Milkyway  Galaxy over Forbes Lake, IL.  Composite of 15 stacked photos, 18 mm, F/2.8, 25 sec exposures, ISO 3200.

Fungus growing on a maple tree.  65 mm, F/10, ISO 3200, 1/1600 sec exposure.

Grey Treefrog. 120 mm (cropped), F/9, ISO 3200, 1/1250 sec exposure.

Milkyway Galaxy over Stephen A Forbes State Park, Illinois.  14 mm, F/2.8, ISO 3200, 25 sec. exposure.

Lightning, southern Illinois. 86 mm (cropped), F/8, ISO 200, 72.7 sec. exposure.

Illinois thunderstorm.  86 mm (cropped), F/7.1, ISO 200, 40.5 sec exposure.

Lightning west of Louisville, Illinois. 86 mm, F/6.3, ISO 200, 49.4 sec exposure (cropped).

Skyline view of Chicago from the Adler Planetarium.  Panoramic stitched together in Photoshop.

Milwaukee skyline.  Edited and merged in Photoshop.

Milky Way Galaxy  over my bike.  Stitched together in photoshop.

Bluebirds at the Sam Parr Biological Station.  300 mm, F/5.6, ISO 200, 1/640 sec exposure, cropped.

Minneapolis skyline as viewed from Bde Maka Ska.  Panoramic stitched together in photoshop.

Lightning over Sam Parr Biological Station.  14 mm, F/10, ISO 200, 25 sec exposure, cropped.

Lightning looking south from Sam Parr Biological Station.  14 mm, F/7.1, ISO 400, 25 sec exposure, cropped.

One last picture of the bald eagle at Forbes Lake as it flies off.  300 mm, F/5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 sec exposure, cropped.

Female bald eagle flies off as chicks watch at Forbes Lake.  300 mm, F/5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 sec exposure, cropped.

Bald eagle takes flight.  300 mm, F/5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 sec exposure, cropped.

Bald eagle getting ready to fly from nest.  300 mm, F/5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 sec exposure, cropped.

Female bald eagle with her chicks at Forbes Lake, Stephen A Forbes State Park.  300 mm, F/5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 sec exposure, cropped.

Female bald eagle returning with food for chicks at Stephen A Forbes State Park.  300 mm, F/5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 sec exposure, cropped.