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"Zebra Stripes" Wins Photo of the Day!
January 30, 2023 - My "Zebra Stripes" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's Photo of the...
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"Gorilla Portrait" Wins Photo of the Day!
September 11, 2022 - My "Gorilla Portrait" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's Photo of...
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"Framed Cygnet" Wins Photo of the Day!
July 16, 2020 - This morning, my "Framed Cygnet" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource'...
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"Gorilla Portrait" Wins Photo of the Day!
May 01, 2019 - This morning, my "Gorilla Portrait" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resour...
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A Painting of a Picture
February 26, 2019 - Earlier this month, an artist (Janet Vines) asked me for permission to use one of my photographs to create a painting of...
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Burrowing Owl
January 18, 2019 - During my road trip through Florida last month, I stopped by Marco Island to see the burrowing owls. Many of the owls re...
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"Peeking Frog" Takes Second Place for November
December 22, 2018 - My "Peeking Frog" photograph took second place for Imaging Resource's photo contest for the month of November:
This pic...
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"Peeking Frog" Wins Photo of the Day!
November 19, 2018 - This morning, my "Peeking Frog" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's...
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"Atlantic Puffin" Wins Photo of the Day!
October 28, 2018 - This morning, my "Atlantic Puffin" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resourc...
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Dances With Wolves
February 06, 2018 - During my visit to the Brookfield Zoo last week, I captured this photograph of a Mexican Gray Wolf:
Unfortunately there...
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"Snow Leopard Cub" Wins Photo of the Day!
November 08, 2017 - This morning, my "Snow Leopard Cub" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resour...
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"Orangutan" Wins Photo of the Day!
May 18, 2017 - This morning, my "Orangutan" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's Ph...
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"Tamarin" Wins Photo of the Day!
June 13, 2016 - Last Thursday, my "Tamarin" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's Pho...
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From Capture to Display
March 04, 2016 - During my last visit to the Brookfield Zoo, an infant gorilla was quite active in the Tropic World exhibit. I captured s...
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Waiting Game
January 11, 2016 - While visiting Bear Country, USA, a young red fox caught my eye. He was curled up on the grass in a position almost dire...
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The "Cycle" Trick
September 26, 2015 - I photograph animals at the Brookfield Zoo quite often. Most people think that photographing animals in captivity must b...
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Sometimes It's All About Color
September 14, 2015 - It had been a while since I visited the Brookfield Zoo. Since my last visit, the Zoo opened a new exhibit--the Hamill Fa...
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The "Pack Up the Gear" Trick
April 05, 2015 - I'm not sure why this happens so frequently, but many of my favorite animal pictures are captured after I thought my pho...
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Portrait Photography
October 12, 2014 - My subject had no trouble assuming a serious pose--other than that he kept wanting to get too close to my seamless paper...
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Laughing Thrush at f/2
September 12, 2014 - It's a pleasure to shoot with my Nikon 200 f/2 lens. Most times, I shoot with the aperture wide open (at f/2) when using...
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Croppability
September 06, 2014 - I doubt if "croppability" is a word--but for photography it should be!
One of the things I like most about my Nikon D80...
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Eye Contact
September 04, 2014 - Earlier today, I visited the Brookfield Zoo. It was raining, so I spent all of my time in an indoor exhibit taking pictu...
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From Eyes to Nose
May 19, 2014 - When capturing portraits of animals, I focus on the eyes. Viewers tend to lock in on the eyes first, so it's important t...
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A Most Challenging Subject
March 28, 2014 - One of the most challenging subjects to photograph at the Brookfield Zoo, or anyplace else for that matter, is a Cotton-...
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The Salute
March 18, 2014 - I visit the Brookfield Zoo quite often to practice my photography. It's a great location for photographers--plenty of in...
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"He's Not One of Our's..."
January 22, 2014 - During my Texas trip, I visited the San Antonio Zoo. It was a pleasure shooting in the San Antonio Zoo because animals r...
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Saving Everest
October 18, 2013 - Four months ago, a snow leopard cub named Everest was born at the Brookfield Zoo. After he reached about three months of...
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Silverback Spirits
October 12, 2013 - I'm pleased to announce that Silverback Spirits, LLC has purchased exclusive rights to my Silverback Gorilla photograph.
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Isolating a Subject
October 09, 2013 - When taking pictures of animals in captivity, I tend to select a very wide aperture. Wide apertures, or lower f/stop num...
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Maybe a Baby?
October 03, 2013 - For the fifth consecutive year, I'm entering the annual Brookfield Zoo Photo Contest!
Despite capturing thousands of...
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To Fill Flash or Not to Fill Flash...That is the Question
May 17, 2013 - Earlier this week, I captured a series of photographs of a female orangutan at the Brookfield Zoo. Although this animal...
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Two Printers in Two Months!
February 19, 2013 - On November 5, 2012, my "Dog in Flight" photograph won Imaging Resource's Photo of the Day. It then placed first for the...
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Hallmark Card #2
November 30, 2012 - A couple of years ago, Hallmark selected my "Dog in Flight" photograph for a greeting card. The image first appeared on...
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Bud is Back!
November 05, 2012 - Imaging Resource selected my "Dog in Flight" picture as its Photo of the Day for 11-5-2012! At the end of November, thre...
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Screen Those Eyes!
October 26, 2012 - Sometimes, it's those subtle post processing adjustments that can improve a photograph. Earlier in the week, I captured...
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Flash Through Glass
October 06, 2012 - The blue poison frog is housed behind very thick glass in an exhibit at the Brookfield Zoo. A few days ago, I shared som...
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Brookfield Zoo Photo Contest
October 01, 2012 - One of my favorite places for photography is the Brookfield Zoo. Not only is the zoo filled with interesting subjects, b...
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D800 and Cropping Capabilities
March 31, 2012 - I received my D800 a couple of days ago...and the thing that strikes me as most advantageous so far is the ability to cr...
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