Shooting Dragonflies

Shooting Dragonflies

Steve Berardi over at PhotoNaturalist recently made available a free 18-page e-book written by his Father, Vic Berardi, titled “How to Photograph Dragonflies”. In my 30 years of shooting, I’ve never photographed dragonflies, so I figured I would give...
Great Blue Heron Fishing

Great Blue Heron Fishing

Over the weekend, I was over at Pierce Lake at Rock Cut State Park in Loves Park, Illinois, and stumbled upon this Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) up in the shallows of a cove catching a little lunch. I found a nice secluded spot along the grassy banks to sit down...