More fireworks.  18 mm, ISO 1600, F/10, 2.5 sec. exposure.

Some 4th of July pictures.  We were very close, so I aimed the camera higher.  Looking back, I wish I hadn't.  This is one of the first and I really liked the reflection of the fireworks in the cars below.  All the pictures after I moved the camera left the cars out of the pictures.  18 mm, ISO 1600, F/10, 2.5 sec. exposure.

A small stream we found along the roadside.  40 mm, F/5, ISO 200, 1/100 sec exposure.

A scenic little house and some fall color along the shores of the Mississippi River.  90 mm, F/5.6, ISO 200, 1/100 sec. exposure.

My oldest daughter strategically posing with the sunset during the Venus transit.  300 mm, F/8, ISO 200, 1/3200 sec exposure, Neutral Density 0.9 lens filter.

Something a little more current.  An awesome picture of Venus' transition across the sun.  300 mm, F/9, ISO 200, 1/2500 sec exposure.  Neutral Density 0.9 filter.

A barge and ducks on the Mississippi River.  105 mm, F/5.6, ISO 200, 1/160 sec exposure.

Changing oak leaves.  85 mm, F/5.6, ISO 200, 1/200 sec exposure.

Overlooking the Mississippi River in the fall.





Some color at one of the small towns we visited along the Mississippi River.  62 mm, ISO 200, F/5.3, 1/125 sec exposure.

We went on this trip a little early so there wasn't a lot of color, but this picture captures some of it.  I liked the contrast of the dead corn stalks in the foreground with the bright colors of the trees in the back.  75 mm, ISO 200, F/5.3, 1/400 sec exposure.



Another leaf picture from our fall trip.  75 mm, ISO 200, F/5.3, 1/80 sec exposure.

Good start to the thunderstorm season.  42 mm, ISO 200, F/5, 25 sec exposure.

This fall we took a trip along the Mississippi River.  18 mm, F/5, ISO 200, 1/100 sec exposure.

I found this mantis on the top of our work truck one day and managed to get this picture of it staring at the camera with a reflection on the truck surface.  300 mm, F/5.6, 200 ISO, 1/20 sec exposure.

Dew on a spiders web. 300 mm, F/6.3, ISO 200, 1/60 sec exposure.

I'm in the process of trying out a new photo editing program, since I switched to a new computer and lost access to photoshop. I have a backlog of photos to post and hopefully I'll become more familiar with this program as time goes on. This is a picture from back in early October. The dew had formed large droplets on the grass and other objects.

Obviously a picture of my daughter in a local parade. This is another picture I would have never been able to take before I got my new lens. 300 mm, ISO 200, F/13, 1/25 sec exposure.

I originally got my telephoto lens to take close up pictures of wildlife without scaring my subjects off. However, I've noticed that it also allows me to take pictures of my family without them knowing I'm taking a picture of them. I have been pleased with the results. I took this picture of my kids at the bus stop on the same foggy morning as the previous post. 210 mm, ISO 200, F/13, 1/50 sec exposure.

Fall is a great time for taking morning pictures. The increasing hours of darkness allow the air to cool to it's dewpoint and creats some great morning fog. 145 mm, 200 ISO, F/13, 1/80 sec exposure.