Nikon D300s | Tamron 90mm Macro F2.8 | SB900/Ring Flash | ISO 200 1/60 sec

Particularly nice weather we’re having wouldn’t you say?  This image is a continuation of the flower shoot I did last week.  I just love the vibrant colors of the flowers and besides I think they help my mood in this stormy winter weather we are having.

I received a nice comment from Andreas Exner yesterday about my blog and some of my images.  Andreas is an amateur photographer who is quite good.  I met him last Summer on the Worldwide Photo Walk and I was very impressed with the images he took on the walk.

He gave me his blog address and I check it about once a week to keep up with his work.  Andreas was born in East Germany and came to the USA in 2004.  While he is impressively creative he also has a very detailed oriented approach to photography.  Much more so than I do.  Those who know me very well know that details aren’t always my first priority.  I would recommend you check out his blog at this link  Andreas Exner

Nikon D700 | Nikon 24-70 mm F2.8 | Nikon SB800 | ISO 200 @1/60 sec.

I left work early yesterday because of the weather and because I have access to our network I can do just about anything at home that I can do at work.  The weather was terrible and although the roads were not all that bad the blowing snow made driving very challenging.  I got home about 3:00 PM.  Angie and Josh were here as Angie comes over to use our treadmill (I mean our close rack.)  So I grabbed a couple of pictures of Josh at Day 78.

Nikon D700 | Nikon 24-70 mm F2.8 | Nikon SB800 | ISO 200 @1/60 sec.

Funny thing is that normally when there is a snow I hear the snow plow from my office going up and down the street on a regular basis.  This is one of those days when the plow has not made a single trip yet.  Probably because with the high wind it would be pointless.

Nikon D300s | Tamron 90mm Macro F2.8 | SB900/Ring Flash | ISO 200 1/60 sec

Well that’s it for today.  I’m going to post the camera specs for each shot I take for those of you who want to know.  I may forget from time to time but it is what most photographers do so….

Thanks for stopping by.  Be careful out there.

I was listening to the weather report this morning as they detailed this huge storm that is headed our way and I thought this would be a good time to process the river shots I did Saturday.

I don’t know if these are the same fishermen that were on the river a couple of weeks ago when I was looking for Eagles but I like this image with the small boat framed up against the structure in the background.

Jeanne and I were going to  the river Saturday and we went by the Dubuque Art Gallery where they still have “The American Farmer.” (I’m not sure if that is the proper name) and Jeanne remarked that she had not seen it in person.

So I took another set of images while we were there.  The first time I shot it, there were icicles hanging all over the statutes and I had to “clone” them out.  No icicles this time and I tried a new more “edgy” look with this one.  I like the way it turned out.

Be safe out there and mind the conditions.  As always thank you for stopping by.  I know you have other things to do so I am grateful.