Oh.....Deer!!!!!

I've been sharing a lot of mornings with the white tailed deer during this mid summer season.   The males have there antlers all grown out and the velvet coating is fun to see.    The mature males, are starting to get more cautious of people and are starting to develop more hormones that will get them into a mating frenzy come October and November.

Luckily the females and younger males are still pretty tolerant of photographers.   They are easily spooked by movement, but when you remain still and respectful of 'there space', they can be curious and want to see what you are up to.

When you find a nice summer landscape to photograph the deer, it can be a very rewarding experience to share a morning with the largest mammal in my back yard of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

For Something Completely Different

A few weeks ago, as I was driving, I noticed the patterns that high tension electrical wires make in the sky.

As the patterns became more varied and interesting, I decided to start to capture some of these with the camera.  

After some trial and error along with inspiration visiting some photo exhibits in Cleveland and Columbus, I decided to begin in earnest.  

The patterns fascinate me along with the design and engineering needed to bring all of us electrical power.   Regardless of your feelings of the lines that scar the sky around us, we need electricity in our contemporary society.  

This type of project will be short lived.   The geometric patterns and graphic lines will eventually fade in my excitement, but for right now, I will have a camera with me at all times, and hope to catch more patterns in the sky.

You can follow the project as it unfolds on my photography web site at:

Electrical Wires

Stay tuned for more wire images in the upcoming weeks.

Finding the Light

Sometimes a photographer chases the light, and sometimes the light chases the photographer.   The above is more of the later.

My photography friend Jeff and I ventured to one of my favorite summer time locations - Kendall Hills.  We were expecting to photograph some insects and see what the area had to offer.

Well as we got to the lake, shortly after sunrise, the lake was full of families of canada geese.   The young ones are the same size as the adults and it is hard to tell the young geese from the parents.  

As we were enjoying the geese swimming and feeding, the light began to turn the misty fog off the lake into a golden hue that was really spectacular.

As the families swam around, at times it was tough to see exactly what was happening because the intense light from the sunrise hitting fog just made the lake GLOW a golden color.

Luckily the camera is able to capture what I had felt of the tranquil scene.   One of the more magical mornings in the park this year.