Photography Experiences

Birds 8/15/16

August 14, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
I never knew photography would lead me to an interest in birding. I just thought that I would try to take a photo of a bird that I liked, but now I want to know the species - I could be looking at a rare bird. I just finished reading "Kingbird Highway", by Kenn Kaufman. He and some birding friends travelled 1000 miles to a place near Durango, Mexi...
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Photo Ops 7/30/16

July 30, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
Photography is so interesting because one never knows what object will present itself as a photo op. One never knows how a photo will ultimately look. I look at many photos, study photography, and photo editing. This prepares me for when I see something, then an idea comes to mind how I could edit the photo. I had a photo of a cresent moon that I...
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Safety First 6/23/15

June 23, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
Ever since I have seen a photo a cerulean warbler, I wanted to see one. I finally saw the bird this week at Miesville Ravine Park. I was unable to get a good photo, so I went back. It was very early in the morning about 6 AM when I drove into the ravine and noticed some birds on a pile of brush across the road. I stopped and set up my rig. I was st...
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Western Grebes 6/13/16

June 13, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
It wasn't by accident that I was able to see Western Grebes with newborn chicks on their backs. I thought about this for a year- in winter months I would dream about going to Lake Osakis to see these Western Grebe babies. I really had no idea what time of the summer the chicks would hatch. I guessed somewhere around the middle of June. A group of u...
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Photo hunts 5/30/16

May 30, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
I'm always out driving, hiking around looking for photo opportunities whenever I can. Most of the time, I find nothing. However, sometimes I discover flowers and birds that I have never seen before, and if it weren't for photography I never would have made the effort to go look. I've always lived in Minnesota and never saw bluebells growing wild-...
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