Finally made it out for a photowalk through to Pewit’s Nest State Natural Area with my my dad. It’s a great location, and being able to walk out on the ice to shoot directly into the gorge was a real advantage. Talk about great ways to spend a Sunday.

The sunset itself last night was unremarkable, but about ten minutes after the sun went down the sky to the south lit up beautifully.

The view from Chris and Nicole’s rooftop deck in Boston. Seven flights of stairs that are totally worth it. Next time I’ll bring a tripod.

Included for your enjoyment, a complete list of Han Solo quotes also considered for the title of
this photograph:

• Never tell me the odds.
• Sorry sweetheart. I haven’t got time for anything else.
• Well Princess, it looks like you managed to keep me here a while longer.
• Laugh it up, fuzzball.
• Leia: “Would it help if I got out and pushed?” Han: “It might.”
• That’s not it, bring me the Hydrospanner.
• I’m sure Luke wasn’t on that thing when it blew.
• Chewie and I’ll take care of this, you stay here.
• Uh, uh… negative, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few minutes to lock it down. Large leak, very dangerous.
• She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid. I’ve made a lot of special modifications myself.

Frigid morning mists on Lake Monona.

Taken on an extremely clear and cold night with a Canon 50D, 500mm lens plus a 2x teleconverter for an effective 1600mm focal length — backyard astronomy without a telescope.

Rather than hit the usual state parks this afternoon, Dad, Amy, Bea and I headed out to Ferry Bluff State Natural Area to see what it was all about. It’s a gorgeous bluff over looking the Wisconsin River just west along the water from Sauk City. The walk up the back of the 300 foot bluff isn’t an easy one — and the mosquitos were horrendous in the woods — but the view (and lack of mosquitos) from the top is worth it. I’m looking forward to heading back there this fall to watch for eagles and see the colors change.

On our five year wedding anniversary.

No swaddle can contain them.

Miracle.

Dailyshoot: Look up today and make a photograph of the sky. Cloudy, clear, or somewhere in between? Tell the story of your sky today.

I really wish I’d known about this fire hydrant a few days ago.

A runner up for today’s Dailyshoot.

We get energy from a variety of sources.

Not the shot I was attempting, but I liked the unexpected result.

Us, projected onto our house by the sunset.

Under the Calatrava (really the Quadracci Pavilion) at the Milwaukee Art Musuem.

The only ice fishermen left on the bay are those with the most tenuous understanding of basic thermodynamics. There are at least five in this picture. (Above water.)

Yay for 10 second timers. :)

Fun with legos.

Or Hoth, I’m not entirely sure. Either way, I’d never been there before. The trying to capture the spray from the frozen crashing waves was a really cool experience.

Winter in rural Wisconsin.

I definitely didn’t have access to reflective water today, it was a balmy 17°F here in Madison this afternoon.

Dailyshoot: Reflections draw the eye. Find a pool, puddle, or other body of still water and make a photo of a reflected subject today.

Roll for initiative.

Sugar plums?