Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Palette of autumn


CARP RIVER, PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STATE PARK, MICHIGAN, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 45mm
HDRI composite at f16
ISO 200

Monday, September 29, 2008

Apples and ruins


DERELICT HOUSE IN DESERTED ORCHARD, GREEN, MICHIGAN, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 70mm
HDRI composite at f16
ISO 200

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Aftermath of a fire


FIRE RUINS ON RIVER STREET, ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 17mm
1/125 sec. f13
ISO 200

Friday, September 26, 2008

Sunset No. 24


SUNSET OVER LAKE SUPERIOR, GREEN, MICHIGAN, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 70mm
1/500 sec. f9.5
ISO 200

Small boy and Thomas the Tank Engine


GARDEN MODEL RAILROAD, CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Pentax *ist DS
SMC Pentax-DA 50-200 at 50mm
1/250 sec. f11
ISO 800

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Dabbling goose


CANADA GOOSE (BRANTA CANADENSIS), CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Pentax *ist DS
SMC Pentax-DA 50-200 at 200mm
1/750 sec. f9.5
ISO 800

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Tropical Day-blooming Waterlily


NYMPHAEA 'TINA,' CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Pentax *ist DS
SMC Pentax-DA 50-200 at 150mm
1/500 sec. f9.5
ISO 800

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Rose

ROSE (VARIETY UNKNOWN), EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, JUNE 13, 2008

Pentax K10D
SMC Pentax-FA J 75-300 at 300mm
1/180 sec. f8
ISO 400

Monday, September 22, 2008

Red-winged Blackbird


RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (AGELAIUS PHOENICUS), CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, MAY 29, 2008

Pentax K10D
SMC Pentax-DA 50-200 at 200mm
1/180 sec. f8
ISO 100

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Lilies


LILY PADS, CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Pentax *ist DS
SMC Pentax-DA 50-200 at 88mm
1/750 sec. f9.5
ISO 400

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Ercoupe in its element


1946 ERCOUPE NEAR HARVARD, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Pentax *ist DS
SMC Pentax-DA 18-55 at 50mm
1/1000 sec. f9.5
ISO 800

Friday, September 19, 2008

Cessna and the cornfield


C150 N5859E AT GRANDPA'S FARM AIRFIELD, UNION, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Pentax *ist DS
SMC Pentax-DA 18-55 at 40mm
1/1500 sec. f9.5
ISO 800

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Sunset No. 23


SUNSET OVER LAKE SUPERIOR, GREEN, MICHIGAN, JULY 4, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 17mm
1/60 sec. f9.5
ISO 400

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Confrontation


RACCOON AND SKUNK, GREEN, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 25, 2008

Bushnell Trail Sentry
Sunplus 7.5mm
1/18 sec. f2, with flash
ISO 100

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Extras from 'Men in Black'


GYPSY MOTH CATERPILLAR, GREEN, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 3, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 70mm, macro
1/90 sec. f11
ISO 200


GYPSY MOTH CATERPILLAR FROM BELOW, GREEN, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 3, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 70mm, macro
1/180 sec. f11
ISO 200

Monday, September 15, 2008

Screamin' orange


1931 FORD ROADSTER AT ANTIQUE AUTO SHOW, ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 30, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 26mm
HDR composite at f8
ISO 100

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Prettiest Chevy ever


1956 CHEVROLET BEL AIR AT ANTIQUE AUTO SHOW, ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 30, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 37mm
HDR composite at f8
ISO 100

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Clouds near sunset


CLOUDS TO THE NORTHWEST OVER LAKE SUPERIOR, AUGUST 29, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 17mm
HDR composite at f8
ISO 100

Friday, September 12, 2008

Art and the Garden


ARTIST AT THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Pentax *ist DS
SMC Pentax-DA 18-55 at 18mm
1/250 sec. f11
ISO 400


ARTIST'S SUBJECT AT THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, SEPTEMBER 10. 2008

Pentax *ist DS
SMC Pentax-DA 18-55 at 43mm
1/500 sec. f11
ISO 400

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Mallards No. 4


YOUNG MALE MALLARD, CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma APO 135-400 DG at 400mm
1/500 sec. f9.5
ISO 100

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Mallards No. 3


MALLARD, CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma APO 135-400 DG at 400mm
1/750 sec. f9.5
ISO 400

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Mallards No. 2


YOUNG MALE MALLARD, CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma APO 135-400 DG at 135mm
1/750 sec. f9.5
ISO 400

Monday, September 8, 2008

Mallards No. 1


MALLARDS IN LINE ASTERN, CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma APO 135-400 DG at 135mm
1/750 sec. f9.5
ISO 400

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Model Ts at the Nonesuch


ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE SHOW, ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 30, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 26mm
HDR composite at f9.5
ISO 100

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Sunset No. 22


SUNSET ON LAKE SUPERIOR, GREEN, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 30, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 40mm
1/90 sec. f11
ISO 100

Friday, September 5, 2008

Watching the parade


PARADE WATCHER, ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 31, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 58mm
1/750 sec. f9.5
ISO 100

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Trooping the colors


LABOR DAY PARADE MARCHERS, ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 31, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 52mm
1/250 sec. f9.5
ISO 100

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Skunk No. 1


STRIPED SKUNK (MEPHITIS MEPHITIS), GREEN, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 30, 2008

Bushnell Trail Sentry
Sunplus 7.5mm
1/18 sec. f2, with flash
ISO 100

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Sunset No. 21


SUNSET ON LAKE SUPERIOR, GREEN, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 19, 2008

Pentax *ist DS
Sigma 17-70 at 58mm
1/180 sec. f8
ISO 400

Monday, September 1, 2008

Just before the fire


(Just two days after the following two photographs were taken in Ontonagon, Michigan, all six buildings in them burned to the ground in a massive early-morning blaze. Miraculously, no one was killed.)



BUILDING FOR SALE, ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 29, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 34mm
HDR composite at f16
ISO 100

RIVER STREET SCENE, ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 29, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma 17-70 at 26mm
HDR composite at f16
ISO 100