Wildlife
This snake coiled together just a few feet away from where I walked. I felt protected, however, as I made this picture because I was elevated about a foot high off the ground on a wooden boardwalk. False sense of security? My wife would say, yes!
Floating in green muck doesn't look like very much fun. But for an alligator, there is probably nothing better during the steamy Florida summers. This soupy water is probably the gator's version of a relaxing hot tub. A little slice of paradise, if you will.
I enjoyed a nature walk with a group of local photographers a couple days ago at John Chestnut Park near Tampa. We happened upon this little green frog, and he reminded me of Kermit.
Sometimes details are the most beautiful pictures. I decided to make the wonderful colors in the feathers of this bird the focus of this photograph.
This Spotted Owl has such beautiful textures and patterns in his feathers. His face almost looks like a collection of well-placed brown and white snowflakes.
Martial Eagles are the biggest eagles in Africa and one of the five largest in the world. They have wingspans of about 6-8 feet.
This Great Horned Owl has beautiful eyes. Here I did a little bit of a painterly, artistic effect to the processing of this photograph.
A beautiful White Tiger sleeps! I have been inspired after recently reading David duChemin's "Vision & Voice," which I highly recommend for anyone interested in photography. The book has encouraged me to try different post processing techniques and to find my vision for the pictures I make. I think I accomplished that well with this White Tiger picture!
I tried a different post processing on this giraffe picture compared with my usual edits. This is one of the reasons why I love photography. The creative possibilities are limitless. Please let me know your thoughts.
Even Bald Eagles have chores! This beautiful bird takes time to find material for repairing its nest. You can see the dirt and grass in its clutches as it flies home.
Today we spring forward, which in my mind means more sunshine to soak up! So in that spirit, here's a shot of a Bald Eagle soaring under sunny skies here in Florida.
My model had so much fun during our photo shoot! Here I asked her to smile for me, and she gave me a delightful grin! This orangutan at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo was a great pleasure to work with. :)
OK, so what do you call the pose that models sometimes strike when they touch their faces with their fingers? I'm not sure if that look is supposed to be thought provoking, or pensive, or maybe even seductive. But I asked this orangutan to try that pose during our recent model shoot at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, and she pulled it off beautifully! :) In case you missed the other posts of this shoot with her, here they are: pouty lips and shy side.
I asked this orangutan to show me her "shy" side. I liked the result and decided to make it the next photo in this series of my model shoot with her. She played along well during our recent shoot at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa. :) Stay tuned for more from this series.
I had a great model shoot with an Orangutan yesterday at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa. It was so much fun! I will post a few different poses in the coming days. Here, I asked this orangutan to show me pouty lips. :) This was the result:
I captured this Bald Eagle shot today at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, which had cut its admission price to $5, a discount it runs a few times a year. I went once last year on a $5 day and really enjoyed it, so I thought I would take advantage again. I am pretty happy with some of the photographs I made, despite the big crowds of people around me. I will share my favorite shots in the coming days. To get this series started, here's a Bald Eagle coming right at me during the birds of prey show:
This Bald Eagle had a strong grip on this tree branch as some gusty conditions rolled through the area this past week. I like the pose this eagle struck as he spread his wings in the wind while perched not far from his nest in Holiday, Florida.
About three weeks ago, I posted this picture of two baby Bald Eagles in Holiday, Florida. I returned to the nest a few days ago, and the eaglets have grown up fast! You can see below how he has grown from a fuzzy chick to a much more mature looking juvenile Bald Eagle.
This adult Bald Eagle returned to feed the family at its nest this morning in Holiday, FL. The adult is taking a moment for himself to gulp down some fresh fish. Pardon him chewing with his mouth beak open! You can see how eager the juvenile Bald Eagle is to get more fish, even though he had already been served first!
This peacock lives down the street from me here in Tampa. There are actually several of them. People in the in the neighborhood say the peacocks have lived there for years. Unfortunately, it seems as though they haven't been around much lately. I'm not sure if they migrate. I was thinking of the peacocks and wondering when they might come back. Hopefully soon. Here's a shot from my 2012 archives.
