Posts by Hal

My Missouri 21

I am a native Missourian. And, I love my state. It has many wonderful things to offer those who live...

Do you ever wonder?

Do you ever wonder? I mean in the good sense of the word – like how things are made, or...

Fog and snow

Two elements that can make for great black and white images are fog and snow. In order to create contrast...

What a nice surprise

It was a wonderful surprise yesterday afternoon when this Cooper's hawk showed up in our backyard.

A little downy

They’re baaaaaak!

Who you ask? Bluebirds, of course. We live in St. Charles and in our 27 years of living here we’ve...

Sounds of Nature #25200

This is another in my series Sounds of Nature. Several inches of wet snow blanketed our area over the weekend....

Sounds of Nature #25104

Yesterday morning was absolutely magical. Light rain, fog rolling in and out, and clouds rising and lowering made for ideal...

The Last Noel – Christmas 2019

This is the third year that I’ve shared this image at Christmastime. I title it The Last Noel. And, although...

Love the blue jays

They can be kind of bossy, but I love the blue jays.

The wind blows

“The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold.” Is it just me or does...

Some things are just magical

At least they were on this glorious morning. The air was cold and night was giving way to morning, or...

Can you hear me now?

So goes the advertisement of a cell phone carrier a few years back. I think it’s all so true of...

Black and white or color?

I referenced this topic a few posts ago. The overall opinion of people surveyed was that the color version is...

Telephoto landscape photography

Can you get decent landscape images with a 600mm lens? You be the judge. This is one of several in...

To abstract or not to abstract?

That is the question. Abstraction in photography as used here means to extract from the overall scene. In the first...

Sounds of Nature #24598

I believe some (abstract) patterns in nature are better viewed in black and white versus color. I think this is...

Obscurity

When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We exult in its very invisibility....

“When you listen to the sound of creation, it’s amazing what you can see.”

I’ve been wandering through nature and creation most of my life. I love the natural world. And, except for indoor...

Silent night… or was it?

I kind of think it was a pretty raucous night. I mean you’ve got a woman giving birth, a baby,...

Title: Broken silence

Title: Broken silence. While out taking photos with my oldest brother at Busch Wildlife Area yesterday morning, I heard what...

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends in Missouri and abroad. We wish you a wonderful holiday season.

A sample pano

I went out the other day with my brother who is in town for Thanksgiving. The weather was overcast and...

“Stranger Things”

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My Missouri 21

I am a native Missourian. And, I love my state. It has many wonderful things to offer those who live...

Do you ever wonder?

Do you ever wonder? I mean in the good sense of the word – like how things are made, or...

Fog and snow

Two elements that can make for great black and white images are fog and snow. In order to create contrast...

What a nice surprise

It was a wonderful surprise yesterday afternoon when this Cooper's hawk showed up in our backyard.

A little downy

They’re baaaaaak!

Who you ask? Bluebirds, of course. We live in St. Charles and in our 27 years of living here we’ve...

Sounds of Nature #25200

This is another in my series Sounds of Nature. Several inches of wet snow blanketed our area over the weekend....

Sounds of Nature #25104

Yesterday morning was absolutely magical. Light rain, fog rolling in and out, and clouds rising and lowering made for ideal...

The Last Noel – Christmas 2019

This is the third year that I’ve shared this image at Christmastime. I title it The Last Noel. And, although...

Love the blue jays

They can be kind of bossy, but I love the blue jays.

The wind blows

“The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold.” Is it just me or does...

Some things are just magical

At least they were on this glorious morning. The air was cold and night was giving way to morning, or...

Can you hear me now?

So goes the advertisement of a cell phone carrier a few years back. I think it’s all so true of...

Black and white or color?

I referenced this topic a few posts ago. The overall opinion of people surveyed was that the color version is...

Telephoto landscape photography

Can you get decent landscape images with a 600mm lens? You be the judge. This is one of several in...

To abstract or not to abstract?

That is the question. Abstraction in photography as used here means to extract from the overall scene. In the first...

Sounds of Nature #24598

I believe some (abstract) patterns in nature are better viewed in black and white versus color. I think this is...

Obscurity

When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We exult in its very invisibility....

“When you listen to the sound of creation, it’s amazing what you can see.”

I’ve been wandering through nature and creation most of my life. I love the natural world. And, except for indoor...

Silent night… or was it?

I kind of think it was a pretty raucous night. I mean you’ve got a woman giving birth, a baby,...

Title: Broken silence

Title: Broken silence. While out taking photos with my oldest brother at Busch Wildlife Area yesterday morning, I heard what...

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends in Missouri and abroad. We wish you a wonderful holiday season.

A sample pano

I went out the other day with my brother who is in town for Thanksgiving. The weather was overcast and...

“Stranger Things”