Top of the Upper falls at Hocking Hills State Park shot from the bridge. #waterfall #freezethemotion #52frames_shootfromabove #abstract Photo Location: Hocking Hills State Park, OH
“ 29. Lilies – 52Frames_In the center ”
After spending all of last weekend as a vendor at Lily Fest, I went back with the Hocking Photo Group on Thursday so I could actually take some pictures. I used my manual 15mm lens which meant I had to get very close to the flowers to fill the frame..…
“ 19. I don’t weigh THAT much! – 52Frames_details ”
At a bird banding station this morning this little guy watches as his measurements are recorded. He was a repeat visitor, having been banded in a different year. He managed to escape from the weight measurement tube before a reading could be made for that information. #birdbanding #repeatvisitor #chickadee #records…
Frozen in Time – 52Frames – Blur the Action
(My 25Frames picture along with a few other shots from a hike on Saturday. I really wasn’t expecting to be taking pictures of mushrooms that day. LOL) This log has been stuck in this waterfall for at least 5 years. Many have tried to dislodge it, Torrential rains have coursed…
Trip to Hidden Cave
Practicing social distancing while getting out. I recommend people avoid Hocking Hills State Park as there were cars and people everywhere. Luckily I have a place to get out that is only open to employees so I was all alone on my hike and had time to enjoy the quiet…
Old Man’s Cave in Winter
This picture placed in the 2018 Canal Winchester Mural competition and was made into a mural in Downtown Canal Winchester.This is the third in my series of large composite cave pictures. This is made up of multiple rows and columns of pictures with multiple exposures to maintain detail in the…
Boch Hollow – Week Forty-Eight 2017 52 Project
There’s a little known Nature Preserve just south of where I live called Boch Hollow. I haven’t been there in a while, but I signed up for a program to visit the permit portion of the park. We had a light snowfall the night before and I hadn’t been to…
Loving our Parks to Death-Week Forty-One 2017 52 Project
Years ago I read a story titled “Loving our Parks to Death.” It was talking about how many people were visiting Yosemite NP, and how the shear number of people was hurting the environment and how the experience of visiting the park was degraded by the crowds. I was reminded…
Mushroom Hike with OSU Mycology Class -Week Forty-Two 2017 52 Project
Jessica had a field trip with her Mycology class on Saturday down in the Hocking Hills and I was able to tag along. We ended up at the State Forest Rappelling area. We found quite a few interesting things. I still can’t ID them, but I learned about a few…
Fungus – Week Thirty-Seven 2017 52 Project
On September 4th I finally managed to get Julia out on a hike. Her mom and Mike came out with us as well. We first visited Whispering cave in the Hocking Hills. This new trail opened up in the spring, but it hasn’t taken long for people to find it.…