A few quick portraits

Just a handful of wildlife portraits obtained within the past few days – they mostly speak for themselves.

How long has it been since we’ve had an arthropod? Too long?


I said it was misty last night, and you didn’t believe me. This katydid did, however.


This Canada goose was waiting for me to finish distributing corn so it could take a break from chowing on pond weeds. read more

On composition, part 24: Planning the shot


It’s been a while since the last composition post, so let’s waste no further time and get into planning. Wait, somehow that doesn’t seem quite right…

No matter what the preferred style, sooner or later every photographer gets into planning a shot envisioning exactly how they want it to appear, and then endeavoring to actually bring this out in the image. read more