This shot was taken at Pepsico in Purchase, NY back in 2001 using my old Canon Pro90IS. These guys are not exactly cooperative subjects, and the Canon is not what I call a fast camera. I got plenty of Bee shots with no bees that day. This was one of the few successful ones.

It wouldn’t be summer in NY without thunderstorms. I have always been fascinated by lightning photography, even before being a photographer myself. The opportunity never presented itself until I moved to my apartment on the 7th floor. Once night there was an amazing storm, but it wasn’t raining yet. I set up my tripod on the balcony and shot away. I decided that my best chance of actually capturing lightning was by using long exposures and shooting as fast as I could. This shot was taken using a Nikon D100 and Nikkor 20mm lens. F5.6 @ 6 sec

You can find the rest of the gallery here Lighting Gallery.

I have seen this type of shot a few times before and always wanted to get one of my own. I finally had the opportunity last year when my wife and I took a weekend trip to woodstock. We were walking around a small lake taking pictures when I looked straight up and this is what I saw.

Taken with a Nikon D200 and Sigma 10-20mm @10mm

This shot was taken at the Bronx Zoo last summer.

Continuing the summer photos. This tree shot was taken at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in 2004.