Low light

Rufous Hummingbird Plus Smoky Rising Sun Photos

By |2021-09-01T06:53:07-06:00September 1st, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Low light, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah, western skies|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I went out to Antelope Island for the first time since April and I took hundreds of Rufous Hummingbird photos plus some of the rising sun.

Winter Weather And Low Light Bird Photography Ahead

By |2022-10-02T05:16:37-06:00November 29th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Low light, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah, weather|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I actually like photographing birds in a snow storm because the low light situations test my skills, the limits of my gear and the resulting photos often have a moody feeling to them.

Barn Owl on a foggy morning

By |2021-07-08T16:05:12-06:00January 24th, 2013|Categories: Barn Owls, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, High Key, Low light, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Fog can add a moody feel to images and yesterday there was plenty of fog at Farmington Bay WMA. There were a few Barn Owls hunting for food and I captured images of this one as it flew towards me.

Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow in a snow storm

By |2016-12-07T12:12:29-07:00December 24th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Low light, Small in the frame, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The White-crowned Sparrow in this image is small in the frame, the bird isn't super sharp and there isn't a lot of contrast or color to the photo either yet the image speaks to me.

Snowy Egret – Moody Blues

By |2021-05-21T04:02:43-06:00May 18th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Low light, Pinellas County, Snowy Egrets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Snowy Egret image was taken just after the sun had risen above the horizon in about the same location as the egret image I posted yesterday but at a completely different time of the year.

Low Light Bird Images

By |2020-01-29T05:51:30-07:00November 24th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Low light, Roseate Spoonbills, Sanderlings|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Because I live far from my family and have no children at home my yearly Thanksgiving tradition includes spending a part of my day out photographing birds, mostly early morning outings.

Newborn Pronghorn Fawn

By |2017-04-04T14:16:15-06:00June 19th, 2011|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Low light, Montana, Pronghorn, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Seeing this newborn Pronghorn is one of those experiences that I will never forget. I already think that Pronghorn young are the cutest furry baby mammals on the planet.

Eared Grebe – Gray Day

By |2021-05-04T05:20:37-06:00December 13th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Eared Grebes, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Low light, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Eared Grebes are the most abundant grebe in North America, there are times I see huge flocks of them on the Great Salt Lake numbering in the tens of thousands.

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Northern Harrier – Gray Ghost

By |2022-01-23T02:43:27-07:00November 24th, 2010|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Low light, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I will have more opportunities with northern harriers in better light this winter and while I wouldn't consider this image perfect, I am happy with the results I obtained while photographing this "Gray Ghost".

Low Light Bird Images

By |2021-06-15T03:36:26-06:00August 28th, 2010|Categories: American Kestrels, Bald Eagles, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Low light, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

What I appreciate a great deal about my avian photography is working with the light, not fighting it in the camera or in post processing, so I am presenting these images below as what they are, photos taken in low light.

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