Part of my volunteer duties at the Denver Zoo is showing up at the crack of dawn twice a month to help prepare animal diets. I always have my camera on me, just in case I want to do some shooting afterward, but this time I couldn’t help but pull it out on my wayContinue reading “Morning Light”
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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”
Mi Mi Do Re SO
The Chestnut-backed Thrush is a near threatened species that is likely extinct in many of its native homes in the wild. It’s also my favorite small bird. They’re not as well known for their songs as your various larks and grosbeaks, but when they’re in the mood… boy can they sing. I’ve more than onceContinue reading “Mi Mi Do Re SO”
Owls Owls Owls
Buy a print to support raptor conservation and rehabilitation. Today, I got to participate in an event with Mike’s Camera and HawkQuest. Master Falconer Kin Quitugua and several of the HawkQuest volunteers brought a number of owls out to Bear Creek Lake Park. It was incredible getting to work with these beauties up close, andContinue reading “Owls Owls Owls”
Going Medieval
Went to make some photos before work. The refuge is 10 minutes from my apartment and 10 minutes from work. Makes it a great place to go if I’m up a little earlier than I need to be. That is unless you get there to find that you’d be fighting the black death. Bit ofContinue reading “Going Medieval”
Higher than Normal
There are countless burrowing owls that live within a few miles of my apartment. But despite my many drives through the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, I’ve not been able to spot one in amongst the prairie dog holes that cover the area. This handsome man, perched a little higher than you’d normally findContinue reading “Higher than Normal”
It’s a Frame Job
Buy a Print. Was driving through Arsenal, late evening, very overcast. Dark enough that we’re looking at f/2.8 at 8000 iso. I catch mama and bebe to my right through the passenger window. I turn around to get them on the good side. Mama knows what’s up; some looky-loo with a big lens wanting toContinue reading “It’s a Frame Job”
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”
One Roll – Delta 3200 July 2019
Ilford’s Delta 3200 is another film I’d not had a lot of experience with. Samples online showed a pretty distinct lack of contrast, likely owing to it really being somewhere in the neighborhood is ISO 1000, with a design toward push processing. To try to capture some of that contrast back, I shot at 1600.Continue reading “One Roll – Delta 3200 July 2019”
Treetop Chanting
Hey, why’s it a black howler monkey if it’s not black!? Two reasons: Much like how female white-cheeked gibbons are really just white gibbons, female black howlers never actually turn black. I’m not 100% certain on the identification; it might not be a black howler, but everything I can find on Omaha’s Lied Jungle onlyContinue reading “Treetop Chanting”
The Zootographer 