What you see isn’t always what you get
Whenever I post a photo I wonder how it will be viewed. Meaning, unless you have a calibrated monitor you...
I will sing a new song
I honestly don’t know if I can make better bird images than this. The composition, lighting, exposure, balance, and posture...
Do you journal?
About six years ago I started keeping an electronic journal. (If I had to write it on paper, it would...
Old faithful
I get tired of winter real fast! Besides the down right cold temps, the lack of color just starts to...
Listen to the mockingbird
The Northern Mockingbird is my favorite bird of all time. Maybe it’s because of their song(s). Or, perhaps it’s their...
Rainy days and Mondays
You know the song lyrics, “rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” Sorry, I’m not buying it. I love...
Chiaroscuro light
Chiaroscuro, in art, is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition....
Take what the light give you
Take what the light gives you. Early morning and late afternoon can present harsh lighting conditions when the light is...
“How do you get those colors?”
I get that question a lot so, I thought I’d take a minute and briefly share. Our house backs up...
White-throated sparrow
Photo by me, text by allaboutbirds.org Crisp facial markings make the White-throated Sparrow an attractive bird as well as a...
Can we see the light?
Light – without it photography doesn’t exist! But, it’s not the light we record on film or digital sensors –...
Lightning strikes twice!
A few days ago I posted what I thought was my finest bird portrait. I think lightning may have struck...
Carolina wren
Photo by me, information by allaboutbirds.org. In summer it can seem that every patch of woods in the eastern United...
Sounds of Nature #26279
You may have to take a minute and look a little closer. This image is part of my Sounds of...
Seeing eye to eye
There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3.28
European Starling – a bad rap
I’m not sure why starlings get a bad wrap, but I’ve bought into it. However, let’s take another look at...
Bluebird portrait – limited edition print
I think this is my finest and favorite bird portrait – ever. If there is such a thing. Filming these...
Bluejay
Photo is mine, text by Wikipedia. The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It resides through most...
Eastern bluebird
Text from Wikipedia. Photo is mine. The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards. It is...
Nuthatch
From wikipedia… The nuthatches constitute a genus, Sitta, of small passerine birds belonging to the family Sittidae. Characterised by large heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet,...
How can you not love these two!
Yep, I live right smack dab in the middle of Cardinal Nation. That goes for the baseball team and the...
Backyard blue jay
Blue jays are among my favorite birds. They’re talkative and their antics can be quite comical. Whenever they show up...
It was a blue jay day
This guy, perched on a branch about 4′ above the ground, had his eyes on the seed below. I was...
Blog posts
What you see isn’t always what you get
Whenever I post a photo I wonder how it will be viewed. Meaning, unless you have a calibrated monitor you...
I will sing a new song
I honestly don’t know if I can make better bird images than this. The composition, lighting, exposure, balance, and posture...
Do you journal?
About six years ago I started keeping an electronic journal. (If I had to write it on paper, it would...
Old faithful
I get tired of winter real fast! Besides the down right cold temps, the lack of color just starts to...
Listen to the mockingbird
The Northern Mockingbird is my favorite bird of all time. Maybe it’s because of their song(s). Or, perhaps it’s their...
Rainy days and Mondays
You know the song lyrics, “rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” Sorry, I’m not buying it. I love...
Chiaroscuro light
Chiaroscuro, in art, is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition....
Take what the light give you
Take what the light gives you. Early morning and late afternoon can present harsh lighting conditions when the light is...
“How do you get those colors?”
I get that question a lot so, I thought I’d take a minute and briefly share. Our house backs up...
White-throated sparrow
Photo by me, text by allaboutbirds.org Crisp facial markings make the White-throated Sparrow an attractive bird as well as a...
Can we see the light?
Light – without it photography doesn’t exist! But, it’s not the light we record on film or digital sensors –...
Lightning strikes twice!
A few days ago I posted what I thought was my finest bird portrait. I think lightning may have struck...
Carolina wren
Photo by me, information by allaboutbirds.org. In summer it can seem that every patch of woods in the eastern United...
Sounds of Nature #26279
You may have to take a minute and look a little closer. This image is part of my Sounds of...
Seeing eye to eye
There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3.28
European Starling – a bad rap
I’m not sure why starlings get a bad wrap, but I’ve bought into it. However, let’s take another look at...
Bluebird portrait – limited edition print
I think this is my finest and favorite bird portrait – ever. If there is such a thing. Filming these...
Bluejay
Photo is mine, text by Wikipedia. The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It resides through most...
Eastern bluebird
Text from Wikipedia. Photo is mine. The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards. It is...
Nuthatch
From wikipedia… The nuthatches constitute a genus, Sitta, of small passerine birds belonging to the family Sittidae. Characterised by large heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet,...
How can you not love these two!
Yep, I live right smack dab in the middle of Cardinal Nation. That goes for the baseball team and the...
Backyard blue jay
Blue jays are among my favorite birds. They’re talkative and their antics can be quite comical. Whenever they show up...
It was a blue jay day
This guy, perched on a branch about 4′ above the ground, had his eyes on the seed below. I was...