My favorite times of day to photograph birds are the early mornings or late afternoons. Why? Because the light from the sun is like no other. It’s warm. Imbued with the richness of reds, orange and yellow, it makes every subject I photograph seem to glow. The starkness of the shadows at that time are [...]
Black, the absence of all light reflecting from an object. Black is another sometimes very difficult color to photograph because just like white, it can be difficult to get detail in something so dark. Many birds, insects, and other things in nature are black. We usually tend to think of black things as bad or [...]
We just got nailed with a very bad (or good depending on how you look at it) snow storm here in the Northeast this past weekend. Here in the southern New Jersey where I live we got 23 inches of snow in just a little over 1 day. I realize compared to some areas of [...]
After the leaves fall there is an emptiness in the landscape. Void of color, and other than the wildlife that is about, it seems lifeless. That is until the first snowfall of the season. On this cold December morning I got up out of a warm bed to head to Bantam Ct. to catch the [...]
This past summer I seized the opportunity to head to Panama for a week of birding and exploring. I stayed at the Canopy Tower thanks to a wonderful “green season” package. That term is just a clever way of disguising their wet season, but that generally only consists of a brief shower in the afternoon. [...]
One of the favorite spots on the New Jersey coast for birding all year round, but especially in Winter, is the Barnegat Inlet and Jetty, located at the Northern end of Long Beach Island, in the town of Barnegat Light. Of course, “Old Barney”, the Barnegat Lighthouse is a major attraction there, and it’s the [...]
I was driving home from Lubbock, Texas on a Saturday morning when I saw this view out my window. Always carrying my camera with me, I had to turn my truck around, go back about a mile, and take this shot. I took it with my Rebel xsi with a 24 – 70mm lens. Shooting [...]
Next up, white, the presence of all colors being reflected from an object. Many beautiful birds are white or have a part of them a white color. White objects and animals can be very difficult to photograph and maintain detail, since it is such a bright color. Many flowers can be found with white as [...]
“Brig”, as it is affectionately known by most of the birders and photographers who frequent it, is the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge – Brigantine Division, located in Oceanville, NJ. I thought it would be interesting to talk about how just a single day there can be so incredibly productive and exciting for birders [...]
I figured I’d throw some suggestions out there for birders who take pictures or people who take pictures and happen to have birds in their lenses quite often. I fall under the later category, I’m a photographer who happens to also really enjoy taking pictures of birds. I think it’s partly their beauty, partly the [...]
I took my first trip to John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge this morning. It is certainly an interesting NWR as it’s viewing distance from Philadelphia International Airport. You can see planes taking off and landing in the background, yet there is an abundance of wildlife. It’s so great that we can have some of these [...]
This delicate blossom can only be a vision of Nature at it’s finest. I think the passion flower is a statement that only Nature can bring to the eye. I have been told that it looks like a ballerina or a dancing dervish. I find the pattern and color to be whimsicle and inviting. To [...]
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