You never quite know what you’re going to see in the backyard in the spring. Case in point, this Western Tanager showed up the other day…I spotted it enjoying a bit of grape jelly. The jelly of course was put out for Orioles who have yet to arrive. This particular species of Tanager though is … Read more
This fall has been pretty quiet on the Flicker front…I just haven’t seen much of them. But as winter has come along they are starting to come in more and more. They are still rooting around looking for insects and such (note the mud on the bill) but eventually, they’ll hit the suet just like … Read more
I was talking to my wife the other day about a photographer named Clyde Butcher. He’s been making images for a long, long time now…and most of his work was with an 8X10 box film camera. It was heavy and cumbersome because it took a robust tripod just to keep the thing steady. But the … Read more
With everything now blanketed in white outside and single digit temps coming on, I started really feeling the need for some green. And while its true, I could eat a salad for lunch, I chose instead to think about one of the greenest spots I know of. A swamp in the summer often turns completely … Read more
Some of my favorite photographers of all time shoot almost exclusively in black and white. David Yarrow, Clyde Butcher, and Federico Veronesi come to mind when I think some of the most stunning landscapes or wildlife in a mostly colorless form. Ansel Adams of course is The Godfather of it all to me, but there … Read more
