Like I may have mentioned I was doing a new theme in the Palouse on the last trip and it was truck doors. Yesterday I shared one such door and today another. I like this one because of the color and texture as well as the position of the window crank and door handle. Shot with the Sony a7r iii and 100-400mm lens.
Lately, I have been enjoying doing a lot of long lens photography, specifically with the 100-400 Sony GM lens. Thus, when I am on workshops that I run and have the chance to shoot wildlife, I work hard at getting extreme close-ups like this image. This was made in Svalbard of these wonderful walrus. I used a high shutter speed to capture the water, which I think adds to the picture.
One of the great things about visiting Antarctica is seeing all the wildlife. It’s hard to believe all the wildlife that lives in such a hostile environment. And, of course, one of those creatures are penguins. Who doesn’t like a penguin? This shot was made from a zodiac looking at a beach where penguins were coming out of the surf and climbing a hill to their rookery. Penguins follow the same paths much time making what is called Penguin Highways. I like the whole abstract feel and look.
I will be doing Svalabrd Photo Tours for 2020 and 2021. These are amazing trips and you get to see beautiful polar region scenes but more than anything else expereince majestic wildlife. You’ll see birds, whales, Polar Bears and Walrus like I have shown here.
I’m all about Polar Bears. I have been photographing them for years mainly in Svlabard, Norway. This ismage was made from a. Zodiac while tracking the bear along the shore line. II’m heading to Russia this summer to a new location to see if I can photograph a lot of bears with cubs. These animals are in extreme danger due to climate change.
A few months ago I visited Hokkaido, Japan to lead a small workshop of photographers. it was a great experience and I have to say Hokkaido is an amazingly beautiful region. I look forward to returning someday in the future. This image was made with the Fuji Xt3 and 100-400mm lens with a 1.4 extender on it.
I’m in Punta Arenas now (Jan. 31st) getting ready to fly out to Antarctica for a trip going south of the polar circle. It’s a great trip and one always full of surprises. while in Punta Arenas I like to vsit two different areas, the water front and the grave yard. This was done on the waterfron abouta. mile outside of town. This ship must have grounded itself there many years ago as each time I come here it is still here.
I shot this iamge from the top of the hill with a long lens to get a tight shot. I love shooting tight and seeing the world in a different perspective.
It’s been several years since I had been to Bryce Canyon National Park. I visited Bryve back in the fall and just now I’m really getting a chnce to edit and work my images. I like to photograph Bryce with long lenses. I have done way too many postcard shots of Bryce. So, I set my tripod up and put on a 100-400mm lens on my Sony a7r III and started to search through the viewfinder. The landscape would change as the sun would rise and shadows and light would dance. It was great and I had a chance to make some real nice expsoures. This is one of them.
In my last post I spoke of looking around you to make sure you don’t miss the shot. Today I want to encourage you to look into the landscape. Put a lonh lens on your camera and explore the elements that make up the shot. I have been doing this a lot lately and come out with beautiful images. This ius part of the Grand Canyon visia in UT. I did my wide shots with the wider angle lenses and then put a 100-400mm lens on my Sony. Zoomed all the way to 400mm I loooked around the landscape and he image above is one of the many elements I cme across.
I hv done this for the last year and found I am getting some beutiful results.
Dettifoss in Iceland. The amount of water flowing over this falls is incredible. Where does it all come from? Shot on our summer workshop in Iceland. This waterfall offers numerous different angles to shoot from. You can get right up to the edge too. Pretty cool experience to visit this location.