I really enjoy shooting dragonflies and damselflies. They are beautiful little creatures, kind of comical to watch, and they make really good photographic subjects. I find myself sitting on the little bridge over the pond for hours watching them and making images....
For the second weekend in a row, I was able to get out and do some dragonfly photography at Rock Cut State Park in Loves Park, Illinois. It was entirely too windy to be out shooting dragonflies. I quickly discovered that the bigger dragonflies were very busy trying to...
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...
I always look forward to my Bearded Irises (Iris germanica) blooming each year. They are hearty little flowers, easy to take care of, they look nice and they make great photographic subjects. This year, I wanted to try something a little different when photographing...
While out photographing the new Canadian Goose goslings for the year, I heard a terrible racket not far from me. Trying to avoid stressing out the geese, I decided to take a break and go investigate the noise. I found an old dead tree with what initially appeared to...
