I often marvel about how, when we freeze time with a camera we are able to capture a single moment, a mere fraction of a second. In that moment, we are mining gems that would have otherwise remained concealed. Imagine if, on this day in April 2015, I had been slow on the shutter, or I had left even five minutes Read More …
I hope this story finds you safe, healthy and in contact with loved ones as we navigate through this uncertainty in our daily lives. Be safe! Two Hens In 2019, a hen wood duck began nesting in the box we had installed two winters before at my favorite wetland. I had long dreamed of witnessing that leap of faith as Read More …
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” ― John Burroughs January 2019 In January 2019 I embarked on an unexpected adventure when, on a whim, I loaded my Jeep for a road trip up the coast of Cayuga Lake. I wanted to explore an array of favorite spots in search of Read More …
Today’s accessibility to stream entire seasons of a show makes it easier than ever to become hooked on a series and watch from start to finish. We fall in love with the characters, cheering their successes and mourning their failures and losses. We love watching their stories unfold, unable to wait an extra minute to see what hardships they will Read More …
Nature is full of wonders, and I never know what adventures await or what magic I will witness as I wake groggily at dawn and make my way to the pond. I may see very little, but it is always more than if I had stayed in bed. This is why, on the first Sunday in November, I found myself Read More …
From the archives. In 2015 when I was still figuring things out I very stubbornly continued to shoot in JPG. This is one bird with a lot of extremes from black to white and raw mode would have helped to prevent clipping on each end of the spectrum. Also, with this birds vivid colors, over-saturation can occur with JPG that Read More …
During the years of 2014-2015, plus a wee bit in 2016 and 2017, I spent countless hours setting up makeshift blinds at Brick Pond Wetland Preserve in the hopes of capturing images of Wood Ducks. What I got was that and so much more. I’ve shared many images from that time but very little video. This week I went through Read More …
Since I began photographing Wood Ducks in 2014 I have dreamed of a shot with a drake in nuptial plumage surrounded by ice or snow. Wood Ducks typically migrate south before the first snow falls so it’s not a common sight in upstate New York. In the spring of 2016 we had a deep freeze after the Woodies had returned Read More …
“What an ornament to a river to see that glowing gem floating in contact with its waters!” – Henry David Thoreau, writing about the drake Wood Duck Yesterday was World Photography Day and on social media I wrote briefly about my beginnings, five years ago when I set out to photograph wood ducks at my favorite, local wetland. I thought I Read More …
