Ben's Photo BlogBen's Photo Bloghttp://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2011-08-26T19:17:27ZSquarespaceLake Superior Sunrisehttp://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2011/8/26/lake-superior-sunrise.htmlBen Brettingen2011-08-26T19:15:34Z2011-08-26T19:15:34ZLeaving the TC to get to the north shore and watch the sunrise....priceless

]]>Field of Dreamshttp://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2011/1/11/field-of-dreams.htmlBen Brettingen2011-01-12T05:10:16Z2011-01-12T05:10:16ZI was lucky enough to get the chance to attend a Green Bay Packers game at the legendary Lambeau field.  The Bears fell victim for a berth in the playoffs and hopefully they make a late season push.  Here are some memorable pictures from this cold day!



]]>Practice Makes Perfect.http://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2010/11/8/practice-makes-perfect.htmlBen Brettingen2010-11-08T14:51:07Z2010-11-08T14:51:07ZThis would have been interesting sight to see.  Two guys wearing old suit coats practicing their archery skills for halloween in the middle of town.  "If you can shoot with a blazer on, you can shoot wearing anything" 

]]>Eerie Foghttp://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2010/10/7/eerie-fog.htmlBen Brettingen2010-10-07T19:29:58Z2010-10-07T19:29:58ZThis was from the 2010 North Dakota duck opener and we had fog covering us for too much of the morning.  It brought a scary scene over our decoys.

]]>Vail, COhttp://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2010/9/18/vail-co.htmlBen Brettingen2010-09-18T18:10:57Z2010-09-18T18:10:57ZI had the chance to spend a few hours fishing in Vail this week, and I could become a trout bum in no time at all.  The scenery was amazing with all the aspen trees turning the mountains into fall mode.  I had a very short time to fish so I couldn't go shutter bug but I was able to snap a few cool shots.

]]>Simply beautiful!http://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2010/6/17/simply-beautiful.htmlBen Brettingen2010-06-17T05:12:12Z2010-06-17T05:12:12ZI have always had a certain liking for photographing sunrises and sunsets and this one is for the record books.  Travis and I set down our rods during the prime time bite for our cameras, I am sure glad I did.  There are a lot of muskies out there but this sunrise trumped it.  The cool thing about sunrises is that there are never two that are the exact same, almost like snowflakes.  I had a blast with some of these shots!

]]>Spring Waterfowlhttp://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2010/5/18/spring-waterfowl.htmlBen Brettingen2010-05-18T15:33:20Z2010-05-18T15:33:20ZI haven't really had the chance to get some pictures of waterfowl this spring, but on my way back from a little fishing I saw some beautiful Canvasbacks in a pond.  It amazes me for how darn spooky they are during the season that in the spring they would just sit there staring at me.  There were some awesome Ring-necks in the mix also.

]]>Reflectionshttp://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2010/5/9/reflections.htmlBen Brettingen2010-05-09T19:58:51Z2010-05-09T19:58:51ZI have always thought reflection pictures looked so awesome and this one is no exception.  It was hard to get a picture that was not blurry, even with a tripod, the boat was still making it difficult

]]>A Little Handful!http://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2010/4/30/a-little-handful.htmlBen Brettingen2010-04-30T14:41:57Z2010-04-30T14:41:57Z

This is Josh's new dog chase and when he came up over the weekend he was the life of the party.  He is right at the age where everything is a game and tired is not in his vocabulary.  Chase looks to be a lean, mean, hunting machine!

]]>Feathers of Springhttp://trophyencounters.com/bens-photo-blog/2010/4/20/feathers-of-spring.htmlBen Brettingen2010-04-20T19:46:25Z2010-04-20T19:46:25ZIt is simply stunning when the light strikes a big ole' long beard just right.  The colors are so vibrant, it is quickly becoming a new addiction. 

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