Digiscoped Daggerwing
After a solid week of some of the most intense photographic training and practice I have ever experienced in my life, I now lo longer find digiscoping an inapplicable technique for butterflies.
Category: Photography
Jul 23, 2010 | 0 comments
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Stalking the Antpitta
I was personally so thrilled at being given the opportunity to see and digiscope an image of this secretive little creature that I didn’t even bother to straighten the camera before depressing the shutter.
Jul 22, 2010 | 2 comments
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Standing at Attention for the Admiral
In my sparsely butterfly populated corner of Northwest Oregon, a fleeting glimpse of large black and white lepidopteran wings immediately brings one name to mind – but not always the right one.
Jul 15, 2010 | 0 comments
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Sleeping Late on Saturday
As the previous images of the Sauvie Island nesting Ospreys that I recorded with my DSLR camera were less than satisfactory, I brought my Swarovski digiscoping rig to the site on my next visit.
Jul 14, 2010 | 0 comments
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Tail-less Tiger
Here in Northwest Oregon, photographing butterflies poses two main challenges. First, there aren’t many of them here. Second, the most photogenic of the ones that are rarely settles long enough to get a decent photo of it.
Sauvie Island Ospreys
A stalwart agricultural holdout against the ever-expanding perimeter of Portland, Sauvie Island is one of the finest places in the Pacific Northwest for wildlife viewing and photography.
Jul 01, 2010 | 0 comments
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First Thoughts on the New Canon 100mm Macro
While I was originally a bit hesitant as to whether the rather considerable cost of swapping my old Canon 100mm macro lens for their new IS version was justified just to get the added benefit of stabilization, I have come to the conclusion that it was indeed worth it.
It’s All There In Black and White
Whilst sitting in one of my favorite downtown Portland haunts, the Pearl Bakery, jotting down a few thoughts in my journal and enjoying one of their scrumptious gibassier pastries backed-up with a double cappuccino…
Jun 10, 2010 | 2 comments
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Brown Pelicans Under the Bridge
Looking at this image of a small flock of Brown Pelicans at rest on the wooden fence surrounding one of the footings of the Astoria-Megler Bridge, one might be excused for not immediately comprehending what a remarkable image it truly is.
Apr 29, 2010 | 2 comments
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Playing With Cameras
“I really need to replace my main camera body,” she remarked, “before I can think of buying a new play camera.”
Apr 21, 2010 | 0 comments
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