Reddish Egret Silhouette
Reddish egret from yesterday about 10 minutes before sunrise. The pre-dawn colors are gorgeous, which helps to justify getting up at 3:30 a.m. Not much light so had to crank up the ISO to 12,800. He was all puffed up when another reddish egret was in the vicinity, which made for a great silhouette.
1/125 @ F10, ISO 12800, evaluative metering, + 2/3 exposure compensation, 700mm (R3 + 100-500 + 1.4X), Skimmer ground pod
Honorable Mention in Audubon’s 2024 Contest
I’m honored to have won “Honorable Mention” in Audubon’s 2024 contest. I’ve been taking lots of slow-motion videos over the past couple of years and it’s starting to pay off.
This video of avocets was taken this year at Bolivar Flats Audubon Shorebird Sanctuary on the Texas gulf coast.
Barred Owl in Flight
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Amazing Bald Eagle
It takes 5 years before a bald eagle’s head becomes totally white, but I prefer the colors of the juvi eagles from a photography perspective.
We came across this bald eagle sitting in a tree along the water’s edge and immediately recognized that this one was special. The colors on his back were amazing. He could have cared less that we were floating by in a boat, so he just hung out on his branch, watching the waters for his next meal.
Brown Bear in Lupines
We caught this coastal brown bear walking through the lupines along a bear trail at Silver Salmon Creek Lodge in Alaska. Our guide and trip leader lead us to the end of that trail when they saw her enter that area. Was great timing as she slowly walked towards us, and we got out of her way.
The RF 100-500 worked very well on this trip with using it everywhere except the mudflats, where my 500F4 was the workhorse. It was much easier to lug around.
1/2000 @ F8, ISO 5000, evaluative metering, 451mm, R3 + 100-500
Tim Timmis Photography 