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Clifton Gorge (1)

Gallery One from a day at Clifton Gorge. Click Here

Taken on 06/25/2011

Clifton Mill

The Clifton Mill. Photo taken 6/25/2011

Taken on 06/25/2011

Bell Mantis

A praying mantis on my chimes.

Taken on 09/06/2010

Mantis

Praying on the deck bench.

Taken on 09/04/2010

Big

Crane fly, an insect in the family Tipulidae. This one is about 5 inches long. In some parts of the world, they call these "Daddy Long Legs" (United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland and Newfoundland), but that would be confusing in the US. Crane flies do not bite humans, and despite common belief, they are also harmless to mosquitoes.

Taken on 09/04/2010

Spillway

A small spillway dam at Eastwood Metropark in Dayton. Taken with the Droid.

Taken on 08/25/2010

Red Admiral

Taken on 07/12/2010

Pipevine Swallowtail

Taken on 07/12/2010

Spidy

A female wolf spider was carrying spiderlings on her abdomen.

Taken on 07/08/2010

Red Spotted Purple Butterfly

Sucking what it finds to be nectar off of my picnic table.

Taken on 07/08/2010

Sunset

Independence Day Sunset atop the Adena Indian Burial Mound in Miamisburg, Ohio.

Taken on 07/04/2010

Watcher

A hawk near the Adena Indian Burial Mound in Miamisburg, Ohio.

Taken on 07/04/2010

Downy Woodpecker

Taken on 06/28/2010

Pileated Woodpecker

Taken from inside, feeding on my new suet feeder. A female cardinal feeds idly by.

Taken on 06/27/2010

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Taken from across the yard (about 150 feet).

Taken on 06/27/2010

Finches

I had to stop using the feeder, as it drew far too many birds (you'll note it's only half full in this picture). The mess made was unbearable.

Taken on 06/19/2010

The Hot Tub's Guardian

Saw this when stepping out to the tub. Pretty sure he could eat my big toe in one bite. I believe it's a wolf spider with a span exceeding three inches.

Taken on 06/16/2010

Cotton

Closeup of a Cottonwood Tree at Cox Arboretum in Dayton, Ohio.

Taken on 05/30/2010

Splish Splash

These birds definitely enjoy the water.

Taken on 05/30/2010

Bathing Robin

Along the stream at Cox Arboretum.

Taken on 05/30/2010

Cox Arboretum

A day walking through Cox Arboretum in Dayton. Click Here

Taken on 05/29/2010

Germantown Nature

An odd tree conglomerate at the Germantown Metro Park. Taken with the Droid.

Taken on 05/23/2010

Yellow Springs by Droid

I had a lunch break during a conference in Yellow Springs, so I decided to take a walk at Antioch. All the pictures below were taken with my Droid (this is my test/proof of the less than stellar quality of the camera on the Droid). All photos are presented as they were taken - no cropping, no altering. The entirety of the set was taken during a 39 minute span of time. Click Here for the gallery.

Taken on 05/20/2010

Flowering

Cherry Blossom

Taken on 04/16/2010

Consevatory Falls

At the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio

Taken on 04/06/2010

Krohn Conservatory

The Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park, Cincinnati.

Taken on 04/06/2010

Winter Pine

Neighbor's evergreen through the falling snow.

Taken on 02/09/2010

Down the street

View of the street, 36 hours after the snow stopped. A winter wonderland.

Taken on 02/07/2010

Snow Tree

The flowering tree in the front of my house.

Taken on 02/06/2010

Japanese Maple

Neighbor Wanda's Japanese Maple.

Taken on 02/06/2010

Side Yard Snow

View of the side of the back yard. Large Version

Taken on 02/06/2010

Weighted Evergreen

We got about 6 inches of heavy snow. Places less than 40 miles away got as much as seventeen!

Taken on 02/06/2010

Can I come in?

This was my first shot from the window, and then my camera threw a "lens error." By the time I got it restarted, the deer was gone.

Taken on 01/10/2010

Starling

My gutters and roof were being attacked by several of these things.

Taken on 01/03/2010

Marker

Seven marble stones from back in the woods. I am considering other markers, but this seems more my style - more natural. I'll probably clean up the rocks eventually.

Taken on 12/17/2009

Squirrel

Apparently squirrels do like safflower.

Taken on 08/30/2009

Are you my mommy?

Taken on 06/13/2009

Front Gardens: 2007-2009

Pictures of the front gardens from purchase through the 2009 growing season. Click Here

Taken on 05/29/2009

Basil and the Chipmunk

Basil and the soon to be departed.

Taken on 05/26/2009

Raccoon

"Can Basil come out and play?"

