I snapped this photograph of the Bronx Zoo’s coy pond using one of the few lens filters that I keep on hand – the polarizer. In this instance, I used it to filter out reflections from the water in order to capture some real underwater detail of the scales and fins. The polarizer is also [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife’
The Bronx Zoo: Coy Pond
Posted in Photography Sites, Wildlife, tagged Bronx Zoo, coy, fish, Wildlife on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Blackbird
Posted in Photography Sites, Wildlife, tagged Bird, Black Bird, Blackbird, Crow, Photography Sites, Wildlife on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This blackbird landed on a post several feet in front of me just as I was about to go on a morning walk. Bad omen or not, I thought the light hit his black feathers in a nice way. It was certainly worthy of a photograph.
Big Sur: Big Owl
Posted in Photography Sites, Wildlife, tagged Big Sur, Bird, California, forest, owl, Photography Sites, trees, Wildlife on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This photo of an owl was taken with a 300 mm lens from one of the many hiking trials at Big Sur National Park in California.
San Francisco: Sea Lions
Posted in Photography Sites, Wildlife, tagged Fisherman's Warf, Photography Sites, San Francisco, Sea Lions, Wildlife on May 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
These are the famous sea lions of Fisherman’s Warf in San Francisco. I focused on one sea lion that kind of looked like a character from a Dr. Seuss book.
Monterey Bay: Sea Birds
Posted in Photography Sites, Wildlife, tagged Birds, Duotone, Photography Sites, Sea Birds, Wildlife on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I used some split toning to introduce some color into this black and white photograph.
Monterey Bay: Humpback Whale
Posted in Photography Sites, Wildlife, tagged humpback, Monterey Bay, ocean, Photography Sites, whale, Wildlife on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This whale was part a pod of three whales that came right up to our boat during a whale watching tour of Monterey Bay. They swam around the boat for about 20 minutes before they got bored with us and left.
Monterey Bay: Sea Otter
Posted in Photography Sites, Wildlife, tagged California, Monterey Bay, Photography Sites, Sea Otter, Wildlife on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
These sea otters are quite a common site in Monterey Bay. They came right up to my hotel room, which overlooked the bay.
