Perhaps the most often over looked bird by avian photographers, it seems the lowly seagull simply gets no respect. Considering “locals” use terms like “sky rats” to describe them I suppose it’s little wonder that […]
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Belted Kingfisher
Anyone that’s picked-up a camera equipped with a long telephoto lens to pursue making images of shore birds probably has a few stories to tell about their encounters with Belted Kingfishers. These handsome little birds […]
Portraits of Crystal Coast Wild Horses
In a lot of my wild horse photographs I choose to frame the animals loosely and to include a nice look at the environment in which they live. This gives the viewer and opportunity to […]
Flutter Bys
While it’s not the primary focus of my photography, I definitely have a love for shooting macro. When one sees a close-up photo of a flower or insect they usually assume it was shot using […]
Northern Flicker
I was taking a walk along a fire control road in the Croatan National Forest yesterday. Primarily I was doing a little scouting for signs of Whitetail deer or Black bear with thoughts of doing […]
Wild Horses in Motion
There are few things as beautiful and graceful as a horse in motion. Expressing that motion in a photograph can be a little tricky. You can choose to pan along with the motion, blurring the […]
Early Morning, Early Fall, Wild Horses
I made a trip over to the reserve this morning to visit and photograph the wild horses. There was just the slightest hint of autumn coolness in the air. Certainly not cold nor crisp, but […]
Anole on a Cattail
The title of the post pretty much says it all. I was working a forest road for interesting flora when I spotted this little guy perched on the head of a cattail. I just couldn’t […]
A Couple More Shots of the Pier
I worked up a couple more images of the pier. I have to admit that these might be favorites of the bunch beach prints
Oceanana Pier Revisted
I decided to revisit the Oceanana Pier for some sunset photography last night. For these shots I used a circular polarizer and a neutral density filter, combined with a small aperture and low ISO to […]