Archive for April, 2006

Sandhill crane nestling

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

1 chick hatched, 1 egg remaining with slight pecked hole in side
Mute swans still on nests, no signs of eggs

Sandhill cranes

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

I had a great morning with a pair of nesting Sandhill cranes. This nest location is no secret amongst local nature photographers, so they have had quite a few visitors. I welcomed the solitude I had with them this morning. They are quite tolerant of having people around within reason. […]

New wildflower area but no fox

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

This morning I went to check out some areas in the woods near me that previously had some fox dens. One looked pretty promising, something was actively using the hole, but no signs of any kits around. (Yes, I still have ambitions of photographing fox kits near my home!) […]

Namibia dreams…

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Namibia, in Southern Africa, has been on my ‘places to go’ list for quite some time. Fellow photographer, Andy Biggs, who I also understand runs the best trips to Africa, just returned from Namibia. Every image I see from there is simply magical, Andy’s can be seen at;
http://www.andybiggs.com/namibia06/index.html
Some day I will get […]

Creating a visual vocabulary

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

I believe one of the key growth factors in moving your photography forward is knowing what you like and what you don’t like in an image. This may seem somewhat trivial, because you might say ‘well, of course I know what I like or I don’t!” However, saying you like an […]