One of the peacocks that amble around the grounds at the Brookfield Zoo. (They also have wandering guinea fowl.) #brookfieldzoo #bird #peacock #zooanimals

Fennec fox #chicago #lincolnparkzoo #fox #zooanimals

Sunbittern, Lincoln Park Zoo #chicago #lincolnparkzoo #bird #zooanimals

The red pandas were also active #lincolnparkzoo #zooanimals #redpanda

The end :) #lincolnparkzoo #zooanimals #rhino

Also got a nice gibbon portrait on my visit #chicago #lincolnparkzoo #zooanimals #gibbon

Visited Lincoln Park Zoo a few days ago and was pleasantly surprised to see a new exhibit in the bird house featuring a pair of kingfishers! #chicago #lincolnparkzoo #bird #kingfisher

Goose, Lincoln Park South Pond #chicago #lincolnparkchicago #goose #bird #blackandwhitephotography

Under a bridge, Lincoln Park South Pond #chicago #lincolnparkchicago #abstractphotography

Another sunrise view from Northwestern, with downtown Chicago (and, on the left, Gary) in the distance #sunrise #northwesternuniversity #chicago #lakemichigan

Shot beneath a bridge on Wooded Island. The right side glows with morning light, while the left has been cast into shadow. #chicago #jacksonparkchicago #abstractphotography

Hanging branch #chicago #jacksonparkchicago #landscapephotography

I like how it's difficult to tell the scale of these shots. This is a fairly small patch of icy water, but I can imagine it as a view out your airplane window. #chicago #winter #abstractphotography #blackandwhitephotography

Captured some more interesting ice patterns this morning at Wooded Island, Jackson Park #chicago #jacksonparkchicago #abstractphotography #blackandwhitephotography

And another, why not. #chicago #southloopchicago #cityscape #urbanphotography

Another telephoto cityscape from my neighborhood #chicago #cityscape #architecture #abstractphotography

Crack in an icy pond #winter #landscapephotography #blackandwhitephotography

Burr in the snow #macrophotography

Thinning ice and water patterns at Northerly Island #chicago #northerlyisland #landscapephotography

Back in Chicago, the ice is finally melting #chicago #cityscape #lakemichigan #blackandwhitephotography

A portion of Grand Prismatic Spring -- it's so large you can't fit it all in one shot from ground level #yellowstone #landscapephotography

The chilly morning air amplifies the steam produced by the thermal pools and vents #yellowstone #landscapephotography #blackandwhitephotography

Travertine terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs #yellowstone #landscapephotography

More thermal pool patterns from Yellowstone #yellowstone #blackandwhitephotography #abstractphotography

The geyser basins at Yellowstone are a wonderland of geologic/geometric abstractions #wyoming #yellowstone #landscapephototgraphy

Landscape photos can be pretty abstract too, of course. (This is from the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.) #landscapephotography #yellowstone

There's a particular variety of insulation material I see at work which lends itself to cloud-like abstractions. (It's normally light brown -- I have manipulated the color grading to make this look more like a photo NASA would take.) #abstractphotography

Trying to also improve my ability to notice the interesting compositions I might otherwise overlook at work #foundart #photography

I'm not as confident posting photos like this as I am sharing images of a scenic landscape or a handsome animal. Is it interesting to anyone but me? I find something compelling about it, anyway. #closeupphotography #urbanphotography

Birch bark. I want to do more macro/closeup photography this year #macromonday #closeup #abstractphotography

The richly colored vegetation was as striking as the cliffs themselves #newfoundland #landscapephotography

Kristine perched atop a cliff near Bonavista, NL, looking out at a pair of full-sized icebergs in the distance. #newfoundland #landscapephotography #blackandwhitephotography

The lake had several mini-icebergs floating out in the distance. Apparently this is known as "pancake ice." #lakemichigan #chicago #sunrisephotography #landscapephotography

Another early work day at Northwestern rewarded me with this sunrise #northwesternuniversity #chicago #lakemichigan #sunrise #landscapephotography

One more shot of this pretty kitty, who lives at the superb zoo in Omaha #zooanimals #henrydoorlyzoo #snowleopard

Will I ever see some of these creatures in the wild? A snow leopard would require a lot of luck, even with Central Asia very much on our travel itinerary #zooanimals #snowleopard

Changing things up with a few wintry zoo animal portraits. #zooanimals #polarbear

Stay safe and stay strong, friends! The storm will pass. Ice is dangerous but fragile. It cannot survive where there is warmth. #newfoundland #icebergs #fuckice

Our icy lake #chicago #chiberia #lakemichigan #landscapephotography

Facing south from near the Planetarium. These last two photos btw were taken with my iPhone 14 Pro, which I have belatedly become acclimated to using for most of my wide-angle shots. #chicago #lakemichigan #landscapephotography

Geese gather around an opening in the ice at Northwestern University's lagoon #winter #landscapephotography #northwesternuniversity

Just learned that Waterfall Wednesday is a thing, so here's my contribution: Seljalandsfoss, Iceland #waterfallwednesday #iceland #landscapephotography

I love the yellows and oranges of the dry grasses this time of year #chicago #northerlyisland #landscapephotography

By now perhaps you recognize my beloved Northerly Island #chicago #northerlyisland #landscapephotography #blackandwhite

Sunrise at Belmont Harbor, taken last week #chicago #sunrise #lakemichigan #landscapephotography

Back to present-day Chicago for another sunset, this one illuminating the River City complex not far from our condo #chicago #southloopchicago #architecture #urbanphotography #sunset

Sunset #bagan #myanmar #burma #sunset

The interior of one of the larger temples features a large Buddha statue with a guardian spirit inscribed on the wall #myanmar #burma #bagan #temples #blackandwhitephotography

[Weird, I swear I posted this earlier today.] Another view of the Bagan temples #myanmar #burma #bagan #temples #blackandwhite

We were also fortunate to visit Bagan, the capital of an 11th century kingdom. Today, hundreds of ancient temples remain, spread across a vast plain by the Irrawaddy. #myanmar #burma #bagan #temples