Lately, achieving a pleasing background has become a growing obsession of mine. A blurred light colored setting is often best. My preferred hue is blue, then green, then something soft. As a consequence, I often do my best to create a blue background when shooting along the beach shore. This is what I call the
I am proud to announce that four of my images were recognized at the 2014 Professional Photographers of America International Photographic Competition, making me a gold medalist in this international contest. PPA is the biggest association of Professional Photographers in the World and more than 50,000 images are submitted during the International Photographic Competition. See
If you are planning a Brown Pelican Photography Tour in Florida, there are many good spots, but my favorite two picks are in the Tampa Bay area. First off, it depends what you are looking for… If you are looking for diving and fishing action, I would recommend Fort Desoto Park in St Petersburg. If
The Canon EF 600m IS II is quite an asset to create beautiful photographs of shorebirds while bathing! The reach helps not disturbing the tiny birds and make the background very blurry, while the extremely fast auto-focus allows for top notch action shots. This Short-billed Dowitcher photograph was created during the previous Spoonbill / Shorebirds
Color contrasts between your subject and the background can help depict stunning stories. See below a couple of examples with Great White Egret photographs. The Great White Egret photograph above was created at Fort Desoto, during an overcast day. The white on white effect comes from overexposing to expose properly for the white feathers, resulting