Category Archives: Animals

At the Geerewol

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Niger, near Agadez…around 2000 Men in their 30’s discuss the younger men who are performing in the Geerewol.  Of course, I have no idea what they actually said, but I’ll bet it had something to do with “These young guys … Continue reading

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White Horses of the Camargue

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France 2018 I liked this shot but somehow it seemed lacking. This morning, I decided to use the curve tool on it to change the contrast and I think it helped. Remember that blacks need to be black and whites … Continue reading

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Two HorsesTethered

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Mongolia 2014 Two horses tethered wait for a rider on the barren steppes of Mongolia. Soon two of the Kazakh men, who were our hosts, would mount and ride for six hours holding their eagles on a perch that rested … Continue reading

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The Arrival

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Camargue, France 2018 The French farmers brought their herds of horses to the marshes. They would herd them toward us. The horses galloped through the water, sometimes the bottom “dropped out from under them” and they would nearly be submerged. … Continue reading

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Koala: Awake for the Moment

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San Diego Zoo, 2018 The San Diego Zoo is a great place to watch koalas. They have several artificial trees, one for each koala, and zoo personel place the eucalyptus leaves that the koalas survive on at the top of … Continue reading

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Flamingo in Rembrandt Light

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 San Diego Zoo, California U.S.A. October 2018 The young flamingos were gray. At first we thought they were a different type of flamingo until we saw a beautiful, orange, female flamingo feeding a smaller, gray one. I added this orange … Continue reading

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Zoo Portraits

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San Diego, California 2018 We were lucky. The polar bears wanted to swim and you can get an underwater view at the San Diego Zoo. The bears played for about 15 minutes. I kept my shutter on continuous and got … Continue reading

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White Horses in Fog

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The Camargue, France 2018 To try to make my photos different, I looked for repeating lines. Here are two gracefully arched necks. The almost colorless, empty background adds but does not distract.

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Flamingo in Dreams

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France, 2018 Using cropping squares, which I have left over from darkroom days, is still helpful when cropping on your computer. I had printed this full size but it seemed lacking. Then I tried different crops using my old cropping … Continue reading

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Horses in Shadow

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France 2018 When you have an ordinary scene and you want something out of the ordinary. first figure out what you like about your image and then figure out how to emphasize that quality. This photo is of two horses … Continue reading

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