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Bright Bird

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Shot of the Month – December 2021 Capturing a good image of an all black bird is quite tough. Exposing properly to bring out the detail in the black feathers usually leaves the rest of the image overexposed. This image of a crow, captured in Wyoming, is one of the few times the lighting worked […]

Wing It

Shot of the Month – November 2021 This month a dash of color to help counter the winter doldrums – here we see a lovely female Ruby-throat[...]

Up Front for the Win

Shot of the Month – October 2021 Any great image starts with great light. The best light for nature photography can be found when the sun is l[...]

Art?

Shot of the Month – September 2021 Is this image Art? And if it is, does that make me an “Arrrteeest”? Photography was invented in 1826 (alm[...]

Venice is for Lovers!

Shot of the Month – August 2021 Ok, so first of all, it isn’t that Venice. And second, the star-crossed lovers are avian in nature, two lo[...]

Mammoth Hot Springs

Shot of the Month – July 2021 Check out this month’s crazy landscape — looks like we found a dead tree on planet Mars. This other-[...]

Monet Marmot

Shot of the Month – June 2021 In 2020 I spent a weekend at Mt. Rainier in search of wildflowers. Ironically, some of the most intense concentr[...]

Fact or Fiction?

Shot of the Month – May 2021 Above we have a nice image of a Grey-cowled Wood Rail (GCWR). The image is technically sound. The entire bird i[...]

Striking Pose

Shot of the Month – April 2021 This month we visit with the regal looking Great Egret (GE). His pose makes me laugh and I can’t help but[...]

Gob Mob

Shot of the Month – March 2021 This month we visit with a small black and white bird that thrives in cold climates. From the image above you m[...]

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