Holy lightning, Batman!
Alright, so this is something I’ve wanted to try for a long time and I was finally able to pull it off. Like most of my storm-chasing fantasies, lightning photography is just difficult in all the places I’ve lived. The topography – ranging from hilly to mountainous – makes it a lot harder to see [...]
Autumn in the air
Autumn has arrived. It’s subtle, so much that you could miss the first signs, the calendar barely into September. But I woke up Friday morning and knew it. It was in the air, that unmistakable crispness, that autumn smell. The days are shorter, the light warmer and somehow more lovely. It is, perhaps, as much [...]
Simple Clicks: Dog Days
Although August is often called the “Dog Days,” the timing of this pair of photos is purely coincidental. Most of my animal kingdom photo efforts are centered around birds, with both smaller (dragonflies and other insects, for instance) and larger specimens (horses) included. Other than snapshots of our now-deceased three cats, I never seriously pursued [...]
Swan Lake
Actually, that title should be “Swan Pond,” since these images were taken at Fords Pond, a favorite nearby location. This is the latest addition to the family of wildlife I have photographed at the pond, which includes Red-winged Blackbirds, a Great Blue Heron, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow Warblers and common Snapping Turtles. On inspecting this swan [...]
Tropics?
I like the way the interplay of lighting and composition can seemingly transform the attributes of a scene, particularly in early morning or in the fading light of dusk. This image comes from Bullhead Bay at Lackawanna State Park, a long-time favorite shooting location for both Brent and me. We have photographed this region of [...]
Foggy morning at Fords – Brent’s perspective
Paul and I got together for some photos up at Fords Pond one morning last week – nothing serious, just ambled around the side of the pond, shooting some landscapes and even a few wildlife shots of a Mute Swan that put in an appearance. I didn’t think much of the shots after I finished [...]
Foggy Morning at Fords – Paul’s Perspective
As Brent noted in his post on this subject, we spent some time at Fords Pond one morning last week while the lake mist was still lifting. If you look at the images in the two posts, I believe you’ll find a noticeable difference in overall tone and mood. This is the first of three [...]
Random image round-up
It’s time for one of these random round-ups again, the photos that I’ve wanted to share here on TRP but just didn’t fit in with any other posts. Like the shot of Lackawanna Lake above, one of the nicer morning captures I’ve made of it. Mirror-smooth and very blue, with the eastern shore still in [...]
On The Fly
I’ve always seen dragonflies in the summer, but I’ve never paid much attention to this ancient creature of the order Odonata. That is starting to change. I came across this specimen while stopping by Bullhead Bay at Lackawanna State Park. Bullhead Bay has always been a favorite place for Brent and me; there are often [...]
Sunset at Promised Land
It’s been a while since I’ve been in the field for a really good sunset. I’m pretty bad at planning for them; I seem to either pick days when the sky goes bald just before the magic hour, else I’m inside and seeing the explosion of color through the window, without enough time to get [...]
