Photographing The American Kestrel, A Strikingly Beautiful Bird.
With its richly colored plumage, the male American kestrel is, without question, one of the most beautiful birds in nature, well, at least this birdwatcher thinks so, that is, and…
Backlighting Might Just Be The Answer When You’re Photographing Birds In “Poor Light”.
When it comes to photographing birds, I am one who definitely relishes chasing those near-perfect but rare lighting conditions that give us very fast shutter speeds, brilliant bands of color,…
Does Photographing Birds During The “Golden Hour” Really Make That Much Of A Difference?
For those of you new to this website, subscribe to and follow this blog for any length of time and two things will become quite apparent; one, I love watching…
A Beginner’s Guide For Photographing Birds In Flight.
Many years ago when I started photographing birds I soon learned firsthand just how hard capturing even a decently composed image of a flying bird really was. The editing process…
What’s The Secret To Photographing Sunsets?
If you follow my Bear River Blogger Facebook Page, and I most certainly hope you do, it will become quite clear I love to photograph sunsets and sunrises on the…
3 Tips For Photographing Butterflies On A Windy Day.
If you've ever attempted it you will know the task of photographing butterflies on flowers, in general, can be quite a challenge in its own right but to capture a…
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Why Photographing Birds During The Middle Of The Day Isn’t My Preference.
Despite not feeling 100% yet after fighting the flu all week I somehow talked myself into grabbing a camera and headed for the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto loop…
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Immediately Enhance Your Bird Photographs With A Little Scenery.
Many years ago when I started to really get interested in bird photography I quickly learned how frustrating it can be when a bird I wanted to photograph was just…
The Absolute Hardest Part Of Nature Photography.
A couple of days ago as I was driving down Forest Street to do some bird photography on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route I came across…
The Beauty Of The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge As Seen Through My Camera Phone.
Yesterday morning as I approached the starting point of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route an interesting thought popped into my head about how I should photograph…
The Google Photos App Is Great For Identifying Butterflies, Too.
During summer and early fall, if you happen to cross paths with me as I'm driving the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge's famous 12-mile auto tour route there's a very…
Thankfully, My Bird Photography Was Temporarily Interrupted By A Solar Eclipse.
This past Saturday while heading out to do some bird photography on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route, or attempting to at least with such low and…
Here’s The Absolute Best Time To Come Home With A Poor Looking Bird In Flight Photo.
I hope you will excuse the sarcastic-looking title for this blog post. Today was just a very frustrating day for me while trying to photograph birds in flight and I…
Some Of The Challenges With Bird Photography You Never Hear About, A Behind-the-scenes Look From Photographing An American Coot.
As I sit at my laptop to work on this blog post my mind has been trying to meander a bit, something quite common when the topic at hand involves…
The Greatest Sunrise I’ve Personally Photographed And I Botched It.
Let me start off by saying it pains me, I mean it truly makes me physically hurt, when I look at some of the landscape images I'm about to show…