Taken on 05/16/2009

Backyard Snow - Right

Taken on 01/28/2009

Backyard Snow - Left

Taken on 01/28/2009

Woodpecker 4

The female red-bellied woodpecker is a bit big for the feeder. Taken on a snowy day from inside with full zoom.

Taken on 01/18/2009

Woodpecker 3

Just taking off from the feeder.

Taken on 01/18/2009

Woodpecker 2

Taken on 01/18/2009

Woodpecker

Taken from inside, at about 100 feet, while it was snowing. This is a female red-bellied woodpecker. You can tell because the red does not go from the back to the front of the head, but instead, the front part of the head is gray.

Taken on 01/18/2009

Cardinals

In the winter cold.

Taken on 01/18/2009

Birdies!

An assortment of birds waiting for their turn at the feeder below. Taken from inside the house.

Taken on 01/18/2009

Screech Owl

A rather tame screech owl at Nathan's place in FL.

Taken on 12/28/2008

Christmas View

A view from the balcony, Christmas Day.

Taken on 12/25/2008

Tangled

Across from our Condo... quite the tangled tree.

Taken on 12/24/2008

More Man O' Wars

Taken on 12/24/2008

Man O' War

There were thousands of Portuguese Man O' War washed up on the beach.

Taken on 12/24/2008

"Yellow" Springs

The new camera lets you choose a color and only develop that color, with the rest in black and white. For the full color shot, click here.

Taken on 10/05/2008

Firepit

A 0.8 second shot at F/2.7. This was taken while burning extra brush from Hurricane Ike. A bit more fire than I normally have going.

Taken on 09/22/2008

Hurricane Tree

Taken with my cell phone at a local park shortly after Hurricane Ike.

Taken on 09/22/2008

Swinging Spider

This little guy had half his web's support structure attached to the swing under the gazebo in the backyard. This is a venusta orchard spider.

Taken on 07/24/2008

Sunflower Finches

Not a great shot, but I wanted to play with Photoshop CS3

Taken on 07/06/2008

Hope

Timing... I had just heard Leeland's Brighter Days for the first time before opening the curtains.

Taken on 06/23/2008

Emerging Cicada

A cicada emerging from its exoskeleton.

Taken on 05/31/2008

Tree?

Actually, it's not a tree. God was looking for water upon the earth and dropped His divining rod.

Taken on 05/04/2008

Winter Visitor

I seldom see them right up by the fence. Taken from inside through the window.

Taken on 03/09/2008

Deer

The big one fled the scene before I could get my camera... These guys were in the street in front of the nieghbour's house.

Taken on 02/24/2008

Ice Trees

Even after a warm sunny day of melting, I noticed there was still a bit of ice on the trees in the morning sun.

Taken on 02/23/2008

Everglades

Great view from the airboat.

Taken on 12/18/2007

Watching

He's watching you.

Taken on 12/18/2007

Gator

In the Everglades

Taken on 12/18/2007

Panther

Oddly, this was during our tour of the Everglades.

Taken on 12/18/2007

Florida Friend

Saw this little guy on a walk to the beach.

Taken on 12/17/2007

Palms

The view from a hammock at The Palms Hotel in Miami Beach, FL.

Taken on 12/15/2007

Thief!

They're always stealing from the birds.

Second Shot (The squirrel inside the feeder)

Taken on 12/08/2007

Snowy Morning

First snow in the new house.

Taken on 12/05/2007

Winter's Dawn

First snow of the season

Taken on 12/05/2007

Guard Bug

Arilus cristatus, in the assassin bug family Reduviidae (AKA Wheel Bug). It was guarding my screen, as I went to take it out for a clearer winter view from my bedroom.

Slightly Alternate View

Taken on 11/21/2007

Backyard

A view from the deck, towards the back right.

Taken on 09/30/2007

Gazebo

The gazebo area and fire pit. This has been the most challenging area to put together, as I laid the paver patio myself. This is my sanctuary.

(rear left of lot)

Taken on 09/30/2007

Hummingbird!

One final shot...

Taken on 08/31/2007

Hummingbird!

So they do rest their wings if you give them a perch.

Taken on 08/31/2007

Hummingbird!

It's hard to shoot them while they're moving

Taken on 08/31/2007

Rainbow

This thing was huge. I'm not sure they even make a wide enough lense. At my spot on the highway, I had to take several pictures and put them together.

Taken on 12/22/2006

Rocky

Julie's kitten, Rocky, chasing after a toy above his head.

Taken on 12/20/2006

The Cathedral Room

At the Cathedral Caverns in Brant, Alabama.

Taken on 10/24/2006

Goliath

Largest "commercial" column in the world (Cathedral Caverns)
Shutter Speed: 1 sec.
Aperture: F/3.1

Taken on 10/24/2006

Underground

Cathedral Caverns in Alabama.

