After having heard about a great wildlife spot named Circle B Bar for a while, I decided to wet my toes and go check it out. Located in Lakeland, Florida, that land was a cattle ranch that the Polk county bought out. After proper planting of local plants, the place morphed into a very attractive
Even the very best wildlife spots, such as Fort Desoto, may have days with less good photography opportunities. Two days ago, the weather was pretty bad at Fort Desoto with a dark overcast, high winds blowing in the wrong direction and very few birds in sight. Nonetheless, I met Jim Urbach that day. He is
This week, I am presenting a short video I put together to promote the wildlife photography workshop in Botswana and the Victoria Falls. Please have a look and like the video! And as we are in the African safari theme… The mother Leopard above was hunting to feed her cubs. She slowly came out of
Many raptors can be seen at Fort Desoto Park, the Yellow Stone of Florida. Let’s have a look at a couple of them… I often find that the easiest way to spot birds of prey is to be attentive to their squawking. Ospreys and Red-shouldered Hawks have very distinctive calls for instance. Then follow them
Have you ever seen a Golden Bear? Check out the following Polar Bear with sunset lighting in its back. It gives him a very nice rim of light around its body, while maintaining some detail on its fur. I love the effect of the golden light bathing this bear while he is walking towards us.