Moose Shooting Report #3 – Bitterroot Valley
The Bitterroot Valley in Montana is a wildlife treasure trove! I spent an intensive week going after specific spring opportunities, particularly birds. Here’s a shooting report for the week. Enjoy!
Moose Podcast #398 – “A or The?”
Yellow-headed Blackbird captured by Z 9 / Z600f4TC @840mm
In this episode of the Moose Podcast ##398 – “A or The?” Raising the bar in your photography is up to you to raise. How do we accomplish this when we’re the final judge? Let’s talk
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Howdy and welcome to the Moose Podcast! Thanks for taking the time to drop in from your week to listen! Thank you folks for listening and continually rising the Moose Podcast in the ratings … thank you ever so much! Please be so kind and continue to Tweet and/or share on the Moose Podcast on Facebook! I’d be grateful for your continuation in doing that. Want to hear about a particular topic, send in the suggestion … send them to Moose Podcast. THANKS! (sorry, emails sent to this address will get no direct response).
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Yellowstone ’25 Winter Adventure
When you look up Winter Wonderland in the dictionary you will see a photograph of Yellowstone Nat’l Park! This will be our 20th year heading into the park exploring this amazing wilderness at the height of winter when it’s at its coldest and most beautiful! We cruise the park in a private snowcoach following the light and the subjects. This is a wildlife centric Adventure but we don’t pass up the gorgeous landscapes.
We take just six shooters on this Adventure and for the first time, we have one opening to offer the public. The dates are Jan 27-31, five days in the park. To find out the rest of the details or to register, just give Sharon a call 406. 240. 3503 and she’ll get ya in. Look forward to shooting with you in the most amazing location you’ve ever shot int!
WRP is a Yellowstone National Park permittee
Moose Shooting Report #2
This is #2 in my new Moose’s Shooting Report series. This one goes to Cape Hatteras, NC, a brilliant location for bird and location photography. Apologies, the audio is not first-rate but you can head the information you need to plan and make the most of your photographic visit.
Moose Podcast #397 – “Join the Flight Crew”
Emerald Swallowtail captured by Z 8 / Z105mc
In this episode of the Moose Podcast #397 – “Join the Flight Crew”, Stepping outside of your wheelhouse can be scary, I’m not different. When you have a firm foundation in the basics though, we can get through anything and bring back the images. What does this have to do with joining a flight crew? Let’s talk!
Click to listen to Episode 397
Howdy and welcome to the Moose Podcast! Thanks for taking the time to drop in from your week to listen! Thank you folks for listening and continually rising the Moose Podcast in the ratings … thank you ever so much! Please be so kind and continue to Tweet and/or share on the Moose Podcast on Facebook! I’d be grateful for your continuation in doing that. Want to hear about a particular topic, send in the suggestion … send them to Moose Podcast. THANKS! (sorry, emails sent to this address will get no direct response).
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We Finally Made It and Glad We Did!
Leopard Lacewing captured by Z 8 / Z105mc
We learned about the Missoula Butterfly House last year but didn’t make it so it was at the top of our list this year. It did not disappoint! It’s important to remember that macro isn’t my thing for many reasons, the main one is patience. The 80 degrees / 80% humidity didn’t get to me, nope, “chasing” them flying pieces of tissue paper, that did! It was an overcast day with great saturated light. The inside walls are white and the combo made for great ambient light shooting. I raised the ISO to 800 and just had fun. I went back to my basics looking for the right background. I shot at f/8 to minimize DoF and moved to keep the film plane as parallel with the wings as I could. Ninety minutes later the sweat from the room and not trying to get the shot finally drove me out. I know though we will go back when the next batch of butterflies hatch. We finally made it and glad we did!
Small Postman captured by Z 8 / Z105mc