Flamingo close up at the Pittsburgh zoo.  120 mm, F/6.3, ISO 200, 1/640 sec. exposure.

Flamingos at the Pittsburgh zoo.  120 mm, F/6.3, ISO 200, 1/640 sec exposure.

Monitor lizard at the Pittsburgh zoo.  120 mm, F/4, ISO 720, 1/125 sec exposure.

Moon not quite full.  900 mm telescope, 1/20 sec exposure.

Trees reflected in Marlow Pond at Sam Parr Biological Station.  120 mm, F/4.5, ISO 200, 1/320 sec. exposure.

Snowy reflection in Marlow Pond, Sam Parr Biological Station.  40 mm, F/7.1, ISO 200, 1/200 sec. exposure.

Late winter snowfall.  27 mm, F/8, ISO 200, 1/250 sec exposure.

Sunset over Forbes Lake in Stephan A Forbes State Park.  24 mm, F/8, ISO 100, 1/250 sec exposure.

Bright yellows on a sugar maple.  26 mm, F/5.6, ISO 200, 1/125 sec exposure.

Cliffs at LaRue-Pine Hills Natural Resource Area.  18 mm, F/5.6, ISO 200, 1/125 sec exposure.

Fall colors at LaRue Pine Hills National Research Area.  18 mm, f/7.1, ISO 200, 1/200 sec exposure.

Fall colors, Forbes State Park, Illinois.  42 mm, F/4.8, ISO 200, 1/40 sec exposure.

Autumn at Forbes Lake State Park, Illinois.  50 mm, F/5, ISO 200, 1/80 sec exposure.

Vultures warming up in the morning at Sam Parr Biological Station. 135 mm, F/6.3, ISO 200, 1/640 sec exposure.

Turkey vultures.  300 mm, F/5.6, ISO 200, 1/60 sec exposure.

Evening thunderstorm.

The 2017 eclipse progression from lower left to upper right.

An image of the full corona of the eclipse on August 21, 2017 as seen from Vienna, Illinois.  The image is composed of 9 different exposures ranging from 1/2000 - 1/2 second exposure.  ISO 200, f/11 fixed aperture.

The inner corona of the 2017 eclipse as seen from Vienna, Illinois.  300 mm (cropped), F/11, ISO 200, 1/500 sec. exposure.

The moment of the total eclipse, with potential Bailey's Beads.  300 mm (cropped), F/11, ISO 200, 1/4000 sec exposure.