Another week of isolation outside of work means you get another photo of Mac. Moose Peterson has the Teddy Bear Exercise. It’s a no-right-answer test of how your camera responds to extreme tonal differences and finding where in that response you like the outcome the most. Moose uses his kids’ teddy bears. I have myContinue reading “Setting the Right Tone”
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Punched in the Gut
Work’s been busy, and the trip to Houston reminded me that it’d been far too long since I’d visited my home Denver Zoo. So, upon returning home, I grabbed the 400 and took a trip on a snow day. Boy was it worth it. I got an okay wild dog portrait. I got Lisu, theContinue reading “Punched in the Gut”
Green Grass and Puppy Eyes
Two tips to talk about today. The first is a pretty obvious one: wait for the eyes. This shot would be okay if the dog was looking down at what he was munching on. What makes it great is that while he’s chewing, his eyes are on me. The second is the grass. That grassContinue reading “Green Grass and Puppy Eyes”
Natural Camo
One of the normal tricks to impactful zoo photography is hiding the stuff that people are used to seeing, generally the man-made structures. Because of that, you don’t always get the full impact of the animal in its environment. Well here’s a shout out to the Fort Worth Zoo for this killer habitat, filled toContinue reading “Natural Camo”
All the Things He Said
Had a friend from Washington visiting, and decided to take her to the Denver Zoo to do the Flamingo Encounter (by far my favorite Denver Zoo Up-Close Encounter). I’ve got some pictures from that, but the photo I wanted to share of the day was from watching this handsome boy pose for us and interactContinue reading “All the Things He Said”
Trilogy
I was going to just copy paste the lyrics from Emerson Lake and Palmer’s “Trilogy” here, but I’d forgotten how depressing they are.
I Can Haz Fish?
There’s nothing I love more than seeing a member of the animal care staff near a habitat while visiting the zoo. Part of it is that I value my relationships with our care staff at the Denver Zoo, but even more is it means I’m probably about to get a good photo opportunity. In thisContinue reading “I Can Haz Fish?”
The Lasting Power of the Zoological Garden
For various reasons, I try not to get terribly personal in this blog. This is a place for animals, for photography, and for nature. I’m going to break that a little bit today. Two weeks ago, my paternal grandmother passed away, and last weekend I flew up to Washington State for the memorial service. ThereContinue reading “The Lasting Power of the Zoological Garden”
Yuri! Yuri! Yuri!
Over on the instagram, I shared a picture from my trip to the Riverside Discovery Center in Scottsbluff of their Amur Tiger. It was a beautiful shot that made me utterly lament that I still hadn’t gotten one quite as good of my tigers at home at the Denver Zoo. Well last weekend, I tookContinue reading “Yuri! Yuri! Yuri!”
Knowing What to Expect
One of the first animals you might happen upon when entering Scottsbluff’s Riverside Discovery Center is this beautiful bobcat. Like all cats, every bobcat has their own personality, and on the day I visited this one wanted nothing but attention. It saw me coming, jumped from its perch, and came to rub up on theContinue reading “Knowing What to Expect”
The Zootographer 