Brook Trout cartoon
Other members of the Garden Photographic society and I have been working with the Chicago Botanic Garden taking images for their upcoming iPhone app. Last night when I was finished, I took an evening stroll around the grounds. The moon was spectacular, but I wasn't inspired to shoot again until I saw the last of the sunset fading behind the Japanese Gardens. See the end of this post for more images from the Japanese Island.

Lake County Camera Club Photo Expo
It's not too late to sign up for Saturday's LCCC Expo.  The event is almost filled, but I received an email today to "bring a friend" for 1/2 off admission.  If you're interested in attending and have not already signed up, email me and I'll send you the coupon code to take $40 off of the standard $80. There are two different tracks. One is the wildlife photography track with Keynote speaker George Lepp. The other is the wedding and portrait track with Keynote speaker Hanson Fong. The "bring a friend" admission is valid only for the wedding and portrait track. The first person to email me can use the coupon code.
sunrise
A natural spring pond near Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.  It never freezes.  On this day, there were hundreds of barn swallows feeding on the insects near the surface of the water.

© DNCollanbine
See photo in original gallery.