Photography

A small potpourri selection of my photography

Steller's Jay

When I saw this guy on a stump in Rocky Mountain National Park, I was amazed. The color scheme on these beauties is so different from the jays I knew growing up.

Cyanocitta stelleri

Bryce Canyon - Sunrise Point

This was taken at Sunrise Point, Bryce Canyon, UT. The park was incredibly busy, so we could only really stop to stamp the National Park passport and grab this photo.

View of Omaha from River's Edge Park

Bit of an odd photo, this one, as the logo in the foreground is the Council Bluffs "un" insignia, right in front of Omaha. This intriguedme, and I took a picture.

The Oasis - North Platte, Nebraska

Whenever we go west, we stop in North Platte at Fort Cody and this Sinclair Station. This cowboy dinosaur has been there for as long as I can remember, so the first time we stopped and I had my camera, I got a picture. The mask also adds something, I fee.

Sparkler thingy

From Independence Day. I believe it was called a white peony spark spinner.

Clouds

American White Pelicans - Ashland, Nebraska

Taken on the final leg of the drive through safari park in Ashland, Nebraska. This was one of the photos that started me on wildlife photography.

Pelecanidae Erythrorhyncos

Doe Elk

Botna Bend Park, Hancock, Iowa. She was very close to the fence, so my zoom lens got a really tight shot.

Cervus Canadensis

Anita Church Sign

I love old wooden church signs. This one in Anita, Iowa got my attention as we passed it on the gravel road, so I had to get out and grab a photo.

Grand Canyon - North RIm and Isis Temple formation

No words can describe the scale of this image.

Moss Microworld

I honestly don't remember where this was taken, but it was a test of my new lens and turned out nice enough to keep.

Bumblebee - De Soto National Wildlife Refuge

Taken in the goldenrod field just off the Dogwood trail.

Grand Canyon South Rim

This was taken at sunset on the South Rim. The view here is genuinely stunning.

Wasp - De Soto Bend National WIldlife Refuge

Taken in the same field as the bumblebee image. Insects abound in this park and for the most part, go about their business unbothered.

Tall Prairie Grass - unknown, Iowa

Taken at a smaller park in Iowa. Unfortunately, I just took it to get practice and did not write down where.

Mower Blade - unknown, Iowa

Same as the previous image, I took this for practice and di not write down location.

McCormick-Deering Tractor - unknown, Iowa

Last of the unknown images.

Eugene T. Mahoney State Park in Fall

On a story regarding Nebraska parks, I took this key image for the web article and liked it so much I put it up here.

American Pokeweed - De Soto Bend National WIldlife Refuge

Taken on the Dogwood trail. Fun fact: Natives use(d) these to make paint/dye.

Phytolacca Decandra

Sugarloaf Mountain, Snowy Range, Medicine Bow National Forest

I consider this the capstone of my photos, as it is unedited. The lighting and composition were exquisite; I just captured the moment as it was.

Yellow-Bellied Marmot - Mirror Lake, Wyoming

Thought this Rock Pig deserved some attention. He was probably 50 yards away here, but his very angry screams were well-heard. I absolutely love montane wildlife, and sitting on a boulder for twenty minutes for this shot was worth every second.

Marmota Flaviventris