Be Weather Resilient
Tonight it is raining here where I live and I was hoping to get out with my camera tomorrow. After all, the mild temperatures earlier today certainly enticed me to think about engaging in wildlife...
View ArticleTime Behind the Camera
I like to say and I do believe, “There’s no better place to be than behind the viewfinder!” If you enjoy photography, I think you will agree at least to on some level. Just to be able to spend time...
View ArticlePennsylvania Elk Photography Experience #7 – Fall Rut
The last week of September greeted us with spectacular fall-like weather. The temperature was cool and the elk were clearly in the heat of the annual rut. The breeding season for the Pennsylvania can...
View ArticleBig Bulls Close-Up
When I was a teenager the television commercial for Close-Up Toothpaste had me convinced that if I bought their specific brand I would have girls close-up. I will not reveal any more of my teenage...
View ArticleDecent Bull, Bigger Sky
I photographed this decent bull in the last week of September on our Pennsylvania Elk Photography Experience. He is a decent bull, about average for the current elk herd in Pennsylvania. There is a...
View ArticleBull Getting into a Frenzy!
The fall rut in Pennsylvania is filled with amazing action and mysterious sounds. Bull elk work extremely hard to make their presence known and remind other competing bulls that it will not be easy to...
View ArticlePennsylvania Elk Photography Experience #7 – What an Experience!!!
It’s in the books. The 7th Pennsylvania Elk Photography Experience just wrapped up yesterday. Wow! We saw more bulls on this trip than any I can remember in the recent past. We watched bull after...
View ArticleLenses for Wildlife
Pennsylvania Elk Photography Experience #7 was a pure blast! We saw elk all over the place and bulls were everywhere! I cannot remember a year where we saw so many different bulls and most of them...
View ArticleBe Patient… Let Them Come to You
Much of the time spent in wildlife photography is pursuing the animals we want to photograph. I often tease that, “Yeah, I was out on the mountain chasing the elk around with my camera.” I do not mean...
View ArticleBefore & After
Lightroom is my go-to choice for both keeping track of and editing my photographs. I do use Photo Mechanic, as well, but that is a topic for another blog post. I also have and use Photoshop, but...
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