Nature/Scenic Photography

ALL IMAGES © MARK O'BRIEN

Most of my shooting falls under the category of Nature Photography, but since I have separated out my photos on insects and flowers, this page will primarily be landscapes and small tableaus featuring natural objects other than insects.

One of these days, I am going to pore over the slides I have taken for the past twenty-odd years and put some of the best ones up on this page. However, all of those prior to 2000 were tajen with either a meterless Exacta Exa 1a (1974-1982) or a Pentax MG (1983-1999), or a P&S. I have some great photos from the Huron Mountains of Northern Michigan that show vistas few have seen in the UP because that area is closed off to the public.

For now, here are a few photos from recent work.

Christmas Day, 2000. Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Nikon N60, Fuji Superia 200 film.	Balloon Flower taken at early morning at Matthaei Botanical Gardens - about 1/15 sec at f 16 on Gold 100. 80 mm w/extension tube Ricoh KR-5.	Approaching thunderstorm at sunset, Door Co. WI, 7/2000 Pentax MG, Kodak Gold 100
Viceroy butterfly on Indian Plantain, Ives Road Fen, MI. 200mm w/extension tubes on a Ricoh KR-5. Kodak Gold 200 film.	A new bridge at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Feb. 2001. Nikkor 20mm lens, Nikon FE, polarizing filter. Kodak EPN 100 reversal film.	Japanese Painted Fern in our garden. May 2001, Nikkormat FTN, 90mm Tamron lens, Agfa HDC 200 color print film.
This was a display at the Ann Arbor Antiques Market, May 20, 2001 Nikon FE with Nikkor 43-86mm, 100 ASA print film.	Hyles lineata, the lined sphinx moth, is a crepuscular flier. Photo taken with Nikon F2, 200mm micro-Nikkor, flash; Ektachrome 200. August 2001, Huron Mountains, MI.	A bumblebee on New York Aster. Nikon N60, 60mm macro, Ektachrome 100. Sept. 2001.
A bench at Matthaei Botanical gardens with California poppies growing nearby. Nikon F2 with Tamron 90mm macro. Ektachrome 100.	Some flowers in my backyard. Nikon FE with 90mm tamron.	Sunrise over Ives Lake, Huron Mountains, 8/2001. Nikon F2, Nikkor 35-105 zoom.

Note: If you like any of these photos enough to want to purchase a matted print in 5x7 or 8x10 size, e-mail me.

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