I don’t like if I walk through a week without having the time or chance to make a click with the camera. Last week was unfortunately one of it. Well, today I finally went out briefly into the great outdoors and made a few photos. This mushroom stood in the total shade of new tree growth on a dyke at Mud Lake Park. Expecting maybe to aim the lens at some bird, I had the Z 600 f/6.3 lens with the 1.4 teleconverter attached. Alright, this is not really a reason to walk back to the car for a different lens. So what, I put the belly on the ground and moved away from the subject beyond the minimum focal distance for the lens (~4m, ~13ft). So what is this shot about? I think it is the pure beauty of the mushroom, even if it is already in a state of decay. Nature can be beautiful sometimes beyond our imagination!
LABOR DAY HIKE
We used the afternoon of Labor Day last Monday for a hike in the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area, just south of Dubuque, Iowa. Yes, many prairie flowers and plants have passed their prime already, but there is still a lot of beauty on the prairie and in the woods above the Mississippi River at the end of summer. Here are a few photos I made along the trail during our hike, which led us to the most remote parts of the Mines of Spain. The Nikon Nikkor AFS 70-200 f/4 was the only lens on camera. I like this focal range for hikes or walks, allowing me to zoom in for details, but also still having the choice for a wider view on a landscape at 70 mm if necessary.
We had a nice discovery of an interesting insect, but this is for another blog post, maybe tomorrow. So please stay tuned…
All images: Nikon Z6II, Nikon FTZ adapter, Nikon Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm, f/4