The results from the 2013 Wildlife in Focus were recently announced and I’m honored to have received third place overall with 27 photographs placing from 1st to 5th in their respective categories. The 51 photographer entries (some entries are pairs of photographers) produced some amazing photographs. Hector Astorga received a well-deserved first place and second …
Today was all about reptiles. I should have known it from the start. As I got near Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, there was a large Softshell Turtle that some people were helping cross the road. A few yards later, I swerved slightly to avoid a small Slider also crossing. The refuge has been drying one …
Today I headed back to what is becoming a new favorite spot, Bear Island WMA and Donnelley WMA which are right next to each other. It was a cold start to the day… frigid cold. That’s why this Tricolored Heron isn’t doing much besides huddling for warmth. I spent most of the morning with the …
For a while now I’ve been talking to people about one of my favorite places to photograph in the Lowcountry, Fish Haul Creek, and have been saddened by their reaction. Many people hear that it is great for bird photography, but when they’ve gone they’ve had terrible luck with it. The first couple of times …
As always, Huntington Beach has been so much fun. So much fun that the 4 nights I spent here went by before I had realized. I had one last morning to get some photography in before the last few hours of driving home. I had a plan in mind. The last couple of days I …
It’s a long drive from the Pennsylvania/Maryland border to South Carolina, but if you start early you can make good time. Also at 5 am there is little traffic around D.C. Instead of going all the way home, I had a stop planned for 4 nights at one of the best locations in the northern …
When your original plan falls through you need to go to your backup. First of all, that means you must have a backup. It’s something I’ve found to be very helpful in my photography. So the Bald Eagles weren’t catching enough fish, so I decided to try going to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. This …
Christmas is right around the corner, but I had a morning that I could get some photography in before it would be time to start the final leg of the drive to Connecticut for the holidays. After reviewing my images over the evening and seeing that I had a good number of sharp images with …
When planning my trip, I was unsure about the Outer Banks. On one hand I thought there would be many photographic opportunities. On the other hand, I now live near the ocean. I thought that the Outer Banks might be redundant, offering the same sort of opportunities that I have at my new home. There’s …
When I was preparing for my trip to the Outer Banks, one of the reference books I was reading made mention of the weather at Cape Hatteras. Here the weather can change at a moment’s notice. Due to being so close to the Gulf Stream, the Cape can have completely different weather from the mainland …