We enjoyed some great photographic opportunities, lots of action and some great conditions for the April 2013 Crystal Coast Wild Horse Photo Safari. A simple three word descriptive might be “fog, foals and fights!” We […]
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American Oyster Catcher in Flight
Just a simple, single image post today. Here’s a photo of an American Oyster Catcher in Flight near Beaufort, North Carolina. In reference to my previous post of tricks to improve your photography you may […]
Lone Wild Horse in Evening Light
While on a scouting trip yesterday evening I came upon a lone horse feeding along the edge of the dunes. While most of the wild horses live in small family groups called “harems,” it’s not […]
A Handsome Dark Stallion on the Tidal Flats
I made a trip to the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve yesterday evening. My goal, as it often is, was to photograph a few of the horses in the golden evening light. I found one of […]
Intimate Black & White Wild Horse Portraits
No doubt if you’ve followed my blog for long you’ve seen me post a few intimate, close-up portraits of wild horses. It’s something I enjoy doing and have been working hard to master. While I’m […]
Golden Hour on the Tidal Flats
The concept has been around as long as there has been color photography. Perhaps even longer! The “Golden Hour,” there are actually two of them each day. The golden hour is generally defined as one […]
Are You Ready to Rumble? Wild Horse Spat on the Tidal Flats
I was out photographing the wild horses yesterday evening. There were a few little spats that broke out while I was there. These short little bouts are about territory and domination and usually last only […]
Portrait of A Wild Horse
When photographing the local wild horses I always try a few unexpected, heavily cropped compositions of these interesting animals. Occasionally I’ll get a result that I like, though honestly, not always. I suspect we’ve all […]
New Wild Foal on the Reserve
Sunday evening I made a visit to the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve. I’d heard there was a new foal and this was my second visit to try to find and photograph it. While I failed […]
Juvenile White Ibis Along the Crystal Coast
The White Ibis exists in large numbers along the eastern Carolina coast. I see many, many of them and, to be honest, find photographing them to be a bit boring. While the down curved bill […]