Category Archives: Animals

Amish Farmers

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U.S.A. 2016 Luck. It’s key. I happened upon this family in the barnyard. The men were too engrossed in their conversation to notice me and the boy stood transfixed for several seconds. There was plenty of time for me to … Continue reading

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Close Up and Personal

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Romania 2012 I shot every stork I could, photographically speaking, that is. They nested everywhere, chimneys, light poles, roof tops. I was always below and far away. My lens, although it had a reach of 400mm wasn’t enough for a … Continue reading

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Kazakh Eagle Hunter

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Mongolia 2014 The hunter appears tense as he decides the perfect moment to remove the hood from his eagle. In order to heighten the drama of the moment, I converted this shot to black and white. I used a dark vignette around … Continue reading

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Mother Goose

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 Maryland, U.S.A. 2016 Happy Mother’s Day!

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Cropping to Best Advantage

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Mongolia, 2014 I shot with a 32 megapixel camera, the Nikon D 800. The frames per second left a bit to be desired but I could crop my photos and still have plenty of pixels . I won’t be getting any … Continue reading

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Mongolian Steppes

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Western Mongolia 2014 A Prezewalski stallion leaves the herd to bring in a straggler. A girl amuses herself as her family culls the herd. You’re never alone as long as you have your horse to talk to…a Mongolian man herds … Continue reading

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Blue Filter

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Mongolia 2014 An eagle hunter captures his eagle who is reluctant to let go of his kill. I used a blue filter to accent the blue color in the eagle’s feathers and didn’t want to stop there because I liked the … Continue reading

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Mali: Salt Caravan

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Mali: Somewhere between Taodenni and Timbuktu 2005 Men load salt slabs on several hundred camels each dawn and unload them when the caravan stops for the night which may be at 2 or 3 a.m. They repeat these chores each day for … Continue reading

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Kazakh Eagle Hunters

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Western Mongolia 2014 The women in our group liked the face of the man in the foreground. He had wide, high cheekbones and a strong jaw. Just the sort of face that nature tells women to look for. He noticed … Continue reading

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Elephant Story

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Elephant Rescue 2016 We were close enough to the elephants for my 300 mm lens to be adequate. But circumstances were not perfect for me back in 1998. I shot into the sun, remembering to open up, so that I could … Continue reading

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