Anhinga melanogaster
I shot this bird on Lake Pontchartrain the other day. I have never seen a bird like this on the lake before. I looked it up I think it's a Anhinga melanogaster.
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Photographing the Green Heron in Capurganá, Colombia
The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a small, stocky wading bird with striking coloration and an unmistakable profile. I photographed this individual in Capurganá, a remote coastal village nestled on the Caribbean coast of Chocó, Colombia. This ...
The Camera Finds the Talent
I had just finished my own session and was taking photos, when I realized that I kept focusing in on one surfer in particular. I didn't know who he was, but I knew he was catching every wave and performing some incredible tricks on them. Turns out h...
Hood ornaments
I got a couple of cats as my hood ornaments. When you drive down the street, their ears flap in the breeze. What've you got? Steve Thomas
Circular Congregational Church door Charleston South Carolina
I'm fascinated by old doors - their architecture and design. I came across this door during a night photo shoot in Charleston, South Carolina. The current church building was completed in 1892. I used a little light painting with a Coast flashlight ...
Football is a game of inches
Football is a game of inches and in the pouring cold rain and wind, this was about a finger inch short of a completion. Captured with Canon 1DX III and EF 70-200 f2.8 IS III @ f2.8, 1/1000, ISO 20,000. It was a miserable night for football and phot...
Balancing Light and Motion for a Seabird Portrait
Photographing seabirds from a small fishing boat off the coast of Capurganá, Colombia, presents both challenges and rewards. On a recent morning, I made the trip to Isla Terrón de Azúcar—a rugged, rocky island just offshore—hoping to photograph the ...
The beautiful game
I have shot thousands of soccer match photos over the years but none capture the sheer joy of the beautiful game better than this player's happiness and exuberance! Captured with a Canon 1DX III and EF 200-400 extender @ 488mm, 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 500...
Tongue Action
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ontario, Canada. Eastern Garter SnakeCanon EOS R7 RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM ƒ/8.0 100.0 mm 1/400 500 Flash (off, did not fire)
