Bosque 2009

I started a long blog post about my experience shooting at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge over the last three years, years, the difference between the conditions this year and last, the reasons why I made various images, etc. Then I realized that the post was ponderous and boring.  Instead, here is a simple gallery of the best images from my trip this winter, plus a so-so quail image that I included for sentimental reasons.  Hopefully the images can speak for themselves. (Click on a thumbnail for a larger view and for a slideshow).

New Bosque Gallery

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I have posted a new gallery of images from Bosque del Apache, one of my favorite places on the planet to photograph.

Bosque Images (Finally) Up

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After spending way, way too much time editing and tinkering with my images from Bosque, I have finally posted a collection of my favorite images from the trip.  See the whole collection in the Bosque 2008 Gallery.

Striated Sunrise

If you enjoy the images, please let me know in the comments.

Two Bosque Blurs

Sandhill Crane Calligraphy

I continue to wade through the images from my trip to Bosque Del Apache.  I’m making progress  . . . slowly.  In the meantime, here are two of my favorite “blur” images from the trip.  The “Sandhill Calligraphy” image was fairly easy to make, though I was fortunate to capture both birds at the same point in their wing beat.  The 2nd image, a pan blur, was much, much more difficult.  I made dozens of images before I captured one with a pleasing background and where the bird’s eye is sharp.

Sandhill Crane Pan Blur

First Bosque Images

I apologize for the derth of posts over the last couple of weeks — I was away shooting at Bosque, and then preoccupied with work and holiday shopping.  In any event, I’ve finally had a chance to start seriously editing the 5000+ images that I captured at Bosque Del Apache earlier this month. Based on my initial review, I’m pretty sure that the image above is my favorite from the trip — and I made it about ten minutes after I set up on my very first day.  The rest of the trip was somewhat anticlimactic.

More images after the jump

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