It’s great to be a Florida Gator! One of many gators I found this morning on the La Cahua trail onto Paynes Prairie. At first I was excited to see my first gator. Then two more dozing on the bank. Then oh crap 7 more in the water. […]
Two beautiful black swans in love. The Duckpond – Gainesville, Florida. Taken with Canon 7D, 100-400mm L, f/5.6, ISO 1000, 1/200 sec. Daylight WB handheld. Imported onto iPad 2 with CF card reader attached through Dlink USB powered hub. Edited in Camera awesome.
After a week chasing birds, I finally had the chance to get back to the barn to ride Remy Martin. She was so happy to see me and we had a wonderful trail ride in the woods. Somehow I think she knew that I had caught the birding […]
Today was a full day playing with my new Canon 500mm L lens and shooting birds. Even though the horses called me, the lure of the fancy lens hypnotized me. It was a fantastic birding day, with more than six new birds that I’ve never seen before. With […]
Two Hooded Mergansers posing like duck decoys. I had heard these ducks were hiding in a small pond in a local park. After my first visit with a friend, I returned on a better day only to find that they were gone. I gave up all hope of […]
It is truly amazing just how quickly time flies. Before I knew it, a new year has begun and there are some awards that I have yet to acknowledge that were extended to me (eeh gads..) last year. These award nominations are truly meaningful as they don’t come […]
With great thanks to the best photo coach ever, Lynford Morton of PhototourDC who has motivated me to attempt a Project 365 for the New Year. In his words “Many photographers use photo projects as a tool to motivate us to shoot more frequently. This is a community […]
This is really cool ! Bet you’ll love looking at your WordPress Year in Review too! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 47,000 views […]
2012 was a wonderful photography year. With a variety of fun photo field trips, to traveling away from Maryland, my footsteps have taken me to beautiful corners of the world. I’ve learned so much about the art of photography as well. From composition with more impact, […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 