As some of you know, I am a fan of tight “head and shoulder” shots, and whenever I get the chance to create them I do no hesitate for one second. When faced with a […]
Monthly Archives: April 2016
The Story Behind the Image 5 – Green Heron Caught A Fish
Every year we get at least one cooperative Great Blue Heron that likes to frequent a certain local park. Green Herons, on the other hand, only show up seemingly every other year at that park…but […]
Can You Spot the Mistake…Answer Revealed!
In my previous blog post here I shared an image and asked you to try to identify what could be so wrong with the image that I would want to relegate it to the trash […]
Can You Spot the Mistake?
At first glance this image looks pretty much spotless and to very much to my liking. The subject, a male Common Redpoll, is very photogenic and offered a cute pose. The perch is the right […]
Pine Siskin – An Aggressive Finch!
It is early spring 2016, and we have been experiencing what I can only describe as the heaviest invasion of “winter finches” that I can remember. Pine Siskin and Common Redpoll being the most numerous by […]
The Story Behind the Image 4 – Great Horned Owlet After the Rain
A pair of Great Horned Owls had built a nest at a local park, close to the parking lot. That area gets flooded on many years during the spring for a couple of weeks in […]
Two’s Company
What is better than one beautifully photographed bird? Two! Whenever I can pleasingly add a second bird to an image I do so, but there are a couple of guidelines that can be generally followed […]
