Finally getting around to a backlog of pictures, these from a beautiful morning on Manitou Lake with some American white pelicans, and a sassy red-winged blackbird.
American White Pelicans: A Spectacle at Manitou Lake
Category: Wildlife
Photo Adventure in the Arsenal
My alarm sounded long before sunrise and I struggled to open my eyes. A few seconds later, and I had vanquished the unwelcome noise and sat up in a daze. What was the reason for the rude awakening? I gathered my wits and remember that it was Friday, our day to get an early start for a photo adventure in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
June Newsletter
I can't believe another summer is upon us, although my furnace is still coming on at night. It was a bleak spring for photography, with uncooperative weather and $5 a gallon gas putting a damper on my photo adventures. However, we are seeing more and more warm days, the migratory birds are returning, and parks that were closed for the winter are opening for the season. I'm looking forward to good times ahead!
Adjusting Your Lens: Finding Beauty in Nature
I’m always looking for the grand vista and the majestic beast to photograph, but sometimes that just doesn’t work out. When that happens though, one just needs to adjust the view a little bit to see all kinds of beauty to photograph. I was out hiking a couple days ago, early in the morning hoping for deer or elk in the meadow in the high meadow.
Checking on the Eagles
We had a twofold reason for choosing the canyon as our weekly photo adventure. The first being that it is a great place to get close to some of the more majestic birds of Colorado, and second, we could check on the eaglets.
Joy in the Mountains
Just thought I'd drop a quick note about my new Youtube video with a few seconds of peace and joy in the mountains with our returning songbirds!
Exciting Day at the Eagles Nest
It was an exciting day at the eagles nest! Both adults were on the nest when I arrived at the canyon, so I stopped to snap as many pictures as I could before one of them flew off for their next meal.
Exposure Triangle Explained: ISO, Light, and Noise
The purpose of this article is to clear up myths and misinformation about image exposure ISO, and noise. So, what is exposure exactly? Exposure is simply the amount of light reaching your sensor or film in a given amount of time. The amount of light reaching your sensor is determined by the length of time the camera’s shutter is open, and the size of the opening in your selected lens model.
Insane Osprey Fishing Sequence
The plan was to arrive at the lake for a morning of red-winged blackbird photography. I was awake way early, but decided to start up the coffee pot… and my day. I checked my weather app, wondering what yesterday’s snowstorm had wrought. When I saw it was only 9 degrees outside, the thought crossed my mind to back out! However, there were still a couple of hours of darkness remaining, and I hoped the morning sunshine would warm the air a bit, by the time we arrived.
The Truth Behind AI Osprey Images: How to Tell Them Apart
There have been a rash of fake AI osprey pictures on social media lately. They are quite fantastic and almost impossible to identify as fake. However for a real osprey photographer, there is one telltale difference. All the osprey pictures showing up on the web lately show the great raptor with a perfect fish, perfect face with perfect eyes looking around at the scenery on his unexpected flight through the wilderness.
Colorado Photographer / Author | Steven W. Krull 