Nice Day to be a Heron
A Feb. 20, 2013 shot of a Great Blue Heron and its reflection. Â Taken at the Ridgefield NWR using a Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1000, f5.6, ISO 500, Canon 400 mmf5.6L lens. Continue Reading
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Jan. 18, 2013 – Ridgefield NWR – 15 Photos ...
It’s another mostly sunny day at the Ridgefield NWR in southwest Washington state. Â I decided to shoot from around noon until sunset today instead of catching the sunrise. Â Temperatures were in the upper 20′s to lower 30′s, so there was some ice around. Speaki ... Continue Reading
Jan. 11, 2013 – Ridgefield NWR – 19 Photos ...
It’s January 11, 2013, at the Ridgefield NWR in southwest Washington state. Â I’m back for another round of photos and a video. Â Today’s weather was cool, crisp, and mostly sunny, yielding some nice water shots but introducing the higher chance of harsh shadows ... Continue Reading
Jan. 4, 2013 – Ridgefield NWR – 17 Photos ...
Happy New Year to all! Â Welcome to my first photo shoot of 2013–Jan. 4. Â I was hoping for some clearing today but all I got was overcast skies with no sign of the sun peeking through. Â Temperatures ranged from the low 30′s (F) to the low 40′s. Â Many of toda ... Continue Reading
Dec. 10, 2012 – Ridgefield NWR – 27 Photo ...
Greetings all! Â This is my Dec. 10, 2012, batch of images taken at the Ridgefield NWR. Â It was quite cloudy today and I had to rely on the high ISO capability of the 5D Mark III camera to get most of these shots. Â I’ll include the ISO setting with each image so that you ... Continue Reading
Nov. 7, 2012 – Ridgefield NWR – 31 Photos ...
I’m back at Ridgefield NWR just after sun up and ready for my second outing with my new camera, the Canon 5DMarkIII. I continue to be elated with the increased number of focused shots that I have to choose from using this camera body.  You’ll quickly notice with ... Continue Reading
More Summer Shots: July 19 & Aug. 1, 2012 †...
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, my intentions were to post a “marathon” session of photos to get my posting caught up to the current date. That didn’t work out so well, so I am now thinking I will begin posting my current day’s shoot relatively ... Continue Reading
July 5, 2012 – Thur. – Ridgefield NWR
It’s July 5, 2012, and it’s summer at the refuge. Most summer days in the Pacific Northwest (with the exception of the coast) are clear with bright sunshine, and this day was no exception. I arrived a little after 6 a.m. and started my rounds, driving the 4-mile a ... Continue Reading
June 6, 2012 – Wed. – Ridgefield NWR ̵ ...
I didn’t see anything too exotic or out of the ordinary on today’s shoot but I had some nice light in the early morning hours. It’s always good to see the young owls are doing well, too. [Be sure to click once on the thumbnails for a larger, more detailed view ... Continue Reading
May 29, 2012 – Tue. – Tualatin River NWR & ...
This morning, May 29, I decided to do something different and drive over to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge (TRNWR), in Sherwood, Oregon, instead of Ridgefield (my ‘home base’). Both refuges are about the same driving distance (35 minutes) from my house. ... Continue Reading
