A Canada goose among drift ice on a horizon-less Lake Michigan shore
A Canada goose among drift ice on a horizon-less Lake Michigan shore near Milwaukee
#birds #photography #wisconsin #nikon
Two male Common Goldeneye ducks, one with neck extended, and one female Goldeneye
Found some Common Goldeneyes having a little fun on Valentine's Day in Lake Michigan near Milwaukee
#birds #milwaukee #goldeneye
Light Pillars in the western sky
I noticed some Light Pillars while taking the dogs out tonight. Looking west from Baraboo, Wisconsin.
#nikon #landscape #night #light #photography #cold
Looking towards the constellation Perseus. This part of the Milky Way doesn't get photographed as often as the core but I like it because the view includes the Andromeda galaxy (upper-right) and the Pleiades (on the right side of the horizon). Seeing the Pleiades in the evening sky is a sure sign that winter is on the way.
Looking towards Perseus in the east-northeast sky.
#Nikon Z62, Nikkor S 14-30mm f/4.5, Sep 27, 2025, Baraboo, WI
10x 15sec ISO6400 f4.5 25mm, stacked in #Pixinsight, edited in #GIMP and #darktable.
#astrophotography #milkyway #linux #nightsky
The moon on October 3, 2025 from Baraboo, Wisconsin. Nikon Z6-2 with Nikkor 180-600/5.6-6.3, 116x 1/25sec, ISO 100, f/6.3, 600mm, stacked with Zerene Stacker, processed in PixInsight and darktable
The #moon on October 3, 2025 from Baraboo, Wisconsin. #Nikon Z6-2 with Nikkor 180-600/5.6-6.3, 116x 1/25sec, ISO 100, f/6.3, 600mm, stacked with Zerene Stacker, processed in #PixInsight and #darktable
#astrophotography #sciart
NGC 7000, or the North America Nebula Nikon Z6ii, Williams Optics ZenithStar 61ii, iOptron SkyGuider Pro 360mm, f/5.9, ISO6400, 200x60sec Processed on Debian Linux using PixInsight and darktable 2025-09-01, Baraboo, Wisconsin
NGC 7000, one of my first and favorite #astrophotography targets. This is 200 60-second exposures taken with my #nikon Z6ii which were then calibrated, stacked, and processed in #PixInsight and #darktable on my #Debian #linux computer.
Storm clouds race over Baraboo, Wisconsin on August 16, 2025
"Wind Racer"
Nikin Z6ii / Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S
ISO 400, f/11, 14mm, 1/125
#nikon #photography #darktable #stormclouds #clouds
My wife Debbie watches a wall cloud approaching Baraboo, Wisconsin on August 16, 2025.
"Before the Storm"
Baraboo, WI, 2025-08-16
Nikon Z6ii / Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S
ISO400, f/11, 1/125
#nikon #photography #darktable #stormclouds
Photo of "rattlesnake master" (Eryngium yuccifolium), a prairie plant. This specimen is growing in my yard. Not my best picture but it's the first one where I used darktable's new multi-preset export feature. My workflow had been to make a full size JPG from the image I'm working on and then change the settings to make an additional reduced-size version suitable for social media. And now with the multi-preset option and a sprinkling of variables in the target storage path, I can click once and like magic I get the two image exports in the right place on my file-system. Thanks again darktable developers!
Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
#darktable #nikon #photography
My dog Shasta looking up at the sky instead of at the camera
Make sure the eyes are in focus they say. Meanwhile, my dog...
#dogs #photography #nikon #darktable
Photo of some old newspapers with headlines "Men Walk On Moon", "Nixon Resigns" and "Kennedy is Killed By Sniper as he Rides in Car in Dallas; Johnson Sworn in on Plane"
It's old news, but fascinating to page through. I found these while cleaning out the attic. Best part is looking through the local news and advertisements. #oldnews #newspapers #moonlanding #kennedy #nixon #history #beentheredonethat
I was one of the reenactors -- one of the redcoats that were mowed down. I feel proud to have been there to help people see what it took to break free of tyranny.
NO KINGS Protesters enthusiastically but peacefully line the street in Baraboo Wisconsin
So nice to see a big turnout at the "NO KINGS" turnout in Baraboo, Wisconsin! Most of the cars going by gave a thumbs up or tooted their horns in support which was really great too.
#nokings
Humpback Whale NYC0313 raises its tail as it takes a dive in waters near Asbury Park, NJ
Humpback Whale NYC0313
American Princess Cruises, New York City, May 18 2025
Sighted near Asbury Park, NJ
#whale #humpback_whale
A Tree Swallow perched on a birdhouse has its beak wide open
Sing Yer Heart Out
Tree Swallow (I think -- there were Barn Swallows around too) at Richard W. DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst, NJ
#birds #meadowlands
Almost full moon rising over the treeline in a dark blue sky
Mother's Day Moonrise
2025-05-11
#nikon #astrophotography #photography #moon #darktable
My wife and I saw a group of 25 or so pelicans flying like this just yesterday in central Wisconsin. It took some time to identify them, but that's what they were!
Whooping Crane in Wisconsin
Always a thrill to see a Whooping Crane
#photography #nikon #birds
Well everything must have an end. The tree that is the subject of this photo got blown down in the wind a couple of days ago -- about a week after this photo was taken. I'll miss it.
The just-past-full moon rising in a cloudy sky
April Moonrise
#photography #SciArt #moon #nikon #darktable
A black and white image of the sun rising on a cloudy day with a tree and fence in the foreground.
Be Still
Snow on the ground in late March
#photography #blackandwhite #nikon #darktable #morning #sunrise
A tree at the edge of a pond is so bent over that it's tip is just touching the surface of the water.
Branching Out
I love how this tree reaches out and just touches the surface of the pond.
#nikon #photography #landscape #pano #darktable #hugin
Crowds of peaceful protesters in Madison Wisconsin demanding justice and sanity
Crowds of peaceful protesters in Madison Wisconsin demanding justice and sanity
Hands Off protest in Madison, Wisconsin
#handsoff
Absolutely beautiful photo!
A faint show of color in the northern sky on the night of March 25th, 2025 in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Just a touch of Northern Lights
#aurora #nikon #astrophotography #darktable
Proud to live in Wisconsin today
Bald Eagle in a tree on my property in Baraboo, Wisconsin
We had a visitor in our yard today...
#baldeagle #birds
A collection of seven images of the moon taken during the eclipse of 2025-03-14 showing the earth's shadow crossing the surface of the moon.
A collection of moon images taken during the eclipse of 2025-03-14 from Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Nikon Z6ii Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
ISO and exposure times vary.
Images processed in darktable and assembled in Gimp.
#astrophotography #sciart #moon #nikon #darktable #gimp #photography #eclipse
Moon just past full eclipse with a few stars visible
Eclipse 2025-03-14
Nikon Z6ii Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
ISO800 f/10 3sec 600mm
#nikon #astrophotography #sciart #moon #darktable
Moon
Getting some practice in for tomorrow's eclipse.
ISO100 f/11 1/125sec 600mm
#nikon #astrophotography #darktable
