Yearly Archives: 2009


Garden Orb Spider Images

Captured in 2009, I spent some interesting times shooting Garden Spiders around my rural Missouri home. At one time, I counted 6 of these beautiful orb spiders that were staking claim to part of my greenhouse, all at once. Here are a couple of my favorites: Garden Spider, busy encasing a grasshopper inside a silky […]

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Today In My “Big Backyard”

Had a wonderful morning shooting at my south Cass County location.  Had 3 green herons right in front of me for about 90 minutes (try staying still for that long in a kayak!).  The herons were busy catching/eating small fish. About an hour into their visit, an immature Red-Tailed Hawk (I think, will have to […]

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“Keying in on the Background” (August issue of Show-Me Nature Photography Newsletter)

Anytime we read or talk about composition, about 99% of the time is spent on the “subject” of the composition … “center the subject”, “place the subject off-center”, do this … do that. While placing the subject in a certain area, in a certain light, etc., is important to the overall composition, the often overlooked […]

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“Making Wildlife Images on a Budget” (July 2009 Show-Me Nature Photography Newsletter)

If you enjoy shooting wildlife from faraway places (like African safari wildlife), or would like to photograph a reclusive, hard to find critter (such as a wolf or bobcat), and you don’t have the time or money to travel so that you can find and photograph them, why not try the local zoo? Zoos can […]

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“How to Make ‘Silky’ Water” (June 2009 Show-Me Nature Photography Newsletter)

If you enjoy making photos of running water scenes (mountain streams, waterfalls, etc.), then this tip should be of interest to you. I got the idea of describing these techniques during my recent photo trip to the Wichita Mountains in southwest Oklahoma, while photographing a 3-tiered waterfall there. These techniques are not difficult, but they […]

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“Don’t Lose Your Images!!!” (May 2009 Show-Me Nature Photography Newsletter):

Do you have your important digital photos on your computer? Great . but what happens if your computer “crashes”? Will your photos be lost? Can you “get them back”? What are some preventive measures you can take to prevent losing digital images? These are some tough questions that we all must look at, regardless of […]

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