exploring nature’s infinite connections
Bird photography is something I haven't spent a lot of time on in the past few years. However, I have a lot of bird photographs in my archives. Many of them based on 35mm film, and more recently I have been redeveloping some shot on my first DSLR, a Nikon D2H. I took...
True story, I started this post with some placeholder text of "blah blah blah" so I could go back and look at some of my recent yearly favorites posts to avoid being a repetitive idiot. After reviewing 2016-2018, I have some news for you - I think I can already check...
Photographs aren't going to be made while you're sleeping. A truism that continues to pop in my head just like the one of "being there." This past Memorial Day, I returned to a lake that has this little island with a willow tree on it. It's about an hour drive for me...
There is a new wildlife celebrity in Michigan. Little did this little Canada Goose gosling know when it decided to tag along with its newly formed Sandhill Crane family that it would become the center of attention for many visitors, birders and wildlife photographers...
I find that when I am out photographing, there are certain things that tend to catch my eye. Ice globules or ice globs are one of them. I haven't had much success in photographing them though. They may catch my eye, but they always seem just out of reach. Ice Globules...
This field is about a 2 minute drive from my house. I normally could just walk here, but it is not always a final destination for me. I noted quite a few deer gathering in this field one evening and told myself I was going to start checking it out in the mornings...
I have been itching for some more practice with wildlife and my D800. Since I don't have the Nikon expensive vertical grip, my frame rate is limited to 4 fps (frames per second) in FX mode, and the camera can do 5 fps in DX mode. The vertical grip would give me up...
The past couple of days have me taking in some of the local wildlife activity in my yard. I am glad to see a couple of green frogs have taken up residence in our pond. It took some time for this one to get used to me and my camera being close by. Realizing I...
This last trip to Little Cayman was the first time I ever spent some decent time with Stingrays. We saw them perhaps on 4 or 5 dives - essentially whenever we were diving near a sandy area. One thing I was amazed with is the grace with which they glide over the...