t know that you could consider it a true “lighthouse,” as it is not a habitable structure. It is listed by the United States Coast Guard as “Algoma Light;” number 20975 on their light lists.
Here’s a little history and other details found on Wikepedia…
The lighthouse was first established in 1893 as a set of range lights. It was rebuilt in 1908 at which time it was a conical tower built of 5/16 inch steel plate, 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter at the base and 7 feet (2.1 m) in diameter at the parapet. It stood 26 feet (7.9 m) high. In 1932 it was modified again and the entire structure was raised to a height of 42 feet (13 m) by placing the older tower on a new steel base 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter. The original lens has been replaced by a plastic lens.
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