What you and your camera see are not the same. When taking photos, there have been many times, what I saw with my eyes did not exactly match what my camera recorded. Usually, the camera records details I never noticed, such as a bird blinking its eye or a distracting element in the background. If …
I captured this image at a local park as I was finishing up my morning birding/photography. It was 9:30am and the sun was high enough in the sky that the light was not ideal for bird photography. This particular pied-billed grebe was close to the edge of the pond and was unconcerned with my presence. …
The cycle of life; birth, growth, death and decay, is a natural process, or is it? These photos were captured at Lake Mead in the summer of 2021. As the result of the multi-decade drought, climate change and unsustainable human water use, many of the bays of the lake are becoming isolated ponds. With no …
I have a confession to make, I am responsible for driving this beautiful Long-eared Owl away from its roosting area. Actually, it wasn’t just me, but I was part of the problem. I took this photo with a 600mm lens. I was about 50 feet away, but the owl is staring at me, so I …
People sometimes ask me, how I get so close to the birds I photograph? If you have ever seen me out birding, you know I am usually dressed in camouflage from head to toe, sitting motionless on my fold-up stool or peering out of my camouflage photo blind. I have been known to bushwhack through …