Taken on 10/24/2006

Cave Bat

One of the many residents, sleeping on the ceiling.

Taken on 10/24/2006

Many Mites

Taken on 10/24/2006

Along the Underground Trail...

Taken on 10/24/2006

Death under grey skies

In Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Taken on 09/04/2006

Formation

A rock formation at Yellow Spring's Antioch.

Taken on 09/04/2006

Sid

Taken on 06/26/2006

Kitties

Inside and out...

Taken on 06/26/2006

Friends

Ginger and Molly

Taken on 05/03/2006

Ginger

Taken on 05/02/2006

Ginger

I believe her owner said something about not letting her get wet. So... shhhhhh....

Taken on 05/02/2006

Backyard

A bright red cardinal in my parent's backyard.

Taken on 04/16/2006

Watching Peaceful

Taken on 04/15/2006

Squirrel

In the backyard...

Taken on 03/19/2006

Yawn

I'm pretty sure she'd be happy to be shipped almost anywhere.

Taken on 03/19/2006

In the wilds...

Back yard kitty.

Taken on 03/19/2006

Kitty

The 'rents' kitty...

Taken on 03/04/2006

Nature's Home

You can't really tell, but you could probably fit five full grown humans in that tree.

Taken on 09/04/2005

Cattle Egret

It's a small white heron.

Taken on 08/27/2005

Raquet-Tailed Roller

Got a scorpion or lizard problem? This bird will eat them for you.

Taken on 08/27/2005

Carmine Bee Eater

It eats grasshoppers and other insects too.

Taken on 08/27/2005

Grosbeak Starling

The Grosbeak Starling comes from Southern and South East Asia and South West Pacific. One of the fastest birds, it eats insects and fruit.

Taken on 08/27/2005

Feeding Time

This one found its own food.

Taken on 08/27/2005

Fairy Bluebird

The Fairy Bluebird comes from South East Asia and India and eats figs and insects.

Taken on 08/27/2005

Pigeon

Victoria Crowned Pigeon

This, the largest of the pigeons, hails from New Guinea.

Taken on 08/27/2005

Promethea Silkmoth

Taken on 08/14/2005

Heron

I've wanted to catch this bird for a while. Usually, I don't have a camera, and when I do, it tends to fly away rather quickly. Today, I think I got my shot.

Taken on 08/13/2005

Bumble

Sucking Nector

Taken on 07/23/2005

Battus Philenor

I.E... The Blue Swallowtail...

Taken on 07/23/2005

Landing

Landing...

Taken on 07/23/2005

Resting

There were butterflies everywhere

Taken on 07/23/2005

Emerging

The one on the right's been out for about 3 minutes. The one on the left is soon coming.

Taken on 07/23/2005

Frayed

It looks like this thing has been in a fight.

Taken on 07/23/2005

Red Admiral

A red admiral butterfly
Apparently they like striped cotton shirts.

Taken on 07/23/2005

Luna Moth

A luna moth at Cox Arboretum

Taken on 07/23/2005

Swallowtail

A swallowtail butterfly at Cox Arboretum

Taken on 07/23/2005

Grasshopper

A neighbourhood friend found on my balcony screen door.

Taken on 07/19/2005

Sun and Tree

A Summer evening at Cox Arboretum

Taken on 06/08/2005

Flower Balls

Taken on 06/08/2005

You're not my mommy!

Taken on 05/14/2005

Moonshine

Through the trees at a local park.

Taken on 04/18/2005

Upstream

Hard to believe the city is so close.

Taken on 04/17/2005

Finch

Taken on 04/15/2005

No Skating

Taken on 04/13/2005

Stream

A small stream at a local park

Taken on 04/13/2005

No Hunting

*except by the trees

Taken on 04/13/2005

Babies!

And there are more resident ducks to come!

Taken on 04/09/2005

Neighbours

These would be two of the many resident ducks.

Taken on 04/09/2005

Rainbow Fountain

In the afternoon sun, one of the many fountains in the complex.

Taken on 04/08/2005

Spring Flower

Daffodil

Taken on 04/08/2005

Cardinal

Taken on 04/08/2005

Chasing the light

From the balcony on a clear Spring evening.

Taken on 03/31/2005

Perched

Taken on 03/18/2005

Six Feet Above

Taken on 02/27/2005

Watts

Worthy, but not prophetic.

Taken on 02/02/2005

Watchful

She dances over the stones.

Taken on 02/02/2005

Spring Grove

Under the many arms.

Taken on 02/02/2005

Spring Grove

Spring Grove cemetary in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Taken on 02/02/2005

Precious

Steve's family cat, Precious.

Taken on 02/02/2005

Willow

Steve's tarantula, Willow.

Taken on 02/02/2005

Trails in the sky

I think my father will appreciate this one.

