Jun 1, 2009 | Wildlife Photography
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Birds photographers, me, too often ignore the females, birds that is. This is because they just don’t have the brilliant color as the males. If you take away the males though, the females are pretty darn colorful and unique in their own right. So I thought I would take a moment to put them in the lime light. Here’s Mrs. Red-winged Blackbird doing what blackbirds do so well.
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This is Mrs.Pyrrhuloxia who is a favorite of mine. Often confused with Mrs Cardinal, the massive yellowish bill quickly tells you who it is. You can always count them on for a click even when there is no other subject around.
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Then there is Mrs. Painted Bunting who is a sweetie. In the spring when you have females who have of course, the males. Keeping an eye out for the females and seeing them when they first land prepares you for the male who is soon to follow and perch darn near if not on top of the females. So, let’s hear it for the ladies because without them, there would be no males.
Photos captured by D3x, 600VR w/TC-17e on Lexar UDMA digital film
May 23, 2009 | Wildlife Photography
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Our last day in Custer was great! I’ve been coming to Custer State Park for 20yrs and it just never fails to deliver over and over again. Base Camp’s last day was a prime example of the variety of photography it can produce. Here’s a little Slideshow of my images from the morning and afternoon. This baby Eastern Cottontail is just a small example of the days great fun. These images are all taken handholding the 600VR (except fighting bulls) and from the vehicle. The truck is the portable blind that permits us to get up close, especially to the birds and cover so many different subjects during the day. It was a great week, want to thank our campers for making it so memorable!
Photos captured by D3x, 600VR w/TC-17e on Lexar UDMA digital film
May 18, 2009 | Wildlife Photography
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Jake & I are in SD for our Base Camp. We spent the afternoon looking at who was where and how all the critters are making use of the new greens of spring. Some Bison calves have dropped but otherwise spring is not in full swing here so our timing is perfect.
The Pronghorn were particularly dying to be photographed today having many bucks like this come so close we couldn’t focus on them. This guy came right up to use giving us some great opps and then, then he gave us the best photos opps while he stood in the middle of the road! Yikes, blacktop is such a beautiful background. The buck then went on to scent mark everything he could find. What you see here is him smelling this particular weed to see if it had been marked by another buck before he goes and marks it.
Photo captured by D3x, 600VR on Lexary UDMA digital film
May 13, 2009 | Landscape Photography
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Our Outer Banks DLWS is now a memory residing on our hard drives and hearts. Ah, then enters the video camera to bring it all back to life. I had fun making the video this time, taking it a little bit further than our Yellowstone Wrap up. I need to warn you, it’s a 16:38 clip with fun and education wrapped up in the warped sense of humor that is the hallmark of the DLWS staff. You have appearances by Scott Kelby, Jeff Snyder, Laurie Excell, Kevin Dobler and of course our star (and good sport) Joe McNally. Enjoy!
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Photo captured by D3, 45PC-E on Lexar UDMA digital film
Moose Cam captured by Canon HF10 on Lexar digital film
May 8, 2009 | Landscape Photography
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We finally got back home after 25hrs (we never flew on the 3 flights we were originally ticketed for). I had plenty of time to reflect on some of the beautiful images we were treated to just the night before at the DLWS participant slideshow. I went back to my files to see if I had a couple that I was moved by in the show. There was a really cool image of this cabin in the show, much better than what I got. I was too tight and missed some important little details that really make the image better.
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Then there were the photos from this wreck. There were some really killer, tighter images of this hull then I captured in the slideshow. While I’m a little jealous I don’t have those images, I am happy that the folks at DLWS really liked the locale and came back with images that inspired me. That’s the whole point of DLWS, always satisfying to see its goals come through. Thanks to all who joined us!
Photos captured by D3, 24-70AFS/105VR on Lexar UDMA digital film
May 6, 2009 | Landscape Photography
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The week is over already. Man, does time just fly. The blurry eyed folks have seen the participant show, drank their wine and said good bye. All the gear is packed and the staff is all heading off to their next job. We’re incredibly fortunate to be able to come together to share this thing called photography!
Our last shoot was at the Bodie Island Lighthouse. It was a great evening of literally just watching the light set. Whoever built the lighthouse was a real stickler for details as the building and lighthouse are all perfectly lined up in every aspect. It makes it possible to get this photo. Once the camera was set up. I just kep hitting the shutter to make an informal time laspe. It was the perfect finish to a great week. Thanks staff, friends and particpants for making it so great!
Photos captured by D3, 45PC-E on Lexar UDMA digital film
