Sunrise (and some cheating)
Out for sunrise again at Promised Land this morning, with an excellent forecast but a sky that bordered on being skunked up. A low haze formed and blocked out the sun, so no warm, direct sunlight as it crested the trees. In fact, even the pre-cresting glow shots were coming out a little bland, even [...]
Evergreen Grove
On a small penninsula at Lackawanna there’s a grove of evergreen trees, planted in straight lines, a remnant of the days when the area was still farmland, I suppose. It’s a small grove; a brisk walk will take you through it in about two minutes. But since the first time I hiked through, I’ve always [...]
A Good Evening
The sky cleared just before dinner, so before the dishes were even washed I grabbed some gear and ran out the door, getting up to Lackawanna with about an hour of daylight left, the light nice and golden. I was a bit ambivalent about going back up to the park, after all the shooting I’ve done there. [...]
Saturday Birds
Last weekend, the wildlife was phenominal. Yesterday, not so much. That’s the way it goes – sometimes it’s with you, sometimes it passes you by, be it the light, the moment, or the critters. Still, I got a lucky break or two. For starters, I didn’t even have to leave my living room to get [...]
More Weekend Wildlife
Sunday’s outing started out with the Muskrat Rumble, but from there it shifted exclusively to birds, which have definitely returned to the area after their southern winter. Early evening has been, for me at least, the best time to capture bird activity with the camera; they tend to feed then, before settling down to roost [...]
Muskrat Rumble
Today was one of those incredible afternoons where despite the odds, everything fell into place. The weather channel girl was wrong about the rain and instead we got sunshine and temperatures in the 70s, so I headed out mid-afternoon while the light was still a little harsh, hoping for the best. It was one of [...]
Promised Land
A couple from Promised Land State Park this morning – headed out for sunrise. Light didn’t get too dramatic, but it was still good to be out again – and not freezing my butt off!
Muskrats!
Went out this morning to feed Frederick before the snowstorm really hit – after all, I can’t leave the poor guy hungry with a foot of snow coming down! As I trudged out through the drifts, I could see multiple…somethings…sitting on the edge of the ice. My first thought was mallards; mallards hang out there [...]
A few simple clicks
Got a half day at work on Friday, following two days called off due to snow, so suffice to say that last week was an easy one. I headed for the hills Friday afternoon looking for some solitude and hopefully a good click or two before a weekend spent with visiting family. My usual haunts [...]
Birds at the feeder
While my backyard bird feeder is still sitting empty – the local birds haven’t found it yet – the feeder at the Mongaup Falls blind was busy yesterday morning! I know that some bird photogs will say that shooting at a feeder isn’t purely “wild,” or some such thing. On one hand I can agree, [...]
