Closer Views ~ Nature Photography

Closer Views ~ Nature Photography

Welcome! Closer Views is about sharing the wonder and beauty of creation that we so often overlook.

25/06/2024

"Sunrise and Fog"

The early morning sun rises over foggy lowlands on a segment of the Wisconsin Ice Age Trail near Belleville, in southern Dane County; prairie flowers rest barely visible in the dark foreground.

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23/06/2024

"Sunny Daffodil" 🖼️ Daffodil in full bloom, drenched in a late afternoon sun.

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23/06/2024

A white-tail fawn (Odocoileus virginianus) sends greetings from its hiding place in our backyard.

22/06/2024

"Early Spring Crocus #1" • Available

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This is the first image of a tryptic of a happy little cluster of Crocus flowers pushing up through a late spring snow.

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22/06/2024

Firefly traces
Experimenting on a good night for lightning bugs!

22/06/2024

🌴 REMINDER: The Summer Kick-Off Event I announced on Thursday comes to an end tomorrow!

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Pictured: "Asiatic Dayflower"

A close-up look at an Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis).

21/06/2024

"Sunrise over Fog,"

The sun rises over fog enshrouded lowlands along the Brooklyn segment of the Wisconsin Ice Age Trail, Dane Co., WI.

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20/06/2024

"Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love." – Nate Berkus

Sunflower heads (Helianthus sp.), open and budding, on a calm early summer morning.

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20/06/2024

☀️ ​Summer Kick-Off Event ☀️

Ready or not, summer is here!

I'm kicking off the warm weather vibes with a special event exclusively on my gallery website.

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Pictured: "Blown Snow and Pine bough"

19/06/2024

Out our bedroom window this morning:
Here's one of the things I really like about our country home - A White-tail Deer fawn (Odocoileus virginianus) peers from its hiding place in the brush on our backyard hill.

18/06/2024

Hungry Tree frog
A Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) takes advantage of the yard light above our garage door to hunt for insects attracted to the light. Gray treefrogs - both Eastern (H. versicolor) and Cope's - can change their color through grays, browns, and greens to better match their surroundings.

18/06/2024

"Moonrise on Lake Superior"

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Moonrise on Lake Superior, from Madeline Island, with the quote "Still waters run deep where there is hope born of faith in God's love."

16/06/2024

A room’s soul is in the details. 🏡✨

Pictured: "Lupine flowers"

Twin stalks of delicate blue Lupine flowers on a soft green background, with small grass seed-stalks swaying alongside.

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15/06/2024

A US Navy Blue Angels F18 creating a trail of condensation clouds as the pressure waves cause the air temperature to drop below the dew point. ("Blue Angels F18 and condensation clouds")

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13/06/2024

Autumn Birch

11/06/2024

"2024 Closer Views Calendar"

A colorful cluster of graceful Bleeding Hearts flowers (Dicentra spectabilis) forms a pleasing composition and graces the cover of this fourteen-page calendar (Cover plus January 2024 through January 2025). The calendar size is 9.5" x 17.25", is black spiral bound, and is printed on heavy (120 lb.) white matte finished paper.

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09/06/2024

📣 RESTOCK - Canvas prints of all your favorites are available now!

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07/06/2024

⚠️ SALE ENDS TONIGHT!

Last call for 25% off!

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THANK YOU to everyone who has supported my work this week!

Pictured: "Snow dunes and flower stalks"

06/06/2024

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Featured: "Frosty Queen Anne's Lace"

Seedhead umbels of Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) stand out against the soft background on a cold, frosty morning.

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06/06/2024

“Flowering Water Lily”

A beautiful pink water lily flower rises above a bed of vibrant green lily-pad leaves.

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05/06/2024

With just 2 days left on my Father’s Day Sale, here’s a must-have from my online gallery.

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Featured: "Sun Rays and Clouds"

Sunrays (Crepuscular rays) - streaming through dark clouds.

04/06/2024

"Textures and glitter"

The wind forms mini, rippling snowdrifts and highlights the textures of the glittering new snow.

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04/06/2024

AVAILABLE

"Full Bloom Pink Lilies". A beautiful pink Lilies in full bloom.

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03/06/2024

A Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) jumps for - and catches - a flying insect while foraging through a budding oak tree.

03/06/2024

SURPRISE ✨

I had so much fun running my Mother's Day Sale last month, I thought it'd only be fair to do the same for Dad.

Here are the details for a new sale that starts now:

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Ends 6/7.

Featured: "Columbine"

02/06/2024

Last month, we celebrated Mom with a very special Mother’s Day Art Sale and now Dad is up next! Full details headed to my VIP email list shortly.

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01/06/2024

"Autumn hanging on" ☀️

An early snow rests in the bowl of an autumn-colored Maple leaf.

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31/05/2024

Water Lily flower

A delicately beautiful water lily rises in full bloom above its leaves. A polarizing filter removes the reflections from the water and saturates the colors.

29/05/2024

Final Hours – Memorial Day Art Sale

Last call to save 25% on new art! Use code MEMDAY2024 at checkout and thank you for the support!

Pictured: "Softly lit spiderwort flowers"

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28/05/2024

"Frost covered Oak Leaf"

An oak leaf collects frost on a cold autumn morning.

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Videos (show all)

Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Great Egrets (Ardea alba egretta) have been collecting on a local pond!
I saw a young cottontail rabbit close to the house and set up my camera quick - here's what I got. What do you think?......