decmindmeldphotography.com: Photo Galleries

Since my retirement, my passions are nature photography (especially bird photography), landscape photography, and travel photography.

I have traveled and photographed sites along the Lewis and Clark Trail, the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, the Santa Fe Trail, and the Bozeman Trail. I have photographed Abraham Lincoln sites throughout Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois.

My bird and wildlife photography has taken me to sites throughout the state of Illinois and also to sites throughout the state of Florida.

I have participated in 43 Elderhostel / Road Scholar programs throughout the country and many of my photo galleries shows memories of those wonderful experiences.

I am a lucky man to have had a job that I loved teaching biology in high school for 33 years and now I love my travel and photography "retirement". Please enjoy my photo galleries.

Bird Photography: Sites
One of my favorite, but more challenging passions in my life is photographing birds. Birds seem more acclimated to human activity in Florida than in my native state of Illinois, so I often travel there to pursue this passion.

Favorite Birds to Photograph
In this category I have placed my best photos of certain
bird species that I have captured over the years.

Road Scholar (Elderhostel) Programs
I have attended 47 Road Scholar programs around the country on various topics.
These galleries hightlight some of the sights and activities that experienced on
my most recent Road Scholar journeys.

Historic Trails
I have traveled and explored a number of Historic Trails throughout the United States as well as within Illinois. These are images from these trails.

Browse All Photos slide show

Landscape Photography
Landscape photography is not my favorite type of photography, but there many places that I travel where I cannot resist the enticement of nature's beauty.

Wildlife Photography
In addition to photographing birds, may other types of organisms present special attractions and challenges to being photographed. Most of this category was photographed in Illinois, but other sites are also represented.

Abraham Lincoln
As a lifetime resident in the "Land of Lincoln" (Illinois), I have always had an interest in the early life of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. I have visited and photographed Lincoln sites throughout Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. In the past two years celebrating the Bicentennial of Lincoln's birth I have presented over 35 slide presentation about Lincoln to organizations throughout Illinois. Here are some examples of my Lincoln studies.