exploring nature’s infinite connections
So, what about 2008? I wrote previously about some of my favorite images of 2007 here if you want to check that out. The fact is, 2008 was actually a pretty slow image production year for me, yet I embarked on quite a few new pursuits of subject...
I have been working on cataloging some more images and came across a few shorebird pictures that I liked but had not posted them yet on my site. . It got me thinking about some of the challenges in photographing these little guys. In particular, I remember getting...
Though I haven't photographed many birds this summer, when I have had the opportunity, I have tried to create some different bird photographs than perhaps most are used to seeing. . Part of it is just experimentation to try to expand creative thinking about a...
It is a pretty rare situation when you can use a Lensbaby on wildlife. However, such was the case today with these Sandhill cranes. They are wild, yet completely comfortable around humans walking right by them. . Year after year they nest here, and the next...
One of the commonly mentioned suggestions by photo editors if you intend to publish your work is to always leave room for copy. Copy being printed text, titles, introductions to articles, etc, etc. . Quite often, myself included, we are composing full frame in the...
This is something I really enjoy watching - the behavior of Great Blue Herons building a nest in a rookery. The entire ritual they go through - from the courtship displays to the very critical 'stick presentation' to the female - is just fascinating. And it happens...
I wrote a post last year about black and white bird photography (or any other wildlife for that matter) and how we don't see it that much I have always wondered why that is, so I continue to explore various takes on it Greg posted a comment on that post...
I heard my first Red-winged Blackbird of the season today Despite a lot of snow on the ground, at least it is one small sign spring won't be too much longer If not, these birds are in for a long wait He was probably calling out to complain "Why did I come back...
Yes, perhaps you have seen it here first, and the mystery is now revealed. The question that has lingered in your mind, the answer always elusive. I am here to spill the answer. Below is one of the most commonly taken bird photographs (or something very similar),...