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If you see an American Kestrel perched in a tree it is easy to think that is is just another pretty song bird. They are beautiful birds. They had interesting markings along their heads and wings. They have bright orange hues coloring their feathers. They are rather small birds. Easy to mistake for a song bird. But they may just as easy eat a song bird for lunch. American Kestrels are indeed… Read More
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One of the most fun things about being a photographer based out of my home town has been to watch the osprey. I am not sure I even knew what an osprey was before I started photographing them. At some point one osprey nesting platform was erected along the river that flowed through town. Eventually osprey began nesting there. Then more nest platforms were constructed. And that drew more nesting pairs of… Read More
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Growing up I loved animals. I was very interested in wildlife. But I did not grow up with much exposure to wildlife in any real way in my actual in person experience. I remember being fascinated with animals though. One animal that always interested me was the Bald Eagle. Bald Eagles are simply iconic. They are the bird often seen soaring overhead in movies, despite the sound often played with them often… Read More
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Today I was up in the Ithaca, NY area. I was there to run the first of the January, Winter Chill 5k series hosted by the Finger Lakers Runners Club. The Winter Chill 5k series is a members only series of 5k races that takes place each Sunday in January. I have never done this series before but it seemed like a good way to commit to keeping my training going in… Read More
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I have not had many opportunities to photograph beavers. This was a fun photograph from back in 2010. On this outing I was exploring photography opportunities at Hickories Park in Owego, New York. I spotted this beaver nibbling on a tree branch. I maneuvered myself into a place where I could see the beaver and not disturb them. Watching and photographing from between the trees. The out of focus tree trunks in… Read More
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If you have never seen a spotted salamander you should really try to see one. They are phenomenal creatures. Salamanders are usually thought of as tiny little things. But these spotted salamanders are as big as your hand. I was fortunate enough to see these creatures right in my own yard. This image was created in the spring of 2009 during April. The camera body I used when creating this image was… Read More
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In this image there is a tiny salamander crawling through some synthetic mulch in our yard. I found this salamander to photograph in the spring of 2017. It was during the month of April. The camera body was Nikon D300S. And the lens I used was a Nikon 60mm macro lens. The camera setting when the shutter button is pressed was ISO 640, 60mm, f/3.2, 1/125 sec. I used Lightroom for post… Read More
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A tiny little newt walking in the sunlight The sunlight is so bright it almost washes out the newts entire body. Only the newts head is in the shade enough to allow for much detail to be captured in the image. This image was created in the summer of 2017 during July. This image was created using the Nikon D300S camera body and the Nikon 60mm macro lens. Camera settings on this… Read More
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Creatures to photograph can be found anywhere. This tiny salamander was found right outside my house. The photo in this post was taken using my Nikon D300S camera body and 60mm macro lens. To create this image the setting in camera were: ISO 1250, 60mm, f/3.3, 1/100 sec. Then for this blog post I selected a Lightroom preset in post processing. The preset I chose creates a spotlight effect on the salamanders… Read More
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Going out to nature related events always has potential for photography opportunities. This photograph was created during a Migration Celebration event in New York. We were there to celebrate spring migration of birds, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find other subjects as well. In creating this image I used my Nikon D300 camera body and my Nikon 300mm lens with 1.4 teleconverter. The settings on this image were ISO 640, 420mm,… Read More
