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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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"Cheetah" Wins Photo of the Day!
January 19, 2020 - This morning, my "Cheetah" picture won Imaging Resource's "Photo of the Day". CLICK HERE to view Imaging Resource's Phot...
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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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Mexican Gray Wolves
August 13, 2018 - I captured some portraits of Mexican gray wolves during my most recent visit to the Brookfield Zoo. As soon as I approac...
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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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Captivity Galore...
March 29, 2017 - Over the years, I have visited the Brookfield Zoo (as well as many other zoos from around the country) countless times....
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Fossil Rim Traffic Jam
December 15, 2015 - A couple of years ago, I attended a lecture by a world-renowned photographer. During the lecture, I jotted down a note a...
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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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Two of a Kind
June 07, 2015 - During my photo trip to St. Louis last week, I visited the St. Louis Zoo for a couple of hours. It's a great zoo, and yo...
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Many Memberships!
March 26, 2015 - While planning visits to many Chicago tourist locations, I've noticed how expensive it can be. Typically, the museums wi...
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A "Little" Surprise!
March 20, 2015 - A few days ago, I visited the Tropic World exhibit at the Brookfield Zoo. During my visit, I photographed the Red-Tailed...
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Better Beamer
February 10, 2015 - Most times when I visit Tropic World at the Brookfield Zoo, I use my Better Beamer flash extender to photograph various...
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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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Free to Fly in Captivity
May 27, 2014 - There are some "free fly" exhibits within the Brookfield Zoo. These exhibits offer excellent opportunities to photograph...
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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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How Low Can You Go?
February 20, 2014 - For years, as a general rule of thumb, photographers have been taught to select a shutter speed that is no slower than 1...
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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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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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168 School Buses
May 23, 2013 - I visit the Brookfield Zoo quite often to practice my photography. But, I usually limit my visits to the months of Octob...
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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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Tropic World
December 11, 2012 - I visit the Brookfield Zoo quite often to practice my photography. Many of the exhibits use moats to separate the animal...
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Virtual Horizon
November 02, 2012 - One of my favorite features of the Nikon D800 is the dual-axis virtual horizon which can be monitored through the viewfi...
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Photographing "Wildlife" at the Zoo
October 30, 2012 - I visit the Brookfield Zoo quite often to practice my photography and to capture portraits of the animals. The zoo offer...
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Shooting Through Glass
October 04, 2012 - While visiting the Brookfield Zoo, I captured some photographs of the blue poison frogs. One challenge with taking pictu...
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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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Action Shots at the Zoo
July 30, 2012 - I visit the Brookfield Zoo quite often to practice my photography. While capturing photographs of the animals, I've noti...
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Moving Just a Few Feet
April 27, 2012 - Yesterday, I captured some photographs of the old Pachyderm House at the Brookfield Zoo. After taking the first image fr...
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Taking the Zoo out of Animal Photos
April 08, 2012 - One of my favorite locations for photography is the Brookfield Zoo. The Brookfield Zoo is filled with fascinating subjec...
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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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