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 »
Yellowstone Photo Tour 2014 – Day 2
Our second day in the park included photographs of bison, bald eagle, coyote, goldeneye ducks, trumpeter swans and the beautiful scenics. Light snow fell most of the day and once again the clouds broke somewhat at the end of the day. Our highlight was an elk that somehow had died… Read More »
Yellowstone Photo Tour 2014 – Our First Day
Here’s a gallery of images from our first day of our Yellowstone Winter 2014 Invitational Photo Tour. The day started off and remainded very snowy. It was fabulous for moody images of the bison, the eagles, and some of the landscapes. The day ended with one of the most spectacular… Read More »
Canon EOS 1DX Firmware Update Released
Canon EOS 1DX firmware update released. Thanks to Explorer Jane Norris for sending me an alert on this. Kudos to Canon for giving such great improvements via a firmware update rather than making all of their users buy a whole new camera. You can read below for more detailed info on… Read More »
Seabourn Quest Update: Mirrorless Camera Info, Polar Bears, Seabourn Quest Video Update
I’ve compiled some updated information regarding questions I had onboard our recent Seabourn Quest cruises. Numerous guests were interested in the small cameras I was shooting. Several folks wanted to know more about seeing polar bears in Churchill, and finally I have some news about the Seabourn Quest video Wolfgang… 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 »