Icy Cascade
Nikon D810 + Nikon 16-35mm f/4

Winter's Last Gasp... a February Gallery

March 01, 2017 in February 2016, Block

Ice Art
Nikon D500 + Nikon AFS 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII

Icy Cascade in Black and White
Nikon D810 + Nikon 16-35mm f/4

Aspen Snow - February 14, 2016Nikon D4 + NIkon 200-400mm f4 VR — Aspen Snow - February 14, 2016
Nikon D4 + NIkon 200-400mm f4 VR

A Cup of Joe

February 20, 2016 in February 2016

I was hunkered down and patiently waiting for the coyotes I so enjoyed photographing the past two weeks. Nestled between snow banks and last year's cattails, I was situated in the middle of an ice-covered river. It was snowing, cold, and I was a bit feverish, yet I was determined to see this playful group once again. The snow blew in from the southwest, and the tracks that once guided me towards their world were all but gone. Ninety-minutes later with gear and body coated in fresh snow I saw this pattern in the distance and waited for the right gust. Once "in the can" and chilled to the bone I knew that my shooting day was over. With my head down I slowly trudged the mile hike out of the woods and retreated to the warmth of a cup of joe and steamy hot shower.

Winter's Witness

February 05, 2016 in February 2016

Everywhere I look, all I see are gems.

Crane Sunrise (Grus canadensis) - Crex Meadows, Wisconsin — Crane Sunrise (*Grus canadensis*) - Crex Meadows, Wisconsin

Autumn Photo Diary - The Greater Sandhill Cranes of Wisconsin

November 14, 2015 in November 2015

Greater Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) : Crex Meadows, WINikon D7200 + Nikon 200-400mm f4 VR1 — Greater Sandhill Crane (*Grus canadensis*) : Crex Meadows, WI
Nikon D7200 + Nikon 200-400mm f4 VR1

Portfolio by a Weekend Warrior

October 13, 2015 in October 2015

Fall is a refreshing departure from the photographic malaise of an August in the midwest. While the heat of summer is a comfortable respite from Minnesota's endless winter, it is a bit monotonous for an image maker. Green leaves are dull from months of exposure and are rendered as faded cyan even when photographed during the magic hours of dusk and dawn. Despite the abundance of naive chicks, fawns and cubs, the thick vegetation during this brief growing season makes it nearly impossible to isolate a photographic subject. In contrast, fall ushers in the the "great clearing." With shades of yellow, orange and red serving as my studio, impenetrable thickets now glow in the morning light to clearly reveal my subjects as they toil and prepare for winter. To the photographer, autumn is a near perfect collision between subject matter and light; to the worker bee/weekend warrior it is the season that rewards sleep deprivation with seldom seen snippets of time.

Reflecting the Sky - Crex Meadows WMA, WICanon 5D Mark iii + Canon 17-40mm L @ 18mm — *Reflecting the Sky - Crex Meadows WMA, WI*
*Canon 5D Mark iii + Canon 17-40mm L @ 18mm*

Five from Fall - (v)

November 14, 2013 in November 2013

The parting shot in this Fall series was made at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. A lesser known gem between the Twin Cities and Superior, Crex is a managed series of dikes and ponds that extend as far as the eye can see. During the Fall and Spring migrations, these ponds are home to thousands of sandhill cranes and migratory fowl. This image was made while waiting for the cranes to arrive at their nocturnal roost. While it's always exciting to see the birds drop from the sky, the low clouds made for poor arial photography… the same can not be said for making a few unique landscape images.

January 26, 2013

January 30, 2013 in January 2013

The Sculpture - Osceola, WI

Canon 5D Mark III + Canon 24mm f3.5L TSE, 3-Shot Stitched Panorama

January 26th was another 14 degree morning. The crisp night turned water to stone, and a sculpture was left in its wake. Ephemeral as the day's weather, the ice evolves as warm air replaces cold. The artist, Winter, manipulates her medium with a frequency unlike any I have seen before. Her work is nothing short of a masterpiece, and I am lucky when I stumble upon her unique vision.

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