This gallery represents a small sampling of images that showcase my current photographic interests. By clicking on the thumbnails below you can dig deeper into each of the representative categories.
All photos are copyrighted 2013-2024 by Michael E. Bevel.
One of my favorite photographic subjects has always been the majestic birds that call the bays, rivers, and lakes of our coastal shorelines home - although I’m not adverse to point my lens towards our smaller winged friends when given the chance.
All photos are copyrighted 2013-2024 by Michael E. Bevel.
Attitude
Red-winged blackbird
The grace of a black vulture
Rainy lookout
Spring robin
Angry Swan
The concentration of a red-tailed hawk
Little green heron on the hunt
Along the shore line
Rear view of a greater yellowlegs
Eastern kingbird sitting pretty
Deep thoughts
A quiet moment (Wax Wings)
American Goldfinch
Belted kingfisher along the bay
The flight of the kingfisher
Mudflats and a killdeer
A rainy day black skimmer
Long legged visitor
Wings up
Gray catbird
Eastern Kingbird
A tiny house sparrow
Signs of spring
Scrub Jay
Gosling being fuzzy
Not quite graceful landing
Small packages
Keeping watch
Although I tend to prefer pointing my camera lens at birds, flowers, and the occasional landscape, I am not adverse to shooting animals, lizards, turtles, and sea life when the opportunity presents itself.
All photos are copyrighted 2013-2024 by Michael E. Bevel.
When nature stops to say ‘hi’
My better side…
The sly fox
Tiny hands
Aquatic rehabbing (Key West Aquarium)
A beautiful face
Baby alligator
The curiosity of a beluga (Mystic Seaport)
Kodiak bears in the hot Florida sun (Silver Springs)
Curiosity
Life in tidal pools
In a world where we tend to notice the large and conspicuous, it is sometimes nice to turn attention to the smaller things that make up our world.
All photos are copyrighted 2013-2024 by Michael E. Bevel.
Tiny skipper
Skipper butterfly and flower
Hidden in the details
The mover of pollen
The tiny skipper
Tiny faces
The eyes of the dragonfly
Blue
The art of sharing
A world of yellow
The maker of honey
Butterly wings
When the migration passes
Landscapes, sunsets, sunrises, fallen leaves, and the occasional image that doesn’t fit in other categories.
All photos are copyrighted 2013-2024 by Michael E. Bevel.
Marking the passage of time
Curves
On a forest floor
Along the bay on a foggy morning
Where the bay meets the pines
Time to reflect
The observer
The dawning of the day
Stillness
The fishing hole
At day’s end
Mountain sunset
The silence of dawn
Under the hedge
Until I looked at them through a camera lens, I never really paid flowers much attention. Now, their complex structures, colors, and textures never cease to amaze me.
All photos are copyrighted 2013-2024 by Michael E. Bevel.
Colors of autumn
It’s a small world
Evening primrose at sunset
Yellow and white
the beauty of thistle
It’s the little things
Water lily in a bog
Everything has a beginning
Plants are like ogres
Down by the waterside
The promise
From a distance
The internals
Purple rain
The overlooked details
Floating
The tiny face of the damselfly
Hidden in the details
On the head of a dandelion
Dandelion details
Symmetry
Where the pollen lives
The world of pollen
The tiny world of mushrooms
Promise of things to come
The tiny world of fleabane
Not all photos can fit into nicely defined categories, which opens up a world of opportunities for exploration and experimentation.
All photos are copyrighted 2013-2024 by Michael E. Bevel.
Along the bay
Remnants of the past
Wintry solitude
What once was
Something’s missing
When the rain stops
Occasionally, the lines and textures of manmade objects calls to be given some photographic love as well.
All photos are copyrighted 2013-2024 by Michael E. Bevel.
Skies of Burlington, Vermont
The bridge
Reflections along a bay shore
The road home (Batsto Village)
Sense of importance (Batsto Village)
All the wild horses (Carousel House, Asbury Park, NJ)
The Wooden Wall Project (Asbury Park, NJ)
The hobby of astrophotography is something I’ve not really had much chance to dive into yet - with the exception of a few handheld moon shots. Hopefully, there will eventually more ambitious night sky images gracing this page.
All photos are copyrighted 2013-2024 by Michael E. Bevel.
The influencer
Crescent
One of the things I find most fascinating about shooting wildlife and birds is watching their behavior. As much as I love the classic shots, I take great pleasure in catching them in their more unique and sometimes humorous moments,.
All photos are copyrighted 2013-2024 by Michael E. Bevel.
Where the fish go
A good day of fishing
Fluffed
On a windy day
Playing with food
Bad day to be a fish
Cow lick
