The Hobie Pro Angler has become my kayak of choice for photographing wildlife.
A kayak for wildlife photography
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Winter birding in the backyard
Being a snowboarder and photographer brings mixed feelings about snow. One part of me wants to make more turns in the pow-pow (powdery snow), while the other part is ready for water to flow and animals to come out. On the weekdays, when a few hours on the mountain aren't possible, I like to shoot things around the yard. With a good 18+ inches of packed snow in the yard the same old landscape...
Sooties!
Itinerary Dawn shore call at Salisbury Plain to visit the largest King Penguin colony in the world – CANCELLED Visit Prion Island to see the Albatross nesting grounds Find an alternate cove to visit instead of Salisbury Plain Today began at 5:00 AM (2:00 AM EST) in the hopes of visiting over 100,000 nesting pairs of King Penguin, thousands of Elephant Seals, and some Fur Seals, plus some...
Albatross & Sinatra…a Sea Day
Itinerary: Attend every lecture – especially Kim Heacox’s story about Sir Shackleton (more on that later) Get through all photos taken so far and process a few for the slideshow-showoff later in the trip Shoot some more sea birds off the back of the ship We’ve been at sea since last night. We’ve been going with the wind and the waves, so the boat has had an even rock. I have not felt bad once....
Albatrosses of the Antarctic Converge
These are some of the largest birds on the planet and the Wandering Albatross has the largest wingspan in the world: almost 12 feet on a body that is almost 4.5 feet in length! The smaller of the Antarctic albatross, the Light-Mantled Sooty Albatross, has a wingspan over 7 feet! Albatross are giants whose true size is rarely shown in photographs. The name "Albatross" is believed to be an...
Penguins of the Antarctic Converge
Here's a great site showing the various Penguin species around the globe and where they can be found. In this article I am only concentrating on the species found around the Falklands, South Georgia, and the Eastern Antarctica Peninsula. Information for this article was collected from the Bradt guide to Wildlife in Antarctica and the Cool Antarctica website, and National Geographic. Falklands...