Morning sunlight illuminates a curl of birch bark.
Nikon D600, Nikon 50mm lens, ISO 160, f/1.8, 1/2500″ exposure
The temperatures got down pretty low the other night—into the mid 20s—and the birdbath on the back patio was a solid block of ice.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro, ISO 800, f/16, 1/40″ exposure
Here’s a different view of the mink who visited our pond the other morning. He was quite an active critter hardly stopping to pose for the camera!
Nikon D600, Sigma 120-400mm lens @ 400mm, ISO 2000, f/5.6, 1/200″ exposure.
This mink was swimming in the pond this morning along with a muskrat. He wasn’t particularly shy…
Nikon D600, Sigma 120-400mm lens @ 400mm, ISO 2000, f/5.6, 1/160″ exposure.
There’s a spot over by the Mailbox Trail beaver pond that has a bunch of old rusted milk cans and such scattered about in the leaf litter. This one held a clutch of still-green ferns and some moss.
Nikon D600, Nikon 50mm lens, ISO 800, f/8, 1/500″ exposure
First the red leaves caught my eye, then I spotted the curlicued shadow of an adjacent weed. Lucky angle!
Nikon D600, Nikon 50mm lens, ISO 200, f/1.8, 1/2000″ exposure
Beech trees are some of the last to drop their leaves—even holding on to them through the winter as they bleach to papery white.
Nikon D600, Nikon 50mm lens, ISO 800, f/1.8, 1/3200″ exposure
Young beech trees march off into the distance…
Nikon D600, Nikon 50mm lens, ISO 100, f/1.8, 1/1250″ exposure
Ralph Towers’s pumpkin crop was a pretty good one. Not a lot of pumpkins, but big. Some bared the dimples of a early summer hailstorm…
Nikon D600, Nikon 50mm lens, ISO500, f/1.8, 1/4000″ exposure
John Hadden Photography 