In 2010, Bill suggested that I needed a “real camera”. We went shopping and after I got over my shock at the price of a real camera, we bought a Nikon DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) for me to use. With the idea of taking “better” pictures I signed up for some classes and also joined a nature photography club.
A month or so ago, my friend, Gail, from the photo club sent me 5 pictures of Bill (a.k.a. my sherpa) and me on various photo club excursions. Those pictures are the inspiration for this web page.
August 2010 - Iceland
October 2012 - Cantigny in Wheaton, Il. - club photo shoot
June 2013 - St. James Farm - Wheaton, Illinois - club photo shoot
October 2014 - International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI - Photographing Whooping
Cranes
The photo club scheduled a photo shoot to capture ice formations on Salt Creek. My thought – “Late February, cannot be all that cold”, so I signed up. I was wrong. It was seriously cold.
February 2014 - Graue Mill - Hinsdale, Illinois - club photo shoot
February 2014 - Graue Mill - Hinsdale, Illinois - club photo shoot
February 2014 - Graue Mill - Hinsdale, Illinois - club photo shoot Photo by Gail
Chastain, used with her permission.
May 2014 - Morton Arboretum - photographing a daffodil
June 2014 - Indiana Dunes - club photo shoot Photo by Gail Chastain, used with her
permission.
August 2014 - Paris - selfie
March 2015 - Port of New Orleans - selfie
November 2016 - Sicily - Medieval Erice
May 2017 - Morton Arboretum