November 11, 2016 Last Saturday I attended a large photography meeting in Portland where I was responsible for part of the program. These meetings are always stressful and the day after is always a day to relax. Add to that, the tensions of the impending presidential election, and it is no exaggeration to say I have been…
September 24, 2016 Today I made my first fall trip of the year over to the McLane Creek Nature Trails to see what was going on with the wildlife. After the abundance of spring and summer, I was a bit disappointed to not see much more than a bunch of mallards, but I guess that’s…
McLane Creek Nature Trail is located just off Delphi Road outside of Olympia. (Click for a map) Since it’s very close to my house, it’s the place I go most often to photograph birds and ducks. I’ve put together a collection of some of the wildlife I’ve spotted there over the past spring and summer. You can walk…
As part of a winter get-away to San Diego for a photo workshop in January, we spent a whole day exploring the San Diego Zoo. In my previous post I focused solely on the Flamingos, so here are a few of the other animals we saw at the zoo. It was quite a warm day,…
When I visited the San Diego Zoo in January 2014 I was intent on photographing a wide variety of animals. As it turned out, I had so many beautiful images of Flamingos, that I decided to dedicate this whole blog post to just the flamingos at the zoo. Here is a sampling of what I…
I’ve always wanted to visit Grand Tetons National Park and since it is right south of Yellowstone, it makes sense to do both parks at the same time. That’s why when I signed up for a photo tour in the Tetons I took extra time to visit Yellowstone as well. (see my previous post). I…
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