I love capturing images that almost look like a painting.

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This Velvet Purple Coronet was only about six feet away. I can zoom into its eyes and see the reflection perfectly.

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These Tamarins really were a strange creature to interact with in person. I took a lot of photos within a short amount of time as we didn’t want to overstay our welcome with them.

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I like this style of photography. I don’t know if it’s popular or if no one else does it. But I like it so I think I will continue.

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I like this pose from the Tyrian Metaltail.

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Another Red Headed Barbet shot. I know my logo looks a bit weird on some of my photographs but, remember, I give away my digital photographs for free. Free photographs include my logo on them. However, my prints do not include my logo. All of my prints are printed without my logo or anything additional. Just get just the image. I even sign my work in conspicuous ways as to not detract from the photograph you are purchasing.

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While photographing Hummingbirds one day, I noticed that these two reddish plants with yellow flowers were really close to each other. I thought that they were going to be too close to each other to make for good photographs. However, this photograph proves that I was wrong. They were, in fact, the perfect distance apart. Just for this one photograph, though, as they balance out the framing of this Green Thorntail quite nicely.

I don’t use Photoshop. Nor do I use “remove tools” within the program I do use to process my photos called Lightroom. I don’t alter my photos to remove, delete, or get rid of objects in my photographs. Therefore, thinking about how crowded a space is is very important for me to try and avoid unwanted items within my frame. It’s much easier to not worry about unwanted items and just remove them with software afterwards. I could do that. I have the capability and I’m very good at it. But, as I mentioned, I don’t edit my photos. I simply develop them and show you what I captured as it actually was. It’s a challenge I’m sticking with even though other photographers have tried to change my mind.

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A lot of my time in Ecuador was spent around Hummingbirds which presented a fun challenge: trying to take excellent Hummingbird photographs. Unfortunately there are not that many Hummingbirds where I live, at least most of the year. I have a resident Anna’s Hummingbird in my backyard but being out in nature and photographing Hummingbirds like I got to do in Ecuador is a much different experience. The variety is vast and the surrounding flowers are much more exciting.

This was my first time photographing Hummingbirds with my newer professional camera gear so it was also a learning experience. I’ve only had my new tools for about five months at this point. I think I did quite well, though, and I look forward to shooting more Hummingbirds in the future.

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