Richard Montano Photography

06/07/2026

05/02/2026

Springtime flowers have been in bloom over the last few days.

04/09/2026

Went out for a hike this morning and saw this adorable Great Horned Owlet soaking up some morning sun.

Appleton Wi

03/26/2026

While out for a walk this evening this guy came trotting down the trail towards us. I got one shot with my phone before he was trying to knock my phone out of my hand demanding pets.
Many times, I've been out and wished I had my camera with me but honestly the phones we all carry with us have pretty impressive cameras if you use a bit of creativity.
To get this perspective I took my phone and flipped it upside down so the camera lenses were close to the ground and tilted the phone a bit to look up at the cat.

03/16/2026

Full timelapse of the second substorm on Friday March 13th

02/19/2026

Timelapse #2 from Valentine's night which actually was shot first 🤣. Fog/humidity had me setting up on a observation deck to catch this first substorm. At least the nice weather made up for the crappy viewing conditions.

2/14/2026
Black Creek Wi

02/16/2026

I'm not sure how my wife hasn't killed me yet but, here's one of the Valentines Day Aurora timelapses I shot. Nearly an hour straight of aurora activity down to less than 30 seconds.

Black Creek Wi
2/14/2026
7:34PM- 8:28PM

Sony A7RV w/20mm f1.8
4" 2000

02/15/2026

What a night, I shot over 1500 photos for timelapses that I'll start on tomorrow. But here's a teaser for now, it's awesome how the ice is reflecting the color of Aurora.

Black Creek Wi
2/15/2026
8:03PM

02/11/2026

It took a few tries, but I finally saw the Great Horned Owls at Heckrodt Wetland Reserve this afternoon. Such a cool experience to sit a watch them for a bit.

02/03/2026

Looks like I wasn't the only one enjoying the sunshine this morning.