My first real camera was a Pentax k1000. My first real digital camera was a Pentax k20d. I later supplemented that with a k-50. Then I realized that my dream camera from over a decade ago could be had for 300 bucks and I made the switch to a Nikon D700. Then I played withContinue reading “Nikon z6 Firmware 3.0”
Tag Archives: Accipitriformes
Work the Light
Cloudy days are the best for photographing animals in natural light, but don’t let harsh afternoon sun stop you from trying. You just have to approach it differently. You’re not going to get beautiful evenly lit portraits, but you might get some nice dramatic effects if you can find the right spot. This kind ofContinue reading “Work the Light”
Seen the Light and Made a Switch
While Vlad the Dad is away at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Ursula here is taking care of (not-so) baby (anymore) behind Bird World in Denver. One of the biggest threats to these birds in the wild is overfishing in the north pacific. If you’re a big seafood fan, make sure you’re doing your best toContinue reading “Seen the Light and Made a Switch”
Twilight’s Last gleaming
Buy a Print. Had the plan to hit up Arsenal for sunset after an offsite meeting. It was pouring rain at the restaurant and was almost enough to make me call it and go home. Glad I didn’t. One of the first trees in had the unmistakable silhouette of a hawk perched upon it. TheContinue reading “Twilight’s Last gleaming”
They Grow Up So Fast
Kamchatka, the most recent of only 14 baby Steller’s Sea Eagles to be hatched in AZA zoos in the last decade, was born on March 10th of this year. That means she’s just over six months old. They grow up so fast. This much less good picture is what she looked like at one monthContinue reading “They Grow Up So Fast”
The Best Set of Eyes
Buy a print here. One thing that is really easy to pick out as a photographer is another photographer. You see a guy with a monopod, that black and gold nikon neckstrap, and the Sigma version of your lens, pointing it at a far off tree, it’s probably worth a stop. Using their eyes insteadContinue reading “The Best Set of Eyes”
Flies in Flight
Sometimes you get lucky. This shot can’t be reproduced. You could sit with Denver’s male Steller’s Sea Eagle for a year, snapping a hundred photos a day, and still not get something in this vein. I’m not sure whether or not the eagle sees what is in front of him. I assume their senses areContinue reading “Flies in Flight”
The Zootographer 