Tag: shutter speed
Copycat Diving Redheads, Male And Female
Male Sage Grouse – Symmetry Taken To Extremes
Northern Shoveler Coming In For A Landing Over Ice
A grab shot that worked out pretty well. Usually my grab shots are nothing but garbage.
Canada Goose Landing In A Snowstorm
Recently Fledged Gray Catbird
This is the price I pay for my preferred style of bird photography. At times it can be a steep one.
Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight
Another reason I tend to shoot at higher shutter speeds than most bird photographers and this time it still wasn’t enough.
Singing Western Meadowlark – An Accidental Success
Sometimes things go right even when you screw up. I just wish it happened more often.
Male Short-eared Owl In Flight With Rodent Prey
Belted Kingfisher Beating Up On A Fish
They say that a little motion blur can be a good thing because of the action it implies. I’m far from convinced that’s true but opinions may (or may not) vary.
White-crowned Sparrow In Roughly My Ideal Takeoff Posture
Except for a seemingly small but very aggravating detail this second photo might have been among my favorite songbird shots of all time, largely because of degree of difficulty and four unlikely strokes of good luck.
My First Ever Say’s Phoebe Takeoff And Flight Shots
Yesterday morning we found a family of at least four Say’s Phoebes in the Wasatch Mountains. The adults were feeding their hungry fledglings.
The Burrowing Owl That Changed The Way I Photograph Birds
It could be argued that I owe this cute little fledgling Burrowing Owl a huge debt of gratitude.
Redhead Wing Flap (a nine image series)
Wing flapping of aquatic species is a common behavior that I find difficult to photograph well.
Common Goldeneye Wing Flap
A few Common Goldeneyes including adult males, adult females and 1st winter birds of both sexes have been wintering near my home