Nature photography is not just about a high quality shot of a great view. It is about capturing the moment when that view is uniquely interesting. It is the moment, not the view, and since most people walk right by or through these moments without noticing, I try to capture them and bring them to their attention. My job is just to let you see what I see.

Clicking on the thumbnails of any of the pictures on these pages will show you a somewhat larger view, large enough to give you a good idea of the quality.

Most of these shots can be blown up to at least 13X19 (though taken off this website directly you will only get about 2x3"), and I can now print some of the shots to as much as 13X37 on canvas paper. The ink I use is 100 (200 under glass) year rated. Prices for (just) prints are as inexpensive as $35 for an 8X10, or $55 for a 13X19. Please email me with questions. (Canvas prices vary since each print is a custom size, but per square inch they will be more expensive due to ink and depending on how you want them mounted.)

2010 BROWN COUNTY CALENDARS ARE NOW AVAILABLE.  Only $17 (plus shipping, if needed) for either.

My name is Jeff Danielson. When I sold my business (the Runcible Spoon Cafe and Restaurant, in Bloomington, Indiana) a few years ago I started to spend more time with my old hobby of photography. (Though as you can see in the 'Runcible Spoon' page here, I did still take some pictures during my time at the Spoon.) Before long, and much to my surprise, people started asking to buy my work. While I've sold some locally, this web site is an attempt to bring my work to a wider audience, either for purchase or just enjoyment.

Some photos I include simply for the benefit of those living in this area. Some treatments of local scenes or critters are of sufficient quality that they should have a more universal appeal, particularly my bird pictures. The picture above is of one of my favorite birds - the female cardinal. The male is certainly dramatic, but the female has an incredibly complex mix of color and texture in her plumage, it's just that we seldom get to see her close enough, or in the right setting, to enjoy said mix.

In response to a few requests about the dog I mention hiking with - there are 2 dogs now, and I've created a page about going to the dogs. It's virtually impossible to get a decent snapshot of them together, since either Drover is blazing white or Alfie is invisibly black, but I've tried.

Southern Indiana may not be thought of as a scenic area in national terms, in fact it may not be thought of much at all in national terms (although Bloomington's Indiana University was just named by Newsweek as the hottest big state school in the country, and as a further aside I should mention that my son Ian's college, Macalester, in Saint Paul, was named the hottest liberal arts school). Virtually anyone in the Midwest, however, knows the Bloomington/Nashville area as a wonderful little oasis of lakes and wooded hills. I live halfway between the two towns, and virtually all these pictures were taken in the area between them. I hope that people who live here now, and those who have lived and hiked here in the past, will particularly enjoy the way I see this area through my work.

For copies of Runcible Spoon pictures feel free to take them off the site (I've made them larger for that purpose), or contact me for an even larger file if you'd like.