Taken on 01/24/2005

Mystical

Above the roof tops.

Taken on 01/24/2005

Spider

A wolf spider found while hiking through a local park.

Taken on 01/12/2005

Uncapped

I lifted off a concrete top to find this wolf spider.

Taken on 01/12/2005

Nature Sanctuary

Hunting, Shooting Unlawful

Taken on 01/12/2005

Full Flow

The exit side of the Germantown Dam after much rain.

Taken on 01/12/2005

Standing Ground

If only I had a shot when the water was higher...
An old trestle near downtown Franklin, OH.

Taken on 01/08/2005

Wading Park

High waters at Crains Run Metropark.

Taken on 01/08/2005

Bike Path

Sadly, the best pictures were missed as the water had dropped almost three feet before surrounding roads were opened.

Taken on 01/08/2005

High Waters

Crains Run Metropark - usually I can walk around these parts.

Taken on 01/08/2005

Head Room Only

I've walked under that bridge, which is normally a near empty tributary to the Great Miami River south of Miamisburg.

Taken on 01/08/2005

Distant Bridge, Pondering Falls

Taken on 12/30/2004

Denial

The Don may regret not saying goodbye.

Taken on 12/30/2004

Pondering Path

Taken on 12/30/2004

Fall Library View

From the Roesch Library on campus.

Taken on 10/26/2004

Tiny Creatures

I installed some framing plugings, so I decided to play.

Taken on 09/10/2004

Wildflowers

Wildflowers at Cox Arboretum

Taken on 09/10/2004

Half Moon

My first attempts to get a moon shot with the new camera.

I took several pictures, but the one I ended up using here had an AV of 8.0 (camera's lowest), a shutter speed of 1/10, ISO speed equiv. of 50, a zoom of 10X, a center-weighted averaging metering mode and an added black & white effect.

Taken on 09/06/2004

Richmond Rose

A rose from the Richmond, Indiana All American Rose Garden.

Taken on 09/04/2004

Trestle

Taken on 09/04/2004

Quack

I think the big one's the Don.

Taken on 09/03/2004

Butterfly

Two views of the same Red Spotted Purple Butterfly.

Taken on 09/03/2004

Sunflowers

Sunflowers along the road in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Taken on 08/21/2004

Monarch Caterpillar

The caterpillar of the monarch butterfly.

Taken on 08/18/2004

IO Moth

The IO Moth Caterpillar (Poisonous)

Taken on 08/18/2004

Butterflies

Somehow, I don't think they're twins. (Monarch and Eastern Black Swallowtail)

Taken on 08/11/2004

Hanging on

A Cecropia caterpillar at Cox Arboretum near Dayton, Ohio.

Taken on 08/11/2004

Caterpillar

A Cecropia caterpillar at Cox Arboretum near Dayton, Ohio.

Taken on 08/11/2004

Dragonfly

In the man-maintained reserves of Germantown Metroparks.

Taken on 06/20/2004

Sparkling Waters

A small falls at Germantown Nature Reserve.

Taken on 05/23/2004

Spring Butterfly

Taken on 05/23/2004

Moonlight

The results of a sleepless night.

Taken on 05/06/2004

Wilds

The wilds at Cox Arboretum.

Taken on 05/01/2004

Red Winged Blackbird

At Cox Arboretum

Taken on 05/01/2004

The waters of...

The waters of the Apocalypse

Taken on 03/28/2004

Tiny Falls

Needless to say, the hike upstream was beautiful.

Taken on 03/28/2004

Into the Sun

Upstream in the Sun.

Taken on 03/28/2004

Cascading

Taken on 03/28/2004

Looking out

From the front doors of Chaminade Hall.

Taken on 03/16/2004

Chaminade in the Snow

This is a view of Chaminade Hall. The most upper right window that can be seen is my office.

Taken on 03/16/2004

Silent Walkways

From the front door of my building during Spring break, this shot shows the usually populated path in front of the Union.

Taken on 03/16/2004

A second shot

A second shot taken from my window at work.

Taken on 03/16/2004

From work's window

This is the view from the window in my office at UD. We had an odd March snowfall, so I borrowed a camera and stole a few shots.

Taken on 03/16/2004

Pondering Falls

A bridge and waterfall at some park somewhere...

Taken on 03/08/2004

Subtle Streams

A small stream at Cox Arboretum

Taken on 02/29/2004

Soulless

This unique tree had completely rotted away on the inside, leaving nothing but the bark to keel over.

Taken on 02/29/2004

Sundogs

It was a beautiful, sunny day, with a few light whisps of clouds in the sky. This caught my eye, as the clouds seemed to be sporting rainbow colours. I'd never seen anything like it before, but my dad knew what it was. Sundog.

Taken on 02/18/2004