Not Birds

my photos of things, critters, places that aren't birds. Those all go on the main blog (@ilikeloons)

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Made a second blog for all my non-bird photos. Check out the birds at @ilikeloons.

Landscapes have been elusive for me - I grew up as a portrait photographer in flash photography studios. Finding compositions in nature that truly do the place justice is incredibly challenging for me. Even more so, there's no control over the light in the same way as a studio environment - it's a lot of right place, right time, or hurry up and wait for the right moment.

That said, I'm incredibly pleased with this photo. I think it really captures the grandness of the overlook, Scouts Lookout in Zion National Park, specifically.

Critique and comments welcome. Please also share some of your favorite landscape images with me - I love to hear the stories behind the image.

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finally - turtle season

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hey hey, weather finally warmed up enough to be back outside. I cant say the squirrels were as excited about this.

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Barn posting - from the passenger window at 30mph lol

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Sunrise

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FALL

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Had a pretty terrible thunderstorm a few weeks ago. I visited the local stream and took some long exposures of the rocks in the creek. I really like the texture.

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Getting a litttllleee spoiled with these reflections...

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Chipmunk doing its best leaf impression. Tbh about 6.5/10.

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More turtles.

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Three little turtles sitting on a log.

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Curious lil guy.

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Found some more turtles.

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Clouds.

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Little Chipmunk

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Blue Ridge Mountains. Frazier Discovery Trail, Shenandoah National park.

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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium).

I've found myself much more interested in botanicals along my hikes.