Preening Pelican

Preening pelican shot in Monterey.

Ugly is Beautiful

I brought out the detail in this bird with Aurora HDR pro.

Tips for Birding in Florida

Things you need to get right when photographing birds. Always have the eyes sharp. Make sure the bird is showing a frontal or side view. Always get a proper exposure. This white egret is very difficult to capture all it's details in the white feathers against the blue background, but when done right it looks awesome.

Race Day

This image is one I shot last year at Presque Isle Raceway in Erie. I wanted to re-work it with new Aurora HDR pro software.

Lucy.....I'm home

I just had to stop and grab this picture. I was in Jamestown,NY the birth place of the great comedian Lucille Ball and I saw this mural and just couldn't resist snapping a picture. Everyone my age grew up watching episode after episode of I Love Lucy. This mural depicts Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel driving in a convertible having a great time. Such great comedians and such great memories. The mural is huge and painted on the side of a three story building on Harrison Street right across from Friendly's Restaurant.

The Face of Evil

Face to face macro of this stink bug. It has such an evil looking face.

Who Stinks ?

Halyomorpha halys - brown marmorated stink bug. I used focus stacking for this guy. I took 55 images at varied focus depths and stacked the images in zerene stacker. The image was then finished off in Photoshop CC. Canon powershot SX50 HS w/ Raynor 250 ISO 80 f-8 @ 1/400 sec. Two SB600 speedlights @ 1/64 power, focus rail.