Nature Photography 2023: Missouri – Things do not always work out as intended or do they! 30 Oct 202331 Oct 2023 I was fortunate enough to acquire a Celestron EdgeHD 8 telescope in early June this year. Before purchasing it, I was aware of the potential challenges of collimating it. However,…
Nature Photography 2023: Missouri – Platanthera peramoena (Purple Fringeless Orchid) 21 May 202331 Oct 2023 In 2022 I lead a Webster Groves Nature Study Society, photography field trip to Castor River Conservation Area. The goal being to document and photograph - Platanthera peramoena, the scientific…
Nature Photography 2023: Missouri – Yellow Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) 7 May 202331 Oct 2023 I have to admit when I first heard of wild orchids in Missouri, it harkened me back to being home; where to catch a glance, one would have to look…
Nature Photography 2022: Missouri – Orchids: Small White Lady’s Slippers. 10 Aug 202231 Oct 2023 Small White Lady's Slippers Orchid (Cypripedium candidum) is native to eastern North America across the northern United States and southern Canada. This species was described by Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg…
Bird Photography… 2022: Missouri – Summer Madness – Look a Bluebird! 4 Aug 202231 Oct 2023 It is summer time in Missouri, the heat is here and as of late so has the rain. A play on light, that is what I call the Indigo bunting…
Nature Photography 2022: Missouri – Spring Wildflowers – “Wild” Red Columbine. 12 Jun 202231 Oct 2023 Red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) is a beautiful and unique native plant. Delicate red and yellow flowers resemble tiny ballerinas as they dance on slender red stems over finely divided blue-green…
Nature Photography 2022: Missouri’s Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers “Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria.)” 14 Apr 20221 Nov 2023 Five years, that is how long it has been since I last picked up my macro kit and attempted to photograph wildflowers. Many a thing has changed in the world,…
Nature Photography 2022: Missouri – Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers – “Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)” 13 Apr 20221 Nov 2023 Leaving work today, I saw a small patch of these amongst some tulips, outside my office. Glad I had my camera with me. This most attractive spring perennial is spectacular in large…
Nature Photography… 2019: Missouri – “A perfect day for winter landscape photography.” 21 Feb 20191 Nov 2023 Yes, I acknowledge that winter is behind us, personally, I love all the seasons, coming from where I am from, you have a dry season and a wet season. Having…