It has been quite a while since I have updated.  I have taken many photos but haven’t had the time to do anything with them.  I’ve decided to work backwards so here is some of my 2010 photos. I’ll post the remainder of 2010 a little later, then the remaining 2009 stuff.  A little over a month before the 2011 camping season starts so I don’t have much time. 

Remember to click on the thumbnails below since some of these can only be appreciated at a larger resolution.

Mirror Lake State Park

Vetch Flowers

Hawk Feathers

Autumn Prairie

Copper Falls State Park

Copper Falls after heavy rain

Smaller Falls

Small rapids

Another small rapids

Single hike-in site, this is your view!

Forest after rain

Another trip up to northern Wisconsin.  They had a very nice warm spell, most of the snow melted and the air smelled like October.  I took all of these shots in one afternoon.

 

Turtle Flambeau Flowage shore

 

A Mallard finds some open water.

A fairly large beaver lodge.

 

A beaver gets an early start on this poplar.

A Nuthatch looking for some bugs.

I finally had some time to work on some of my photos from last summer.  Here are a few of my favorites.  I find sometimes it helps to not look at the lot of them for awhile, when you come back you have a whole new perspective.

Green Grasshopper - High Cliff State Park

Fledgling Hawk - High Cliff State ParkAnt On a Leaf

Leaves In Shadows

 

Gaillardia or Firewheel

 

Spent a little time up in Butternut, Wisconsin over the holiday weekend.  Took some pictures from the window of the house we rent when we are there.  It was cold and snowy and only the chickadees were venturing out.  Caught this little guy on the bird feeder.  It is a challenge photographing these nervous little critters, the never stop moving.  I shot one good shot and another which I thought was funny because everything is moving.

Just finished editing my Wyalusing State Park photos.  Click on each photo for a larger view.  I have reduced these in size greatly.  The originals are high resolution and suitable for large format printing and framing.  If interested in purchasing any of these photos please contact me at webmaster@greenbeetlephoto.com.  I use a high quality processing service which can produce archive quality prints.

Green Fog Dawn

Window

Shadows in Fog

I just purchased an Olympus Zuiko 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 ED Lens.  This is definitely in the lower to middle end for Olympus four-thirds lenses but the reviews were good and the price was right.  I was not disappointed.  After a chilly trip to Wyalusing State Park on the border between Wisconsin and Iowa overlooking the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississipi rivers I am a fan.  First a few of my shots from this weekend and then a little more about this lens.

Fall colors in the fog

Black Rat Snake

State Park Trail

The asters are blooming here in southern Wisconsin.  The later rains made for some spectacular colors and an amazing number of blooms.

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