Photo Story: Struggle for Survival – Toad and a Snake
Before I start, let me warn you. The images in this blog post may be graphic to some people. This is a photography story about a struggle for survival between a toad and a snake. Read on to find out…
Photo Story: Jewell Falls, Portland, Maine
In the middle of the city of Portland, Maine close to the Portland Airport is a natural waterfall located in the Fore Nature Preserve. Jewell Falls is Portland’s only natural waterfall. Jewell Falls, Portland, Maine The falls are about 100 feet…
Photo Story: Yellowstone Grizzly Mom and Cub
It was one of the biggest bear jams that I had ever seen in Yellowstone National Park. Cars were parked everywhere and several rangers were on the scene. People had climbed the ladders on their RV to get a glimpse…
Photo Story: Purple Flower in the Fog
This purple flower was photographed at the edge of a pond. The mist rising off of the pond in the background gives a foggy look to the photo. This wildflower is called a Pickerel Rush, also called a Pickerel Weed.…
Photo Story: Dragonfly Covered in the Morning Dew
Early morning, just after sunrise is a great time to do insect macro photography. Before the morning light warms them up, insects are in a state of torpor (hibernation) that makes them very cooperative subjects. Dragonfly Covered in the Morning…
Photo Story: Black and Yellow Garden Spider in a Colorful World
In the summer, I like to walk through fields just after sunrise and look for backlit leaves and flowers to photograph. On this particular Ohio morning, I was walking through the fields at Allardale Park and noticed this beautiful Black…
Photo Story: White Pelican in the Warm Morning Light
I arrived at Fisherman’s Corner South just before sunrise to photograph White Pelicans flying over the Mississippi. It was a clear sunny morning and the light was warm and saturated. White Pelican in Flight Photograph I was lucky enough to…
Photo Story: Sunrise on the Mississippi River
I had just arrived at Fisherman’s Landing South on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River to photograph the White Pelicans. I had my Canon 5d Mark iii and 500mm lens mounted on tripod to photograph the Pelicans in flight. Luckily,…
Photo Story: Yellowstone – Just One Tree
This photo was taken in Yellowstone National Park just west of the Lamar Valley. It was a cloudy and stormy afternoon in Yellowstone. I really like the composition of this photo with the single tree on a barren hillside with…
Photo Story: Yellowstone Grizzly Mating Chase
I had just finished photographing the sunrise at Duck Lake in Yellowstone National Park and I decided to drive the East Entrance Road looking for Grizzlies. As I got past Yellowstone Lake, I noticed some commotion in the woods. Grizzly…
