Some days, you just come back empty-handed. I spent the afternoon at Rock Cut State Park in Loves Park, Illinois in search of a field of Thistle in full bloom and abundant with Monarch Butterflies. A field of Pale Purple Coneflowers would have been just as good....
There’s something about Prairie Milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii) pods that the Boxelder Bug loves. In the late summer and early fall months, I typically find each pod covered with these bugs at various stages of growth. They are slow-moving bugs and perfectly...
I really enjoy shooting dragonflies and damselflies. They are beautiful little creatures, kind of comical to watch, and they make really good photographic subjects. I find myself sitting on the little bridge over the pond for hours watching them and making images....
For the second weekend in a row, I was able to get out and do some dragonfly photography at Rock Cut State Park in Loves Park, Illinois. It was entirely too windy to be out shooting dragonflies. I quickly discovered that the bigger dragonflies were very busy trying to...
Steve Berardi over at PhotoNaturalist recently made available a free 18-page e-book written by his Father, Vic Berardi, titled “How to Photograph Dragonflies”. In my 30 years of shooting, I’ve never photographed dragonflies, so I figured I would give...
