Curly Maple

Curly Maple Live

IUCN Conservation Status: Varies Curly maple is sought out by woodworkers Curly maple is commonly known to woodworkers for the unique grain that is created by the grain of the wood. Seeing curly maple in the wild is not common, and can be quite astounding as you try to uncover why the tree grew in […]

Sandstone

Sandstone Live

Shades State Park The drop off is 100 feet to the bottom of the sandstone ridge! Step after step we hiked up the trail. It was a perfect day for hiking with temperatures in the mid-seventies. The sun was shining that day, and there wasn’t a hint of foul weather. Jill and I were hiking […]

Lichen

Lichen Live

IUCN Conservation Status: Varies Lichens are known as composite organisms I took this photo while out for a hike with Matt at Eagle Creek Park in central Indiana. we had rented a super telephoto lens to take some bird photos. While we were getting out to the lake, I was playing with matts 105mm lens […]

Cuban Brown Anole

Cuban Brown Anole Live

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern These lizards are invasive to the southern United States, Hawaii, California, Mexico, and Taiwan As the name implies, this lizard is native to Cuba, and not Florida where this photo was taken. More specifically, this photo was taken in Everglades National Park. The Cuban brown anole is a highly invasive lizard species […]

Gypsy Moth Caterpillar

Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Live

IUCN Conservation Status: Data Deficient It’s not until you get close to them that you realize their beautiful coloration and texture.  This wild looking creature is called a gypsy moth caterpillar. Along the length of its body there are five sets of blue dots, and six sets of red dots.  Along the side are orange dots. The yellow […]

Alligator Texture

Alligator Overhead Big Cypress Live

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern That’s as many alligators as there are people in Miami and Tampa combined! Possibly the best animal to convey our gallery theme of “Textures”, this is the American alligator. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission believe there to be ~1.3 million individuals in the state. That’s as many alligators as there are […]

Lower Antelope Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon Texture

Every corner of the slot canyon is a photographer’s dream Lower Antelope Canyon is a photographer’s dream. Every corner of the slot canyon is an opportunity to capture texture, light, and color. Located in Arizona, Antelope Canyon feeds into Lake Powell which is one of the sites that Glen Canyon Conservancy supports. Nick and I […]

Texas Spiny Lizard

Texas Spiny Lizard

Between climbs I saw this Texas Spiny Lizard I took this photo while rock climbing with my brother, Nick, in Austin, Texas. We had been on some routes in the Barton Creek Greenbelt. We did some easy routes and some fun routes, but nothing too challenging. We had spent eight hours climbing at Reimers Ranch […]

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