My friend Leah, from San Jose, CA, was in the area and we took the opportunity to head out to Riverside Park in LaCrosse, WI as well as a few other close destinations. There were no preconceived ideas. We just drove and stopped at what looked interesting. It was great to be out shooting […]

A friend of mine asked me to come over and get some photos of corral in his saltwater tank. I was surprised at the myriad of species he had and how much I enjoyed shooting them. Obstacles included glass that was curved and scratched, and a minimal focusing distance. Luckily I still have a tube […]

Mike and I ventured to Rochester to replace his broken phone and ran across this small park on our way back on highway 14. The park was minimal, and neither of us had great winter apparel on, so it was a rather short shoot, but it still offered great photographs. The left photograph was […]

Rory, Mike and I decided to take a hike up the bluffs in Trempealeau. It was beautiful out and the snow peaked bluffs were amazing, but I found more fascinating photographs in my companions than the scenery. The left picture was shot at f/2.8 for 1/250 at ISO 640. The right f/5 for 1/160 […]

After the bridge closed on June 3 I decided to head out and see if there was anything worth checking out down by the river. I found the sky to be many interesting colors and came home with better sunset photos.

After running around in the marsh Brady and I headed over to Lake Winona with his 300mm and a stock that you can mount the camera on. It basically makes your camera look like a gun, and with a 300mm lens most onlookers were concerned. No animals were harmed in the production of these pictures.
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Brady and I hopped in his car and went in the marshland to see what we could find. It included birds of various kinds, a broken down trailer and superb lighting. He just purchased a 300mm f/2.8 and we put it to good use as you can see by the photo of the moon. I […]