Surely my favorite Flower on our RIO trip.
Nov 232009
Nov 222009
Within 30 minutes of Killing a black bear and her cubs………..
Nov 222009
This guy had the fight of his life with a female black bear raising 2 cubs. After a soak in a pond he ended up at this salt lick. D200, 600mm f/4 lens, 1/1000 @f/4, ISO 500, no exposure compensation.
Nov 212009
This time of year I hear gunshots. Tons of shooting. West of our home is the bird refuge and gun clubs. Being that I am a photographer don’t expect me to go off on hunters. They have every right to their hobby as I do mine. I only hope that they are all trustworthy to limits, species and season. I have seen photographs of trophy elk, deer and other mammals killed by hunters that have created some anxiety for me. Those trophy animals will never be seen in the wild again. The thrill for a photographer to search for and find a trophy animal is the same as that of the hunter. The difference is that when the photographer is finished “shooting” the beautiful trophy is there for others to enjoy in the wild. Tonight I went out to the refuge to enjoy the “birds”. I was entering as the hunters were leaving. Thank goodness for posted areas “Wildlife resting area – No Hunting or trespassing”. Gave me a place to sit back and watch the birds – Alive an Well!
Nikon D3, 200-400mm lens, 1.7 teleconverter, ISO 3200, f/6.7 @ 1/3200, EV Comp -1.67 Topaz Filter in “Post”
Nov 192009
This weeks assignments is our choice. But it must be something that we want to learn more about. I have been wanting to spend more time shooting stop action photo’s. My preference would be hummingbirds or some wildlife subject. But they have all flown south or underground.
Tonight in the hotel I set my two flashes and bought a some cherry tomatoes. After about 400 attempts ( no trigger just hand fired) here a few of my first attempts. Shot with my 105 f/2.8 macro lens.
The challenge was to get the tomato to fall in just the right place. Had to do a little clean up………
Nov 182009
I couldn’t resist this shot. Not long ago I was in a pretty heavy discussion about metering and exposure. A yellow rope on a black background. A big test! Spot metering? Aperture priority? Color balance?
Nov 162009
For the last several weeks I have really missed my fall excursions in Yellowstone. One reason is the early mornings. There literally is an endless number of opportunities to photograph in the early AM! Boy do I miss it. Maybe, just maybe I can get back up to that area ( my second home) in the next few weeks…….:-)
Nov 162009
Great article to read. A discussion that plays out everyday with photographers: http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles1109/dw1109-1.html
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Nov 142009
Downtown Phoenix on Friday. D3, 24-70 f/2.8, 200 ISO
Cool Bike – Cool Rider
Nov 132009
Arizona is always full of surprises this was no exception! Caught my eye as I was driving back to Phoenix today. There may be skid marks for proof and evidence of my stopping to photograph.