Mark’s journal of photographic projects, thoughts, and commentary.
“Are people more important than the grizzly bear? Only from the point of view of some people.”~Edward Abbey Ed Abbey was never one to mince words or hold back on how he felt about things. His uncompromising love for the wilderness and wild things will always be monumental to me. Whether you agreed with him … Read more
Even for an apex predator like the Bald Eagle…life ain’t perfect. There aren’t many things in the air, or ground for that matter, that will bother an eagle all that much…they are tough and scrappy…and with all that capability you’d think they were perfect hunters…but sometimes they miss, slip up, or just drop the proverbial … Read more
“Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether a still higher ‘standard of living’ is worth its cost in things natural, wild, and free. For us of the minority, the opportunity to see geese is more important than television, … Read more
“But flies an eagle flight, bold and forth on, Leaving no track behind.” – William Shakespeare
When you see one of the B2 Spirit bombers fly by for the first time, it just doesn’t quite look real…other-worldly maybe. You can’t really take your eyes off of it. We visited Whiteman Air Force Base in central Missouri a few years ago…which is where the brunt of the B2’s are based. I really … Read more
I’ve posted this previously in various social media channels but failed to upload this image to my blog. It’s an important reminder to me to try things that are out of the norm or my comfort zone. You don’t really fail with a photograph…you just learn from it when things don’t work out…but in this … Read more