Yellowstone Photo Tour 2014 Trip #2 – Day 2
Just one image from today. I’m teaching workflow tonight so I’ve grabbed just one picture from our day in Yellowstone. This image is all about action photography and when I saw this bald eagle sitting in a tree along the Firehole River I grabbed my Nikon D4 with the 600mm… Read More »
Yellowstone Photo Tour 2014 Trip #2 – Day 1
All I can say to begin with is, “Wow, what a difference a couple of days can make.” On our last day in the park for Trip 1 we had a heck of a time finding almost any critters. We drove out to Canyon to photograph the Grand Canyon of… Read More »
Yellowstone Photo Tour 2014 – Day 3
Today was very slow wildlife wise. The first two days we spent a lot of time working with the swans and other creatures outside of West Yellowstone on the way to Madison Junction. We’ve had very little luck finding almost ANY elk. Seems the wolves have done their intended mission… Read More »
A Glorious Day at Grytviken, South Georgia
Woke this morning to a gloriously sunny, spectacular day at Grytviken, South Georgia. The image I’ve included with this post is from my iPhone 5 in the panoramic mode. Hard to believe the quality images possible with an iPhone. Whenever I’m asked what South Georgia is like, I’ve always told… Read More »
Merry Christmas From Cuverville Island, Antarctica
Merry Christmas everybody. I hope you all have had as wonderful of a day as Tanya and I did today. We spent the day on Cuverville Island on the Antarctica Peninsula as part of our Seabourn Quest Antarctic Expedition. The day ended with the Expedition team making our way back… Read More »
Kelp Gull Nesting on Lichen Colored Rock
We spent the entire day on Half Moon Island today – full of chinstrap penguins, one macaroni penguin, a few gentoos and a couple of adelies for good measure. Most of the chinstraps were on their nests, hunkered down, keeping eggs warm. The island was almost completely covered with snow… Read More »
Chinstrap Penguins on Drake Passage Crossing to Antarctica
Late this afternoon, half way across the Drake Passage, which has been a breeze both times now, we came upon a beautiful blue iceberg much further north of Antarctica than most are typically found. A bonus was a small group of Chinstrap Penguins that were taking refuge from what most likely… Read More »
Daily Photo of Cascada La Virgen
Today we made a drive to mountain city of Coyhaique, Chile. It was an interesting drive with some amazing scenes but unfortunately on a large bus we had few stops. I did make a dash for this photo after stopping for an afternoon snack at a local restaurant. Photo was… Read More »
Chaiten Volcano Erupts in Chile
An unidentified Chilean volcano erupts along the coast as we pass by on the Seabourn Quest on our way to Puerto Chacabuco, Chile. Our resident geologist Jason Hicks was thrilled beyond belief to see geology in acton. Shot with #Nikon #D600 & @NikonUSA 80-400mm zoom lens.
Seabourn Quest Cruise to Antarctica Trip #1
Our first group of travelers on the Seabourn Quest Cruise to Antarctica have left the ship and are dispersing to the wind on their way to other destinations, mostly home. Wolfgang and I had a great time meeting new folks and teaching the ins and outs of digital photography. For… Read More »