03May/17

Shooting Infrared with the Opteka 6.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens

For the last year I’ve been playing with the 2016 update of the Opteka 6.5mm f/3.5 Manual Focus Aspherical Circular Fisheye Lens. Once manufactured side by side with the Samyang and Rockinon fisheye lenses

10Jul/15

Infrared Ghost Hunting with Steve Troletti

07/10/2015ENGLISH, Infrared Photography720nm, america, becurious, black, cemetery, CH, digital, Discover, film, FR, fribourg, hoya, infrared, Italian, leaves, loveyourplanet, nikkor, nikon, Photo, photography, south, stefano, steve, swiss, switzerland, tombstone, tree, troletti, trolettiphoto, usa, whiteSteve Troletti

If you’re looking to give your images a surreal look, Infrared photography is probably one of your best bets. Yesterday I decided to head out to the cemetery and create some spooky

24Jul/14

The small green caterpillar and the Nikon R1 Speedlight Wireless Flash System

I subdued the light from above by installing a diffuser covering the subject. This also greatly eliminates the reflections of the sky on the caterpillar. I also installed a reflector to open up some shadows by reflecting natural light and that of one of the SB-R200 flashes of the Nikon Speedlight R1

27Jun/14

Nesting Red-winged Blackbirds

First 2014 Red-winged Blackbirds to arrive Feels like just yesterday the first Red-winged Blackbirds had just arrived. I can still see them struggling to survive the last few frigid winter days as

16Oct/13

Summer’s Gone! Fall Colors Are In! – Landscape Photography

10/16/2013ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography, Photography General and Miscamerica, Autumn, Autumn leaf color, beauty, becurious, canada, color, colors, country, Digital photography, Discover, Eastern Canada, Eastern Townships, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, europe, fall, foliage, forest, Italian, italy, leaf, leaves, los angeles, loveyourplanet, Maple, maple tree, Minnesota, montreal, montreal botanical garden, montreal urban nature, Nature, nikkor, nikon, north, North America, North East, outdoor, Photo, photographer, photography, plants and vegetation, pretty, quebec, Recreation, scenery and landscapes, south, Specialty Travel, stefano, steve, swiss, switzerland, Travel, tree, troletti, United States of America, united states of america - usa, urban travels, usa, wilderness, wooded, woods, wordpressSteve Troletti

Fall colors along Montreal’s Back River Summer came and Summer’s Gone! It went by so quickly that all I can seem to think about are the missed opportunities. What did I forget to

18Dec/11

American Robins Enjoying Unseasonably Warm Weather

12/18/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, American Robin, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, bright, canada, color, Discover, environment, fall, fauna, fruit, Fruit tree, Gallery 3, garden, loveyourplanet, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, orange, Photo, photograph, photography, Plant, plants and vegetation, quebec, robin, season, south, stefano, steve, temperature, tree, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, Waxwing, wildlife, wordpressSteve Troletti

With fall temperatures remaining above average well into December the American Robin has been lingering around Southern Quebec in larger numbers than usual. Their late presence in large populations has lead to a depletion of fruit

28Sep/11

Treehog? Groundhog in a Tree?

09/28/2011Uncategorizedamerica, animal, becurious, Biology, burrow, canada, conservation, Coyote, de, den, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, food, Gallery 3, grand, ground, Groundhog, Groundhog Day, habitat, hog, ile, iMobile, la, los angeles, loveyourplanet, Mammal, mammals, marmota, marmotte, Marmotte Commune, media type, Mobile Web, monax, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, Nikon D300s, North America, parc, parc de l'ile de la visitation, park, Photo, photography, predator, prey, quebec, red fox, red-tailed hawk, roadside, rodent, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, tree, troletti, United States of America, urban, Urban Nature, usa, visitation, wilderness, wildlife, wordpressSteve Troletti

Treehog or Groundhog in a Tree? – by Steve Troletti This one got me by surprise. Although it wasn’t the first time I’d seen a groundhog in a tree, I sure wasn’t expecting to find

27Aug/11

Did You Know? Black Walnuts, More than just food!

08/27/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography, Photography General and Miscamerica, americain, American, arboretum, arbre, becurious, black, black walnut, canada, coloring, Discover, drupe, dye, environment, food, fruit, green, hand, ice cream, jardin botanique de montreal, jardins botanique de montreal, juglans nigra, la maison de larbre, loveyourplanet, main, media type, montreal, montreal botanical garden, montreal urban nature, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, noyer, noyer noir, nutritional, Photo, photography, plants and vegetation, quebec, south, stain, stefano, steve, tree, tree house, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, walnut, woodSteve Troletti

Green Black Walnut Fruit in the Tree – Photo by Steve Troletti Black Walnuts grow in a tree just like many other fruits (Oranges, Apples, etc…) and are fairly large. They have

06Aug/11

The Birth of a Cicada – VIDEO and PHOTO

08/06/2011ENGLISH, Environmental Photography, Nature and Wildlife Photography105mm, america, arm, Bark, becurious, bug, Bugs, canada, Cicada, d300s, Discover, dynatran, environment, exoskeleton, Exuviae, fauna, First Nations Garden / Le Jardin des Premières-Nations, flex, Gallery 3, iMobile, Insects, jardin botanique de montreal, jardins botanique de montreal, los angeles, loveyourplanet, macro, Macrophotography, manfrotto, media type, Mobile Web, montreal, montreal botanical garden, montreal urban nature, Nature, nature photographer, New Born, nikkor, nikon, Nikon D300s, North America, oo55cx3-pro, Photo, photography, Pine, quebec, sb-900, sigma, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, tree, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, videos, visit canada, visit montreal, visit quebec, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife photographer, wordpressSteve Troletti

New Born Cicada drying it’s Wings next to It’s Exuviae – Photo by Steve Troletti The simple thought of the Birth of a Cicada has always fascinated me. There’s a fairly large

15Jun/11

Times are Hard and Trees are Turning Tricks!

06/15/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography, Photography General and Miscamerica, becurious, botanical, california, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, garden, hooker, los angeles, loveyourplanet, montreal, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, outdoor, plants and vegetation, prostitution, south, stefano, steve, tree, tricks, troletti, United States of America, usa, vegetation, willowSteve Troletti

Times are Hard! – by Steve Troletti With the US economy in total shambles and unemployment at an all time high it looks like even trees aren’t spared. This tree had to

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