Critique Forums – A Great Way To Improve Our Photography
A comment by Neil Rossmiller on yesterday’s blog post reminded me of my years of active participation in a nature photography critique forum and how much I learned while I was there. Since I often have folks ask me how they can improve their photography I thought the subject was worthy of some discussion.
Feathered Photography – Some History And A Milestone
I published my first Feathered Photography post on August 18, 2010 with a large amount of trepidation and no idea how long my blogging would last or how it might evolve.
Burrowing Owl In Flight Showing Flight Feather Fringing
This image shows one of those unique adaptations of owls that I seldom see in my photos.
Hummingbirds And Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
Male Western Kingbird Displaying, Then Taking Off
The Western Kingbird is known for its belligerent behavior and at least 9 aggressive displays have been identified. The Wing Flutter is one of them.
Burrowing Owl – Leaning And Screaming At Takeoff
It’s my working theory that Burrowing Owls may lean into the take-off at a flatter angle than most other raptors. The angle of launch of this juvenile is just one of many examples I’ve photographed recently.
Dark Morph Red-tailed Hawk And An Annoying Magpie
I spent eleven interesting minutes with this striking red-tail as it hunted, fed and interacted with a persistent magpie.
Swainson’s Hawk Harassed By An Oriole And A Mockingbird
The Impressively Long-legged Burrowing Owl
I’ll have to ponder it for a while but this may turn out to be one of my three favorite Burrowing Owl images of all time.
