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Category Archives: kayak photography
Anatomy of a photo #75: Pigeon Guillemot with eel grass
New I came across this football shaped bird one morning while kayaking one of my favorite waterways- Drake’s Estero, in the heart of the Point Reyes National Seashore. (Much more on Drake’s Estero later. I’m working on a photo essay … Continue reading
Anatomy of a photo #73: The Common Murre
New The Common Murre (Uria aalge) is not a rare bird on Tomales Bay, but neither is it as common as its name might imply. I see them with some regularity on the quiet waters of this slightly inland area, … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, common murre, kayak, nature, photography, wildlife
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Anatomy of a photo #70: Great Egret Hunting
New As I look through images, deciding what to use in my Anatomy of a Photo series, I notice more and more that many of my favorite wildlife images were taken either in deep shadow, or on foggy and cloudy … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, birds, egrets, kayak photography, nature photography, photography
Tagged bird, great egret, kayak, nature, photography, Tomales Bay, wildlife
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The secret to seeing (and photographing) seals when kayaking
New The biggest secret to seeing seals close up while kayaking shouldn’t be a secret at all… It’s simply to remember to look behind yourself. It is illegal to approach a seal too closely (federal marine mammal act), but it … Continue reading
Posted in How to, kayak photography, marine life, nature photography, Photo Essay, seals, wildlife photography
Tagged harbor seal, kayak, nature, photography, seal, wildlife
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Chickadee in the spider’s web
One day while kayaking with a friend, I saw something I never imagined to see. A Chestnut-backed Chickadee with its wind stuck in a spider’s web. There were actually many spiderwebs around, and several chickadees, but only one that I … Continue reading
Posted in birds, California, documentary, kayak photography, nature photography, photography, SLR, wildlife photography
Tagged bird, chickadee, nature, photography, spider's web, spiderweb, web, wildlife
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The Languid Sea Lion, Continued…
I just noticed that I had a few other images of a Sea Lion languidly lounging at the water’s surface. I took these images the same day as I took these images of a Sea Lion with its flippers floating … Continue reading
The Alien Anemone: A brief essay of photos
New Anemones are one of the more otherworldly creatures I can imagine… which I suppose makes sense, as they are from another world, a more watery one of ocean and sea. Some varieties are more regular visitors to our terrestrial … Continue reading
Giacomini Wetlands: An essay of photos and brief history
The auction has ended and I’ve been auctioned off by the group (Point Reyes National Seashore Association -PRNSA) that is responsible for the restoration of the wetlands pictured below, and for making them a part of that same National Seashore. … Continue reading
The Languid Sea Lion
New On an afternoon like this, in a year not so far ago, I was kayaking the waters of Tomales Bay, when I came across this Stellar Sea Lion, floating in a dream. I stopped paddling, and began to drift … Continue reading
Posted in California, How to, kayak photography, marine life, nature photography, photography, SLR, wildlife photography
Tagged marine life, nature, photography, pinniped, sea lion, stellar, Tomales Bay, wildlife
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Bonapartes Gull: An essay of photos
New One of the more diminutive gulls to be found out here on the West Coast, the Bonaparte Gull is fun to watch as it skims food from the waters surface while flying or wading in the shallows. While it … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, bonaparte's gull, gull, nature, northern california, photography, Tomales Bay, wildlife
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The Marsh Wren: An Essay of Photos
New The Marsh Wren can be a secretive bird, but often times its own voice and its curiosity help the interested party to find this diminutive bird, and even to photograph it. I have memorable images taken on kayak photography … Continue reading
White Pelicans: A prehistoric (bird) essay in photos
New When I thought of the idea of doing a post on pelicans and images of pelicans, I had not considered how many images I actually have of them. A lot. A single post I realized is not really feasible, … Continue reading
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