Category: Ethics
My First Decent Burrowing Owl Photos This Year
I seldom photograph Burrowing Owls on Antelope Island anymore so it was fun to find this cooperative bird yesterday morning.
Ferruginous Hawks, High Country News And Memories
A recent article in High Country News brought back many fond memories of photographing Ferruginous Hawks in Montana.
Sometimes City Hall Responds Positively To Critique And Suggestions
Male Rough-legged Hawk At Takeoff
I’ve taken the low-road with this beautiful hawk and done some significant image manipulation in one version of the photo..
Male Rough-legged Hawk With A Flight Posture I Like Very Much
Yesterday morning I had to drive about 100 miles north before I escaped the foggy, smoggy mess in the valleys that we call air during these extended inversions. This beautiful hawk was one of my rewards.
Western Kingbird Leaving Her Nest
After yesterday, when I nearly grew icicles on my chin inside my own home, I needed to post an image with some greenery and some implied warmth!
Black-billed Magpies On A Bison Gut-pile
My title is warning enough that these photos are graphic but I believe this story must be told.
Bald Eagles And The “Good Old Days” At Farmington Bay
This morning I felt like reminiscing a little about the old days at Farmington Bay and the Bald Eagles there in winter.
This Is Why I Hate Low-flying Aircraft In The Marshes
Double-crested Cormorant – Paying An Unfair Price For Being Such A Good “Fisherbird”
I should aim my lens at cormorants more often than I do. Both their physical appearance and their behaviors seem almost prehistoric and that piques my interest.
Short-eared Owl On An Interesting Wooden Fence Post (and some thoughts on natural perches)
Short-eared Owl – An Image Can Be Cropped Deceptively
Creative cropping of an image can sometimes have more negative effects than positive ones.
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With Nesting Material
I seldom photograph raptors with nesting material because I won’t closely approach their nests but I got lucky with this female Red-tailed Hawk.
Belted Kingfisher And A Question Of Preference
As much as I try to avoid cloning elements out of my images it does tempt me occasionally. And in some cases doing so may not even be desirable.
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My First Decent Burrowing Owl Photos This Year
I seldom photograph Burrowing Owls on Antelope Island anymore so it was fun to find this cooperative bird yesterday morning.
Ferruginous Hawks, High Country News And Memories
A recent article in High Country News brought back many fond memories of photographing Ferruginous Hawks in Montana.
Sometimes City Hall Responds Positively To Critique And Suggestions
Male Rough-legged Hawk At Takeoff
I’ve taken the low-road with this beautiful hawk and done some significant image manipulation in one version of the photo..
Male Rough-legged Hawk With A Flight Posture I Like Very Much
Yesterday morning I had to drive about 100 miles north before I escaped the foggy, smoggy mess in the valleys that we call air during these extended inversions. This beautiful hawk was one of my rewards.
Western Kingbird Leaving Her Nest
After yesterday, when I nearly grew icicles on my chin inside my own home, I needed to post an image with some greenery and some implied warmth!
Black-billed Magpies On A Bison Gut-pile
My title is warning enough that these photos are graphic but I believe this story must be told.
Bald Eagles And The “Good Old Days” At Farmington Bay
This morning I felt like reminiscing a little about the old days at Farmington Bay and the Bald Eagles there in winter.
This Is Why I Hate Low-flying Aircraft In The Marshes
Double-crested Cormorant – Paying An Unfair Price For Being Such A Good “Fisherbird”
I should aim my lens at cormorants more often than I do. Both their physical appearance and their behaviors seem almost prehistoric and that piques my interest.
Short-eared Owl On An Interesting Wooden Fence Post (and some thoughts on natural perches)
Short-eared Owl – An Image Can Be Cropped Deceptively
Creative cropping of an image can sometimes have more negative effects than positive ones.
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With Nesting Material
I seldom photograph raptors with nesting material because I won’t closely approach their nests but I got lucky with this female Red-tailed Hawk.
Belted Kingfisher And A Question Of Preference
As much as I try to avoid cloning elements out of my images it does tempt me occasionally. And in some cases doing so may not even be desirable.