Tag Archives: bird

View 432: Backyard Wildlife

Like everyone else, I am spending a lot of time at home. Normally, I would be photographing high school Spring sports but, like almost everything else, those have been canceled for this year. I, instead, turned my attention to the … Continue reading

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View 411: Hurricane Hill Trail

During the winter months, my time is taken up with sports photography. When time permits, I will go out and explore with my camera. Otherwise, I will be sharing my adventures from last year as I have a large backlog … Continue reading

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View 313: Ice Bird

On a very un-winter like day, I visited the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York and received free admission with my Zoo Photo Contest coupon. With temperatures reaching the mid-fifties, there was little to no snow to use for backgrounds. … Continue reading

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Using Color in Composition

I have showed you how to find color in your compositions.  Today, I share three photos  taken when I choose color as the main part of the composition. I know…you think I first spied the leading line and shapes in … Continue reading

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Wood Duck Advice

The wood duck was telling me to use the Rule of Thirds when I was photographing him at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo last weekend. I did my best but there were other ducks to either side of him. Like in … Continue reading

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