Photography 2

[C.J.]

I love that you guys have found a great hobby. There’s nothing quite like walking around and being in nature.

 

[Floorist]

I love that you guys have found a great hobby. There’s nothing quite like walking around and being in nature.

I live in a town of 8,000, we have three parks with lakes. About 20 miles from here is a state park with buffaloes. When I feel ok, lots of places to take pictures. My favorite park. It dates back to the 1880s. It was a health resort at one time. Can't see it in this picture, but the bridge on the right leads out onto an island. This whole park gets decorated for Christmas. You can walk or drive around the lake.

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

I live in a town of 8,000, we have three parks with lakes. About 20 miles from here is a state park with buffaloes. When I feel ok, lots of places to take pictures. My favorite park. It dates back to the 1880s. It was a health resort at one time. Can't see it in this picture, but the bridge on the right leads out onto an island. This whole park gets decorated for Christmas. You can walk or drive around the lake.
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Beautiful picture Rusty!

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

Despite only being 3° F outside, I did make it out today for a little while...

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

I went to Ouabache State Park about 30 miles south of Fort Wayne. Funny you mentioned buffalo...they have a bison pen there.

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

The Junco's were out digging in the snow for pine cones...

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

They fly up about a foot in the air and then land real heavy and make a dent in the snow with their bodies. Then they dig down to see if they can find a pinecone with seeds in it or other tasty treats. Was kind of cool to see actually....

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

Here's one digging in a footprint in the snow ahead of me. When I first saw him he was so far down in there I thought he was dead. He was just rootin' around down in the impression for food...

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

Northern Blue Jay just chillin', but keeping an eye on me too...

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

Took a few shots with my Nikon D7500 as well...not overly happy with the Tamron lens I was using, but I'm still waiting for my other lenses to arrive. It did ok...it doesn't have the reach of my Olympus with this lens, but it does generate good color.

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

Bird igloo

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

Here's what the Junco's were digging for...
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[Floorist]

The state park near here has 4,000 acres that 100 buffalo roam free on. Mostly natural prairie grass, never been plowed. Same place I took the butterfly pictures.

 

[Floorist]

 

[Floorist]

Freezing rain all day and then rain for the next several days. No photo taking.

 

[Floorist]

I still miss this car. I had repinstriped it myself. Did a lot of restoration work. Not long after I took this picture, a tree came down in a storm end-to-end and demolished it

. Only 30 made that year with that particular package. 89 Riviera.

 

[Floorist]

 

[Floorist]

More of the Badlands.

 

[Floorist]

 

[Commercial Floor Rep]

Your landscapes of the badlands are gorgeous! That had to be pretty cool to see in person!