Flowering Trees of Spring

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Using my Canon EOS 40D camera bodies and my Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM lens and my Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM lens sitting atop of my Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod these unusual captures were taken Wednesday evening before sunset. No filters of any type were used on either of my Canon L-Series lenses.

Flowering Trees of Spring

I used my Canon EOS 40D camera body teamed-up with my Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM lens for all of these captures. Of course my Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod held everything solid for these shots in the gentle breeze during Wednesday evening.

Down the Pond

A lone Canadian goose stares down toward a flock of Canadian geese landing toward the southern end of Hathaway Pond on the southwest side of Greenville, Michigan (Montcalm County). I used my Canon EOS 40D camera body with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 USM lens mounted on my Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod. I also had no filters mounted on this lens. A Canon ET83II lens hood finished off the combo.

As Morning Breaks

This capture of a lone Canadian Goose as the rays of the morning sun started poking through the trees and across Hathaway Pond in Greenville, Michigan was well-worth the time spent before daylight on a windless and clear April morning.

Autumn Evening

Last Snow of Winter

Long Lake Marsh

A shot of a marsh on Long Lake Road northeast of Belding, Michigan in Ionia County during the summer of 2009. The camera body used was a Canon EOS Rebel XS with a Canon EF 24-70mm L-Series f/2.8 USM lens. Also used was a Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod with a Hoya circular polarizer filter adjusted to capture the blue of the sky after a Canadian Cold Front sliced through the area the evening before.

Here We Go!

Two Canadian Geese take-off from a pond in Greenville, Michigan during mating season. The camera body is a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon EF 7-200mm f/2.8 L-Series USM lens, and sitting atop a Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod.

The Director

One of the many shots of waterfoul taken this spring in Greenville, Michigan. I used my Canon EOS 40D camera body with a Canon EF 70-200mm f.2.8 L-Series USM lens. Also I use my Manfrotto 055XPROB tripod for all of my waterfoul captures.

Pair of Canadian Geese

Stealth Mode

Canadian Geese

Summer Sunrise

An early morning at sunrise while walking through a field within Hathaway Green in Greenville, Michigan.

Fenwick Water Flood Area

While walking through the Fenwick Water Flood Area, I paused breifly to captur this image one morning in April.

Covered Bridge at Fallasburg, Michigan

After our first snow of the winter season, I drove north and east of Lowell, Michigan to the bygone era town of Fallasburg to capture this grand old covered bridge at sunset as I do each and every year.

Otter River

I actually stumbled upon this shot late one afternoon with the sun about ready to set in the western sky. Talk about luck!

Morning Waves

Morning waves gently break across rocks in Copper Country along the Lake Superior shoreline in the Keewanaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan during October.

Sunrise on the Marsh

This capture was taken along a rural country road in Michigan as the morning sun was about to break the treeline durning a humid July morning.

Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse

A cold March morning found me at Ludington, Michigan to capture the North Breakwater Lighthouse at sunrise about ready to escape from the bonds of winter and awaken to the warmer temperatures of spring.

Gitchigumi

While driving along Lake Superior, enroute to Copper Harbor at the northern-most tip of Upper Michigan in the Keweenaw Peninsula, I stopped to capture this shot of the largest fresh water lake in the world. The Native Americans call this greatest of the lakes Gitchigumi.

Sunrise on Lake Superior

Getting up before sunrise on a cold autumn day near Eagle Harbor in the Keewanaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan was well-worth the cold feet and frozen fingers.

White River Lighthouse

This proud maritime sentinel still stands at the shore of Lake Michigan and the White River near Whitehall, Michigan. The day my camera & lens took this capture was an unusually warm, pleasant, and a partly cloudy day.

A Michigan River in Winter

A shot of the Flat River before sunset as the clouds gently parted allowing the reflections of the sky to gently kiss the surface of the water that flows towards Lake Michigan.

Copper John's Falls

A stop along one of 300-plus native waterfalls gave my camera and lens time to capture one of many wonderful sights found in the Keewanaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan.

The Mighty Mackinaw Bridge

The Mighty Mackinaw Bridge links the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The first car traveled across the bridge when completed in 1957.

Autumn Marsh

A brief stop at a roadside marsh during early autumn provided my camera the opportunity to capture the transsition from the greens of summer to the delightful but short colors of autum.

Orchard at Sunrise

A brief moment at sunrise in an apple orchard as seen through the lens of my camera.

Silent Breath

I light breath of wind sweeps peacefully along the surface of the lake and heads towards an old cemetery past the pines.