Mountain Lion Cub

Nikon D2Xs, Nikkor 70-200 f2.8 @ 190mm, 1/500 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 320, Aperture Priority, Gitzo Tripod, Kirk Ballhead, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe CS3.

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Another from last year's trip to Triple D Game Farm. Looking forward to traveling next week and trying out the new Nikon D3 and its fabulous Auto Focus on the wildlife in Montana.

Young Bobcat

Nikon D2xs, Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 @ 120mm, 1/500 @ f/5.0, ISO 320, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe CS3, Kirk Ballhead, Gitzo Tripod.

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I am getting ready for a return trip to Montana/s Triple D Game Preserve in Kalispell, MT on January 6th 2008. Just acquired a Nikon D3 and hope to test out its many features for 5 days capturing images similar to the above Bobcat. This youngster was quite playfull and enjoyed the snow. Paid no attention to the six photographers that invaded his space. Jay and Kim Deist run a great program at Triple D. If you are excited about wildlife photography, then Triple D in winter is the place to be. Watch for future posts as I revisit past experiences with Montana's wildlife.

Maligne Lake Sunset

Nikon D2Xs, Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens @48mm, 1/4 sec @ f/16, ISO 100, Gitzo Tripod, Kirk Ballhead, Adobe Lightroom, CS3

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While waiting for a sunset at Maligne Lake near Jasper, The sun gave us a great reflection of the surrounding mountains.

Canadian Rockies Waterfall

Nikon D2Xs, Nikkor 18-200 mm lens @ 135mm, ISO 100, 1/3 sec at f/22, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe CS3.

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On overcast days there are many opportunties to photograph the Waterfall of the Canadian Rockies. I isolated this image from a larger Waterfall to render this colorful image.

Montana Mountain Lion

Nikon D2Xs, Nikon 70-200 f2.8 @ 155mm, ISO 200, 1/800 at f/5.6, Adobe Lightroom, CS3, Captive

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The Intensity in the eyes of this Mountain Lion shows the character of this beautiful animal. Thanks to Animals of Montana and all the folks involved in Bozeman, Montana for this winter shoot.

Maligne Lake

Nikon D2Xs, Nikon 18-200 VR Lens @ 34mm, ISO 100, 3 sec, f/16, Cloudy White Balance, Adobe Lightroom, CS3.

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Maligne Lake in Jasper National Forest in the Canadian Rockies is truly a great place to visit. This image was captured after sunset while the Twilight was glistening off the water. A harvest moon helped with some special lighting on this fabulous Boat House.

Stanley Falls

Nikon D2Xs, Nikon 18-200 VR lens @ 35mm, ISO 100, 2.5sec, f/22, White Balance: Cloudy, Manual Mode, Spot Metering, Nikon Capture NX, Photoshop CS3.

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After an invigorating walk into the Stanley Falls area you find several waterfalls. This "Punch Bowl" was one of the most dynamic. Definately worth the walk. Stanley Falls, Canadian Rockies, September 2007.

Rustic Falls

Nikon D2Xs, Nikkor 70-200 f2.8 lens @ 129mm, Manual Mode, Spot Metering, ISO 100, 1/5 sec, f/11, Cloudy White Balance, Nikon Capture NX, Photoshop CS3.

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Rustic Falls in Yellowstone National park is a unique setting that should not be missed while in the park. Cloudy and overcast days are perfect for capturing images of these great waterfalls. Yellowstone National Park, June, 2007.

Moose Falls

Nikon D2Xs, Nikkor 24-120 VR Lens at 66mm. ISO 100, Manual Mode, F5.3, Shutterspeed unrecorded. Nikon Capture NX, Photoshop CS3.

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Bringing back another waterfall image from a recent trip to the Grand Tetons. Here is an image of Moose Falls. A note of excitement of late!! A previous post showed my image capture of Moraine Lake in the Canadian Rockies. I just received notice that it has been selected in the third tier of the North American Nature Photographers Association's 2008 Showcase. It was selected in the top 250 images out of 4,251 images submitted and only had a 5% chance of being selected. That image will apprear in NANPA's "Expressions" journal being published next year.

Butterfly

Nikon D2Xs, Nikon 200 f/4 Macro lens, ISO 400, F/11.0, 1/250, Aperture Priority, R1C1 Flash, Nikon Capture NX, CS3

A recent trip to the Butterfly House at the Toledo Zoo provided us a great opportunity to capture Butterflies in an early morning shoot with the Toledo Area Metro Parks. The zoo was kind enough to allow us in the door before the masses of people to give us a better shooting opportunity. I had a chance to practice with the Nikon R1C1 flash and it was really cool. More to come.

Road to the Rockies!

Nikon D2X, Nikon18-200 VR Lens @ 38mm, 1/100 at f/8, ISO 100, Manual Exposure, Cloudy White balance, Nikon Capture NX, CS3.

One of very few moments when the sun was shining allowing us to actually capture an image or two. We were on our way back from Jasper and had seen this s-curve on our way out. Certainly proved to be a great opportunity. The only problems were related to traffic. Cars and Buses were traveling both ways and the timing had to be perfect.

First Post - Sheeesh!

Nikon D2X, Nikon 18-200 VR Lens @ 170mm, 0.4 sec at f/16, Manual Exposure, Cloudy White Balance, Nikon Capture NX and CS3.

Wow! Finally have an opportunity to post from my trip to the Canadian Rockies. Arrived safely last Friday evening and found no internet access and no cell phone coverage. We stayed at the Crossings between Bow Lake and Jasper. All week we experienced overcast skies, rain, snow (5") and poor lighting. Here is a post from Tangle Falls near the Icefields. Since it was cloudy we spent a lot of time on waterfalls. So most of my posts will be similar to the above image. Sitting at the Super 8 in Calgary and will be departing tomorrow at 8 am.

Lake Moraine

Photo taken with Nikon D2x, ISO-100, f/16 at 1sec 12-24 mm Zoom Lens at 22mm. Sing Ray Split Neutral Density Filter Nikon Capture NX and CS3.

This Friday I am off, once again, to the Canadian Rockies. Our plans are to travel more towards Jasper than in the past to capture some images we have yet to get in our sites. This morning shot of Lake Moraine is just a sample of the many photo opportunities that wait for us during the next week. I will keep you posted on our progress as long as there is a wireless network nearby.