I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine

Category: Wren

  • Backyard Birding Photography Made Simple

    Many of the best bird photos I have taken did not involve super telephoto lenses or expensive trips to exotic locations. I did not have to sit in a freezing rain or endure hours or harsh sun to shoot all of the photos (including the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak shown above) on this post. These images were…

  • Annual Nature Photography Day

    Little did I know when I woke up this morning that today is the eighth annual Nature Photography Day as proclaimed by The North American Nature Photography Association. I was alerted to this fact this afternoon in an email from Mary Jane, who is our fantastic newsletter editor with the Vienna Photographic Society, a group…

  • Backyard Birding

    There is a common misconception that in order to  capture good bird images  you must own a 500mm lens and be ready to hike miles into deserted forests. The truth is with some patience, planning, a sturdy tripod and maybe an inexpensive remote, you can shoot photos like the one of the American goldfinch above…