Photography – Ecce Signum

Aurora Borealis, Spring 2024

2024-05-142024-05-14 John Winkelman

These are photos taken during the evening of Friday, May 10, during an amazing display of the Northern Lights. I took these photos with my Google Pixel 7 Pro phone, from a back yard in the middle of Grand Rapids. This is only the second time in my life that I have seen the Aurora Borealis, and it was everything I could have hoped for.

The First Sunset of Autumn

2021-09-22 John Winkelman

Wednesday September 22 Sunset

Caturday Supports the Arts

2021-02-27 John Winkelman

Poe and Pepper, Music and Poetry

Poe and Pepper are enjoying a beautiful Caturday of poetry and music, in honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

This photo is courtesy of my wonderful girlfriend Zyra.

The Great Hunter

2020-09-22 John Winkelman

One of the joys and hazards of letting Poe roam the porch. If she goes after the chippie she will be able to touch the ground but no more than that, and the ‘munk will sit just out of reach, laughing.

Misty Morning Ivy

2020-09-10 John Winkelman

Testing a Workflow

2019-04-23 John Winkelman

And it looks like the workflow worked. This is the Grand River, taken from the Sixth Street Bridge in Grand Rapids, facing north.

Springtime Critter

2019-04-22 John Winkelman

Katydid nymph on a jade plant.

Today We Are Forty-Eight

2017-06-05 John Winkelman

In Sacramento for work for the week. In the spirit of John Scalzi, here is the view from my hotel window.

Pensive Groundhog is Pensive

2015-06-03 John Winkelman

Though I am sure they have been around for a while, this is the first year I have seen groundhogs in my neighborhood. Add these to the raccoons, opossums, skunks, red squirrels, grey squirrels, ground squirrels and chipmunks. It’s like living out in the country.

Blandford Nature Center, 20 April, 2014

2014-05-16 John Winkelman

Middle of April. Warm enough in the morning to walk around in a sweater and Tilley hat. Hadn’t done that since, oh, sometime in October. What a relief to wander the woods relatively unencumbered! The animals felt it too; frogs, toads, snakes, turtles in abundance. And, of course, birds. Not much in the way of insects, though; not enough mass to store heat for more than a few moments. Anyway, here are a few photos. The rest are in an album here on Flickr.

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Robin

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Goldfinch

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The most boring chipmunk in West Michigan. Seriously. This little dude sat on that stump, mouth full of food, and didn’t move for at least a minute. Ain’t nobody got time for that!

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Shy garter snake.

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Painted turtle.