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This blog is designed to give lessons in photography, kayak photography, and as a platform to share kayak videography experiments. There is a lot of good information here, so feel free to browse through archives and enjoy-
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Category Archives: kayak photography
The Peregrine and the Gull
New I was paddling my kayak through the Giacomini Wetlands, and I was watching two juvenile Northern Harriers (Marsh Hawk, Circus cyaneus) as they dove and swooped upon each other in the skies above. I lost them for a few … Continue reading
The Walking Loon
New It sounds like the name of a micro-brew beer or a smaller wineries label, but it is actually something that grudgingly happens in nature. You see, loons aren’t really made to walk. Their build… not designed for walking. Ponderous … Continue reading
Posted in kayak photography, loons, nature photography, Photo Essay
Tagged kayak, nature, photography, Red-throated loon, wildlife, yellow-billed loon
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Bath time: A feathered adventure in photos
New Today’s post is simply a fun series of images of Black Turnstones (a shorebird that we commonly have here on Tomales Bay) taking a bath. I captured these photographs from my kayak on a grey and foggy day.I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in black turnstone, kayak photography, nature photography, Photo Essay, wildlife photography
Tagged bath, bird, black turnstone, kayak, nature, photography
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Falconus Interuptus: A photographic story of Two Tails and a Peregrine
New This story begins as many of my photography adventures do “I was paddling my kayak along the shores of Tomales Bay, taking pictures of whatever I saw of interest, when…” “My camera swung up, and I followed it. Click. … Continue reading
Posted in kayak photography, nature photography, raptors
Tagged kayak, nature, peregrine falcon, photography, red-tailed hawk, wildlife
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Warning: No Lifeguard On Duty
New I’ll let people make their own judgment on what this photograph means, as I feel that it is pretty self explanatory. I will however mention a detail or two about how it was captured, as from just looking at … Continue reading
Posted in kayak photography, nature photography, photography, vulture, wildlife photography
Tagged beach, bird, kayak, nature, photography, turkey vulture, wildlife
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How to keep your kayak from sinking using a burrito and band-aids
No duct tape for me, although I was wishing for some at first. I’m glad now that I didn’t have any. It forced me to become so creative that my girlfriend accused me of going “all MacGyver” when I told … Continue reading
Anatomy of a photo: yellowlegs
New These Yellowlegs moved into a restored wetland near where I live. (Details of the wetland restoration can be read at Giacomini Wetlands: History and Photos.) They are a very good sign, because they would only be there if there … Continue reading
Anatomy of a photo #78:The American Avocet
New The American Avocet is one of our long legged wading shorebirds. Proportionally its legs are closer to those of a Stilt than to one of the Sandpipers. They like to winter near where I live, so on occasion it … Continue reading
Kayaking Drake’s Estero: A tour of photos
New If you’ve kayaked Tomales Bay, you have not kayaked Drake’s Estero. The Estero is unlike anywhere else I know of, especially if you are strong of mind and body and decide to kayak a little farther. An amazing astounding … Continue reading
Anatomy of a photo #77: Sea Lion Tongues
New I have not seen many Sea Lion tongues in my time. This is one of the few. I believe this is actually a Stellar Sea Lion, one of two species we have here in California. I wish this image … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, kayak photography, nature photography, sea lions, tongues
Tagged animal tongue, kayak, nature, photography, stellar sea lion, wildlife
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Anatomy of a photo #76: Otter tongue (and fish)
New I see otter tongues with some regularity, either while they are eating and sometimes while they are grooming on shore between swims. Usually though it is a quick flash inside of the mouth as they are chewing, or a … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, kayak photography, nature photography, otters, tongues
Tagged animal tongues, camping, kayak, nature, photography, wildlife
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Gulls and starfish: An almost disturbing essay in photos
New Gulls eating starfish are by no means a phenomenon, as I come across them at least a few times a year. It does not however seem to be their staple diet. It can be a little disturbing to watch … Continue reading
Posted in kayak photography, marine life, nature photography, Photo Essay, tongues, wildlife photography
Tagged gull, kayak, nature, photography, starfish, wildlife
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