Almost anywhere I go, I look to the water. Plant and animal life is always most abundant there whether it is a salt marsh, a lake, or a river. That is true in the desert too, but here water is so very scarce. One of the best places for photography in the Arizona desert is …
After my luck yesterday with the trogon, I headed to the same area of the woods to see what I could find. The Cassin’s Kingbirds continued their avoidance of me and I didn’t get any great opportunities with birds. However I had the good fortune to run into some wonderful people who were out leading …
Today started pretty badly. The plan was to use the day photographing some of the birds found in southern Arizona. I headed onto the trails and saw a pair of gorgeous Vermillion Flycatchers. After about an hour all I had was a few so-so photos of the female. Then I moved on to a nice big open field with …
Arizona is a big, big state. There were several places I was planning to visit in southern Arizona and although they were ‘close’ to each other, that means a few hundred miles of driving. So after waking up, I stopped by the Tucson Mountains on the way out of the Saguaro NP vicinity. The light …
It’s easy to have preconceptions about what you want to photograph. Planning is great and leads to the best photos. But you can’t force an idea if it won’t work. I wanted to focus exclusively on landscape photos in Arizona and wildlife was supposed to be an afterthought. But the wildflowers weren’t blooming and there …
I started out the day chasing the light in Saguaro National Park. I love backlit cacti and I noticed that there are some great opportunities for these kind of images at Saguaro NP. The shapes of the saguaro are so distinctive that just a hint of their outline is enough to suggest the cacti. There …
During my second day in Saguaro National Park, I had a chance to truly start to take in many of its treasures. A park like this you never feel like you can see everything, but having spent one day already I knew at least a little bit about its major features and how the light …
Sometime back in January I got to thinking that I really had to do some serious photography. I was taking some photos during the winter in Michigan, but with only a little bit of time here and there it can be difficult to put the time in needed to get some good photos. So I …
Whether you are old or new to my blog, I hope you enjoy the photos, stories, and anecdotes that you find here. Maybe you’ll learn something new about wildlife, photography, or some of the inspiring natural places in this beautiful country. Most of all, I hope to increase your appreciation of some of the natural …