Mike Goad on January 3rd, 2009

143: Hope

Photo hunters

Newport State Park, Door County, Wisconsin, 9/17/08

When I saw what the category was for this week, this is the photo that I thought of.  The light is the sun, not a star — though the sun is a star — and the bird is a seagull, not a dove.  Nonetheless, the image just fits the topic, at least for me.

This is my first Photo Hunt post in several months.

Newport State Park, Door County, Wisconsin, 9/17/08

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Mike Goad on December 22nd, 2008

I’ve added a new Haw Creek travel page and  on the What the Hay hay art contest in Montana, as well as a What the Hay photo gallery.

Dancing hay bales animate gif, What the hay, Judith Basin County, Montana

Note: some of the photo pages have links to larger versions of the images.

Held the second Sunday in September, What the Hay is a central Montana hay art contest stretching over 21 miles in Judith Basin County. It features around 50 or more creative hay bale sculptures in fields between the towns of Hobson  and Windham.

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Mike Goad on December 19th, 2008
Custer State Park, South Dakota, August 20, 2007

Custer State Park, South Dakota, August 20, 2007

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Mike Goad on November 4th, 2008

Duck swimming in clear water of Green Bay at Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin
Waters of Green Bay at
Peninsula State Park,
Wisconsin

September 17, 2008

Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

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Mike Goad on July 29th, 2008

Goldfinch against March Snow in the South

March 4, 2008

11:49 AM CST

Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/180)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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