Thursday, October 28, 2021

Magnificent Frigate Birds

 

Wow. These birds are high up but are huge. I am handholding a 600mm lens almost straight up at 600 mm to get them large enough in the frame to show on screen. Magnificent Frigatebirds are almost 4 feet long, with wing span up to 8 feet. I kept wanting to crop in and show these birds up close but I really liked the huge white negative space in these two shots that I cropped together and decided to keep it this way, as it really shows them how I saw them at the time. I had 30 of these beautiful birds fly directly overhead, heading to their nighttime roost from a day of fishing in Tampa Bay. Never seen these birds before but now that I have seen their distinct profile, it will be hard not to identify them, even high up in the sky. Wonderful birds. Ok, here is the closest crop that I was able to get: 






Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Good Morning

 


Ok, this is a Naples Sunset, not a Sunrise but Good Morning anyway. 

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Joshua Tree National Park Favorites

 

The photographic possibilities are endless in the Joshua Tree National Park. Amazing landscapes are everywhere as is the desert flora and (sometimes) fauna. I only saw one coyote and wasn't able to get a good shot of him or her but really enjoyed my trip back in 2017. Can't wait to go back and do some serious hiking. Every one of these shots were right off the road, except for the three taken from up on top of Mt. Ryan, which was a good 45 min hike to 5457 feet. If you look closely, I thought it was hilarious that the back of the rented RV that was ahead of me on the road exactly matched the scene it was driving in. Pretty amazing. 

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Everglades National Park

 



The Everglades aren't about wide open spaces although there is a lot of that. To me, it is more about the animals, especially the birds, as they are everywhere. Alligators too. You are going to see a lot of those. So, my favorite pics are of all the birds that we saw during the two times I have been there so far. Quite an amazing diversity of feathered friends. 

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Get your Royal Terns all in a row

 


Getting your ducks in a row is easy. Try getting Royal Terns all in a row. Took weeks to train them. 

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Grand Canyon

 

Obviously, the Grand Canyon is the place for wide open spaces. Can't go wrong with just standing around and looking at this amazing location. One day, I would like to go down into the canyon. It is just coming back up that I dread!!!