exploring nature’s infinite connections
Quite a few nature photographers carry around a black velvet cloth with them when they photograph wildflowers. The purpose is to completely get rid of distracting background elements and it can create quite a dramatic effect complimenting the subject. I don't use this...
I got most of my way through editing my fox shots from this past weekend. The more I use Lightroom, the more I appreciate its features in being able to sort through a day's shoot and do very quick editing of the keepers, shots destined for the trashcan, and the best...
Anyone who has been following this blog for awhile knows that red foxes have evaded me for many, many years despite several efforts on my part to be hidden, in the right place at the right time, even using tracking during winter to find probable den sites. If not, you...
Today is Endangered Species Day. From the name, it is obvious what it is about, but if you want a little more info and background, you can head over to this site. So what do you do for this day? Well, the Endangered Species Coalition certainly has a lot of good...
Something I think about from time to time is an artist's style or theme they apply to their work. I was visiting a few websites lately where the photographers had all of their images with the same monochrome toning regardless of subject. It looks very nice when...
Sometimes when I am trying to capture the characteristics that attracted me to a subject, I really just want that characteristic to be portrayed in the image. For flowers in particular, sometimes it is just the color that I am amazed by. But trying to communicate just...
This spring I seem to find myself attracted to more 'glowing things' than ever before. I don't know if I am more perceptive to this type of light now, or I just have glow on the brain. It can be difficult 'seeing' situations like this because they typically occur when...
So I am getting ready for work in the morning and looking out our bedroom window. The sun is just starting to come up. I notice the new leaves on a maple tree in our yard are glowing brilliant orange from being backlit by the sun. (This is a Crimson Maple, where the...
More often than not, when wildlife encounters man it runs. After all, we have given good reason to a lot of species on our planet to run away from us, good reasons for a lack of trust. At other times, if not running, there is some type of 'conflict.' It is can be...