I haven’t updated the blog recently (sorry!), but I have made a lot of photos. Here are a few of them with info about each in the captions. Several are from the wild bird rookery at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm – I hadn’t been there for many years. So, yes – Central Florida is … Continue reading A Few Recent Photos
Two things this week: 1. Happy Holidays Hello readers and season’s greetings to each of you! I hope everyone can visit with family and friends and enjoy this wonderful time of year. Here’s a photo of the tree near the main entrance to our building. I think it looks marvelous! Happy Holidays 2024! 2. Visit … Continue reading Happy Holidays 2024!
Note: Our part of Central Florida was spared major impacts from Hurricane Helene. Unfortunately, people in many other areas are suffering horribly with injuries, death, and property loss. Our hearts go out to everyone affected. I’ve gotten behind keeping the blog up to date so today I’ll try to catch up some. These photos are … Continue reading Recent MINWR Photos
In my last post, I mentioned stopping to see Kevin M. in Chattanooga and that he gave me back the very same Nikon D90 that was my primary camera in 2008 and 2009. Thanks again, Kevin! The camera is in fine shape and after buying some inexpensive after market batteries I was ready to try … Continue reading Nikon D90 – Retro Review
I realize I’ve been posting a lot lately about Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, but I have a good excuse: there’s a lot of activity there right now. This post is just a bit more encouragement in case I haven’t already convinced you to check it out! Kevin M. was in town and wanted to … Continue reading MINWR Again – 2/16/24
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