Photography

Lake landscapes at Lebanon Hills Regional Park

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An evening at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, MN

Shot Sept 11, 2010 ::  Lebanon Hills Regional Parl, Eagan, MN

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Sun shining a golden light

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An evening at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, MN

Shot Sept 11, 2010 ::  Lebanon Hills Regional Parl, Eagan, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

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While on a walk at Lebanon Hills Regional Park with the Nature Spirituality meetup group, we admired and examined some few plant life.. Here are a few:

Very yellow flowers

Admiring … this

Examining

The colors of flowers and that of (wo)man
A purple Aster flower

Leaves of three , let them be – Poison Ivy

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Living nature at Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Shot Sept 11, 2010 ::  Lebanon Hills Regional Parl, Eagan, MN

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A pretty setting for a black eyed chickadee.

Great for a desktop background image

Shot July 02, 2010 ::  Lone Lake Park, Minnetonka, MN

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Another pretty “weed”. A symbol of resilience, adaptation and natural beauty.

Great for a desktop background image

Shot July 02, 2010 ::  Lone Lake Park, Minnetonka, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

This little gal is looking for food in this decomposing tree

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Hairy Woodpecker (female)

Photos not enhanced in any way, only cropped from the larger original

Next to Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: April 12, 2010

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A well hidden dark-eyed Junco in April

See photos of a dark-eyes junco taken in March here . Notice the change in color of this bird’s feathers

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Next to Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: March 24, 2010

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An authentic watercolor painting

by nature.

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A Weeping Willow’s (this tree) Reflection in the spring

On Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: April 12, 2010

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

The reflection of this weeping willow has been digitally enhanced. Only contrast was increased and brightness reduced. No other alterations (except for resizing the image from the original larger size).

Digitally editing this photo to increase contrast resulted in this stunning almost 3-D photo

enjoy,

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A Weeping Willow Tree in the spring

On Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: April 12, 2010

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

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A Weeping Willow Tree in the spring

On Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: April 12, 2010

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

I like this bird, I don’t see it often enough.

Photo shot from 30 ft away

It is exciting to see a Red-Bellied Woodpecker, and these birds are smart and they simply look pleasant (happy), I think it’s their eyes and face that give me this impression.

You may wonder, why this bird is red-bellied while it clearly is red-headed?
The answer is simple, the belly is red, we just can’t see it.

I am 50-80 feet away from the bird here

I think this bird could have been named “zebra” (for the zebra-pattern black and white color on its back, wings and tail), red-crowned, or red-necked bird.

Red-bellied woodpeckers are relatively new to the North. Like northern cardinals, northern mockingbirds and tufted titmice, these birds are native to the Southeast. It’s only been in the late part of last century that they pioneered northward. Now these birds are found through the Upper Midwest and Northeast from the Great Plains east to New England.

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A Red-Bellied Woodpecker

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A sparrow?

Next to Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: April 12, 2010

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera from about 20ft away

A quick note to let you know I changed the site looks and feel, along with this I fixed a bug with the tags and categories. NOW you can click on a tag or category and see all the photos right there without having to open each post to get to the photos.

I also added google ads, they should all relate to photography, and hopefully would generate a few cents here and there as people click on the ads they find interesting to help supplement the cost of having this site.

all the best
Ethan

We put a fence,

and life goes on,

“adaptation and growth”

and life goes on,

“death”

(this tree is decomposing into BLOCKS !)

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Here’s a scenic part of the trail

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Trees of the trail

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A sure cure for Arachnophobia (fear of spiders)

Orange Spider

Shot June 27, 2010 ::  On the Winchell Trail @ Mississippi Gorge Regional park (from 36th to 44th Streets), Minneapolis, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

About the trail:

More info on the National Park we will be walking through: http://www.nps.gov/mi…

More info on the restoration work that’s been done in this area: http://www.nps.gov/mi…

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Common Milkweed, has white liquid in it’s leaves and flowers. Purported to have been used by Native Americans as gum.
Monarch butterflies also lay their eggs on milkweed, but since there was only a small patch, no Monarch eggs or larvae were found.

Shot June 27, 2010 ::  On the Winchell Trail @ Mississippi Gorge Regional park (from 36th to 44th Streets), Minneapolis, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

About the trail:

More info on the National Park we will be walking through: http://www.nps.gov/mi…

More info on the restoration work that’s been done in this area: http://www.nps.gov/mi…

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Enjoy,

Wild flower, I thought this was a Daisy with fine white petals with a hint of pink and a vivid yellow center, but a friend pointed out this was an Aster flower.

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Shot June 01, 2010 ::  Lone Lake Park, Minnetonka, MN

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Everywhere I look, I see beauty,

Wild flower, Aster flower, white petals with a hint of pink and a vivid yellow center

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Shot June 01, 2010 ::  Lone Lake Park, Minnetonka, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

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Shot June 01, 2010 ::  Lone Lake Park, Minnetonka, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

Water Lilies at Lone Lake

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Shot June 01, 2010 ::  Lone Lake Park, Minnetonka, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

Full moon, behind down town Minneapolis, with a frozen lake Calhoun.

Photo taken from lake Calhoun on January 28, 2010 at dusk.

The moon was not directly behind Minneapolis, with some photoshop magic I moved the moon to behind the buildings.

I love the sounds these little things make

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White-breasted Nuthatch

Shot April 04, 2010 ::  Big Willow Park, Minnetonka, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera with a 75-300 canon lens. From about approx. 15ft away

My first time to photograph an otter

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Otter

Shot April 04, 2010 ::  Big Willow Park, Minnetonka, MN

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera with a 75-300 canon lens. From about approx. 50ft away

As I was ending my walk and heading back, I could hear my little yellow friend chirping, looked up another tree and there it was, still too busy singing to care for me snapping more photos of it. It looked at me as I stood there a few times, allowing me to snap some good shots and kept on singing. Here are some of the photos:

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Walking along the trail at the Big Willow Park, I heard this non stop twittering and chirping, looked up and I saw this pretty little American Goldfinch. It was too busy singing to care for me snapping my shots. It looked at me as I stood there a few times, and kept on singing.

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American Goldfinch in the spring

Shot April 03, 2010 ::  Big Willow Park, Minnetonka, MN

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While driving home at 5:00PM on an overcast day I noticed eagles in the sky. Luckily I knew where they were going. I got off the street and they landed in the wetland where I was waiting about 100ft away.

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A sure sign of spring!

Shot in a residential neighborhood alley in the city of Hopkins, MN

Shot April 2, 2010

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera from about 2ft away

Beautiful eye-catching red Cardinal.

About to Fly

Flying

This Northern Cardinal has very little black around the bill.
Lowering his crest (yes it’s a he) as he flies.

Shot March 24, 2010

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera from about 30ft away

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Eat Healthy, Eat Beautifully

Pepper, Fig, Carrot, Cucumber

March 24, 2010

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera

Enjoying Stillness

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We, humans, ought to learn from Geese, learn to enjoy stillness and just ‘being’

A Canada Goose enjoying stillness on the partially ice-covered Starring Lake in Eden Prairie, MN

March 24, 2010

Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera from about 40ft away

Black bird against the blue sky with a little surprise

1. Fluffing myself

2. Yeah, that feels good!

3. My true color, my blue goes well with black

4. Here we go..

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Common Grackle from the Blackbird Family :: with an interesting shade of blue

Next to Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: March 24, 2010

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Dark-Eyed Junco

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Next to Starring Lake, Eden Prairie MN :: March 24, 2010

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