everyday

by the Wisconsin River near Brokaw, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 22, 2007 by jls
See the Brokaw Walk gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

busy, busy, busy

For the past four weeks, Shannon and I have been running around like chickens (or a rooster in my case) with their heads cut off. We were at BJU for their graduation, at NBBC for their graduation, at Sam & Sarah's wedding, and moved (finally) into our apartment.
Because of all of this, my photography (and posting) has been somewhat lax; but there should be a definite improvement as Shannon and I have some more free time and are only a nice walk away from the Wisconsin River. :)

yellow weed

(satellite map)

by the Wisconsin River near Brokaw, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 22, 2007 by jls
See the Brokaw Walk gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

distant mountain

(satellite map)

Riverside Park, Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 16, 2007 by jls
See the Lilacs gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

in the distance

Hwy K north of Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 14, 2007 by jls
See the Flowers gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

busy bee

Merrill, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 13, 2007 by jls
See the Flowers gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

island

Stange Park, Merrill, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 9, 2007 by jls
See the Riverside gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

undergrowth

(satellite map)

Riverside Park, Merrill, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 10, 2007 by jls
See the Riverside gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

dimples

(satellite map)

Riverside Park, Merrill, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 10, 2007 by jls
See the Riverside gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

blossoms

(satellite map)

Riverside Park, Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 10, 2007 by jls
See the Picnic Island gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

it's spring

(satellite map)

Riverside Park, Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 10, 2007 by jls
See the Picnic Island gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

through the trees

(satellite map, website)

about 1/2 mile north of the Lake Alexander Dam
taken May 8, 2007 by jls
See the Lake Alexander gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

on the river

(satellite map, website)

about 1/3rd mile south of the Lake Alexander Dam
taken May 8, 2007 by jls
See the Lake Alexander gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

pointing

(satellite map, website)

about 1/2 mile north of the Lake Alexander Dam
taken May 8, 2007 by jls
See the Lake Alexander gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

the peaceful dock

Mark, my brother-in-law, took this shot. While I fumbled both of the shots that I attempted to compose (see below), he took the above shot and nailed the composition and lighting correctly. Awesome shot, Mark!

(although Mark did better, I still do like this photo)

(satellite map, website)

about 1/3rd mile north of the Lake Alexander Dam
taken May 8, 2007 by jls & mark
See the Lake Alexander gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

Wisconsin sunset

(satellite map, website)

about 1/3rd mile north of the Lake Alexander Dam
taken May 8, 2007 by jls
See the Lake Alexander gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

another marvelous sunset

(satellite map, website)

about 1/3rd mile north of the Lake Alexander Dam
taken May 8, 2007 by jls
See the Lake Alexander gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

Nikon D50

I got a new camera. It is a Nikon D50 dSLR. I have the full story on Through Our Lense.
I appologize for the lack of photos lately. Last weekend we were at BJU for some friend's graduations; and this week has been very busy as well. But I hope to make up for lost time over the next week...

full bloom

Christmac Cactus
taken March 18, 2007 by jls
See many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

shoreline

(satellite map)

Reflection Lake (southern shore), Northland
taken April 28, 2007 by jls
See the Reflection Lake gallery, & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

dew in the spotlight

This gorgeous flower was outside the house that we stayed in this weekend (we were at BJU for graduation). I took the shot at 5:45 in the morning, as we left for the airport.

in Greenville, SC
taken May 6, 2007 by jls
See more photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

painting the sunset

along PA371
taken July 28, 2005 by jls
See more at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

rocks

(satellite image)

under the Skinner's Falls Road Bridge, PA & NY border
taken July 29, 2005 by jls
See more at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

on the farm

(taken the same night as this photo but not on the same night as this photo)
(satellite photo)

along Hwy K (about 2 miles north of Wausau)
taken April 23, 2007 by jls
See the Hwy K gallery and other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

and his court

(satellite map)

Reflection Lake (southern shore), Northland
taken April 28, 2007 by jls
See the Reflection Lake gallery, & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

the emperor

(satellite map)

Reflection Lake (southern shore), Northland
taken April 28, 2007 by jls
See the Reflection Lake gallery, & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

fresh growth

(satellite map)

near the County K bridge, Merrill, WI
taken May 1, 2007 by jls
See the Merrill gallery & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

on the edge

(satellite map)

Reflection Lake (southern shore), Northland
taken April 28, 2007 by jls
See the Reflection Lake gallery, & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

wading in the stream

I turned from where I was shooting, up to my waist in the river, and saw her calmly wading away from me. She'd seen or smelled me long before I knew she was there. This photo was taken about a minute later...after I got out of the river and setup my camera. (Merrill Parks website, satellite map)


Riverview Park, Merrill, WI
taken May 1, 2007 by jls
See the Merrill gallery, & many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

'metadata' - of sorts

I'm going to start including some data as to where I've taken each shot. I hope that this makes each photo more interesting.

(metadata, as used in photography, actually typically refers to camera model, time when the photo was taken, and specific information about the camera's configuration when the photo was taken; but I think that metadata, or "data about data," would also refer to geographical information.)

pastels

taken October 2, 2006 by jls
See many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

simple beauty of a rose

taken November 23, 2006 by jls
See many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

simply gorgeous

taken October 8, 2006 by jls
See many other photos at fourpointedstar.smugmug.com

may flowers

Since it is now may, and everyone knows that April showers bring May flowers, I'm going to be looking back for a few good flower photos. Enjoy.