This is the best time of year to visit Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. I made another rewarding trip a week ago and came home with many images I like. Here are some of them. Clouds added a dose of drama to early scenes along Gator Creek. And with the calm winds and long exposure, … Continue reading MINWR: 2/2/24
I mentioned last time that there might be enough photos from my visit to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge for another blog entry. Here they are. I used a cropped version of this first one as the header image in the last post but didn’t show the full frame. Here’s a larger crop – as … Continue reading The rest of the photos
I’ve been busy with other things and it’s been terribly hot here (and everywhere). So I haven’t been photographing much lately. I know summer isn’t the best time for wildlife but I really needed to scratch my photography itch. So I headed out one morning about a week ago toward Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. … Continue reading 5 Photos in 45 minutes
I haven’t posted in a while, so it’s about time. And I have been making some photos lately. Here are a few that I like – all made since my last post. Another quiet morning on the St. Johns river. (February 17; Boat ramp on HW 50 at the St. Johns River; three frame panorama; … Continue reading Photos with a new camera
My good friend Kevin M. was in town a week ago and wanted to visit LAWLD. We also invited Lutfi and the three of us met and drove up together. It’s about the same distance for me as Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and has a wide variety of birds to see (especially at this … Continue reading Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive – Jan. 7 2023
It’s been a little over a month since my last post. I enjoyed writing this one after such a long break. I went over to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge toward the end of August. I wasn’t expecting to see much, but I wanted to get out and photograph something. I’m glad I did, because … Continue reading Hello Again
I was there for about a half hour and these six photos cover a total time span of only 5 1/2 minutes. I was very lucky and excited that this family shared all this activity with me.
An update on American Avocet numbers
I was browsing through my photo archives last week and came across an unprocessed RAW image of an American Avocet and its reflection. I thought it had potential so I went ahead and worked on it. American Avocet I made this in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on March 3, 2015. It got me thinking … Continue reading Fewer birds?
I’ve been interested in infrared photography for a long time. I first attempted it sometime in the 1980s using black and white IR film. The results weren’t very good. Focus and exposure using IR film was a challenge back in ancient times. One of my first digital cameras was a Minolta DiMage 7Hi and in … Continue reading So long IR, and thanks for all the memories