Winter Landscapes

 

Horned Larks

Horned Larks can be seen in flocks along the berms of snowy roads. 

 

Sunset Eagles

 The Hodge Road Eagles were enjoying the sunset this evening. 

Great Blue Heron

 This Great Blue Heron was protecting it's access to open water at the CJ Brown overflow.
We watched as it chased away another heron, then came back to gloat. 

Buck Creek

 A gorgeous sunset at Buck Creek State Park a couple of nights ago. 

Fog rolling in from the Prairie View area

More CJ Brown Auroras

 This Solar Max Cycle is churning up Auroras that were visible last night into the southern US.
We photographed them from the CJ Brown Reservoir and the show did not disappoint!
Here's a few favorites, and many more are uploaded into our Auroras Gallery (linked above). 

Ohio Auroras.....Again!!!!

Tonight we had another Aurora show at CJ Brown.
We hadn't intended to stop there, but fellow photographer, Mary Ann, messaged me that she and her hubby were there and that they had some faint color.
We dropped by and as we were chatting in the dark and getting chilled, the aurora popped up and put on a show!!
The Kp Index (measurement of Earth's magnetic field) had suddenly jumped up to 7.
The colors and pillars were faintly visible to the naked eye, but our cameras caught them beautifully. 
I was without my tripod, but thanks to the OM-1's 7 stops of image stabilization, I was able to hand-hold these shot. They were all 4 second exposures. In addition, the OM-1's Starry Sky autofocus mode locked focus on the stars effortlessly. 
Some favorites.