Walk in the woods

Before deer hunting season is here, I decided to take a walk in the woods. For some reason, when there are hunters present, I prefer not to walk on the wild side. It was a beautiful Fall day and the temperature was just right for a walk. I usually take my Nikon d 7200 with me, but it just too heavy. So I took a mirror-less Samsung that I purchased a few years ago. It is quite light and has a swivel screen, which I really love. It really came in handy taking photos in the woods. I didn't have to get down on the ground to take some of these photos. Everything is quite bland in color this time of year, yet with the birch trees there is some contrast. I love taking pictures through hollow birch bark. It just adds something to the photo. Enjoy them and God Bless!

Fall Crane Migration

Yesterday a lady posted that the Sandhill cranes were coming into Crex Meadows and that here were hundreds of them. So tonight I decided to see if these rumors were true. When I first got to the Crex the placed was silent with little, if any, activity. I thought, "What a waste of time and gas". There were several cars at the sight. Some with binoculars and others with cameras with long lenses. They too had heard the rumor. One couple came all the way from the Twin Cities just to see the birds. Then as it was starting to get dark, there in the distance was the start of  the migration to the Lake. Flying in formation, they looked like world War 2 dive bombers ready to strike. Yes, there were hundreds of  them! It wasn't long before the lake sounded like loud party. I am not sure what the cranes were saying, but it must have been important. In between shooting the cranes there was a couple of swans swimming in the lake and then the sunset! An amazing sunset that capped the night off with the glory of God. Here are a few of the photos I took tonight. The bird photos turned out to be more silhouette because of the time of day. Enjoy the photos and if you have a chance take a trip to Crex Meadows just before sunset. You won't be sorry! It has to be better than anything on TV! Bring you camera!

The Road to Fall

When I take time to look at all the Fall colors the 2 songs that comes to mind is "How Great Thou Art" and "What a Mighty God We Serve." Yesterday I took a return trip to Bayfield County thinking that the fall colors would be at peak performance. Bayfield is probably about a week behind us and not quite at peak. Today I took a trip to Duluth and took a side road from Solon Springs to Superior. I was not disappointed. Everything was in full bloom and absolutely amazing in colors. County A has some long stretches of open highway and I was able to take some long shots of the road and the fall colors. I really like to photo where my camera was just a couple of inches off the pavement and the yellow line stands out. What a Mighty God we serve who makes such beautiful scenery for us to enjoy. Aren't you glad that we are not color blind, but can see in full color. By the way, I found a small waterfalls and rapids just south of Cornucopia.

Barnanza

Over the past few years I have probably taken photos of a few hundred barns here in Wisconsin and in Michigan. I still have a few thousand yet to see and shoot. Every season the dynamics of the barns change from a flowery spring, cold snowy winter, green and luscious summer, to a golden fall color. Right now the leaves are turning and the crops are turning a golden yellow and the grass a reddish brown. Just when I think there is no more to shoot, I come across another one that stands out in special array. Here are a few of the ones I have taken in the last couple of weeks. Each one with it's own beauty. Enjoy and God Bless.