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Week 22, June 1-7, 2025 – the new drone

June 7th, 2025

Tagged 2024, 2025, 24.12.24, 25.04.13, 25.05.25, Apr25, April, autumn color, autumn colors, autumn path, bridge, Carpentersville, Carpentersville Dam, Carpentersville IL, Clifford Park, creek, curve, Dec24, December, DJI, DJI Mini 3, drone, Elgin, Elgin IL, forest, forest path, Fox River, Grove Creek, ice, leaves, May, May25, orange, park, path, picnic table, pond, reflection, river, road, rocks, self portrait, Seward Bluffs Forest Preserves, shore, shoreline, snow, stones, stream, trees, walking path, water, Week 22 2025, WEEKS, WEEKS 2025, Winnebago County

“In the Treetops”

June 3rd, 2025

Tagged 2025, 25.04.13, Apr25, April, autumn color, autumn colors, autumn path, Clifford Park, curve, DJI, DJI Mini 3, drone, Elgin, Elgin IL, forest, Fox River, leaves, orange, park, path, river, walking path, water, Week 22 2025

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“Shoreline Walk”

June 2nd, 2025

Tagged 2025, 25.04.13, Apr25, April, autumn color, autumn colors, autumn path, Clifford Park, curve, DJI, DJI Mini 3, Elgin, Elgin IL, forest, Fox River, leaves, orange, park, path, pond, river, self portrait, walking path, water, Week 22 2025

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“Orange Carpet”

June 1st, 2025

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Week 16, April 20-26, 2025 – Monochrome Butterflies

April 26th, 2025

Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 2025, 25.04.13, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Apr25, April, black & white, blossom, butterfly, Chicago IL, D750, flower, fur, hair, insect, leaf, legs, monochrome, Nikon, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Sony, Week 16 2025, WEEKS, WEEKS 2025, wings

monochrome color

Nearly every year, I take at least one trip down to Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum to photograph the butterflies. The Nature Museum has a wonderful year-round habitat for the butterflies, and in the middle of winter with all of the dull colors of nature, it’s relaxing to photograph something with rich colors.

But a friend challenged me to photograph something unusual in black & white; so I chose the butterflies in my second trip to Peggy Notebaert. Can I create interesting images without depending on the vibrant colors of the plants and insects? I am very pleased with the results of my experiment.