Avalanche Lake

Posted on January 18th, 2026 under Montana. Tags: Glacier National Park, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, sunrise, sunstar, waterfalls. Comments: None

The Blues Brothers got their start on SNL on January 17, 1976. Nearly 50 years later, I took the above photo of their statues enjoying the sunset on someone’s deck on Whidbey Island.

Posted on January 17th, 2026 under Other. Tags: Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, sunset, washington, Whidbey Island. Comments: None

Dave Matthews @ The Gorge (August 2025)

Posted on January 9th, 2026 under Other. Tags: concert photography, dave matthews band, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50ii, the gorge. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Dave Matthews!

While standing on a 13th century bridge over the Vltava River (August 2021)

Posted on January 6th, 2026 under czech republic. Tags: buildings, Český Krumlov, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, panorama, photomerge. Comments Off on View from Lazebnický most

Brown bear in Hrad Český Krumlov moat

You probably thought the title of today’s photo (assuming you saw the title before seeing the photo) was a typo.

I was surprised, not having done any advanced reading, to stumble upon this bear in the moat of the Český Krumlov Castle complex. There is a bear festival held every year on Christmas Eve here. This is the only time of the year when visitors are allowed in the enclosure. Kids feed the brown bears apples, Christmas biscuits, pastries, and honey. Of course, the kids aren’t in the moat at the exact same time as the bears or they would be on the menu as well.

Bears have been living in this moat for over 300 years. The family who owns this castle has a coat of arms featuring two bears.

Rosenberg family coat of arms (Czech Republic)

Posted on December 25th, 2025 under czech republic. Tags: Český Krumlov, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, wildlife. Comments Off on Czech Bear