Photography
I am a nature photographer specializing in macro photography of trees and other forest plants. Currently, my favorite subject to photograph is the winter buds of deciduous trees and shrubs. The collage above (entitled Winter Meditation) includes photos of 25 species of native trees and shrubs that I took in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve in Madison, Wisconsin, in February and March 2026.
Scroll through the slideshow below to explore each species.
Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) 
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) 
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) 
Butternut (Juglans cinerea) 
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) 
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) 
Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) 
Box Elder (Acer negundo) 
Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis) 
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) 
American Elm (Ulmus americana) 
Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) 
American Basswood (Tilia americana) 
Ironwood (Ostrya virginiana) 
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) 
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) 
Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) 
Willow (Salix sp.) 
Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) 
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) 
Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) 
Serviceberry (Amelanchier sp.) 
Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) 
Alternate-leaf Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) 
red-osier dogwood
In spring 2026, I also captured a timelapse of a single Sugar Maple bud expanding and breaking over the course of two weeks, shown below.
You can explore more of my photography on my Flickr page.
