Last year I was hired to photograph at a fundraiser. It was definitely an interesting experience and taught me a lot about how to work at an event.
Fundraiser Event
Tempeh Goodness
First off, if you haven’t tried tempeh you are missing out! I have had the pleasure of taking some promotional photos for Henry’s Tempeh over the last year and it has been a nice challenge. Here are a few of the photos I have taken over a few different shoots. Seriously though, give tempeh a try!
Take Two!
Here goes another attempt at keeping up with a blog! I am going to attempt to post at least once a month for the next year. To kick start this blog attempt here is a cute little spaghetti monster!
Father’s Day
June has been a busy month and at the heart of it was celebrating Dads everywhere. I had the pleasure of photographing a few gifts to these little ones Dads!
Sam the Bald Eagle
I started this set with Sam and so shall it end. Once again I have to say that getting to be this close to a Bald Eagle in flight was a great experience. For years I searched for and watched Bald Eagles from quite the distance and to finally get shots like this made me so happy. Eventually I hope to get some photos of eagles out in the wild that compare to the ones I got at this workshop, but that seems a long time off. For now I will continue to enjoy the photos I got and continue to apply all I learned to better capture the wonder of birds of prey in flight!
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
This amazing, orange eyed beauty is a Eurasian Eagle-Owl. They are the largest owl species and are the only birds of prey that have orange eyes from birth. This was another stationary photo opportunity, which suited me just fine as I got to get up close and really take in this awesome owl. This was a great opportunity because, as the name states, it is not seen in the wild in Canada.
American Kestrel
Trying to get a photo of a female American Kestrel in flight was pretty difficult. This one was done indoors in front of a black background (which was not very long across). She was really talkative and so fast. The first time she few across not one of us took a shot, it happened too quick, but after that we all started snapping in an attempt to catch her in flight and in focus! I have seen these beauties out along the back roads of the Waterloo Region, but only ever managed to get stationary photos of them. I am proud of these two in flight shots, though I know there is always room for improvement.
Little Owlets
Baby owls, cute right? Well just like any other bird (in my personal opinion) there is a period of time where they are creepy old men lookalikes. The owlet depicted above is a two week old Barn Owl and the photos below are of an 8 week old Great Horned Owl. Once they get past the real awkward stage, they are just as cute as the cuddliest little kitten. This was a real treat to see. I have rarely seen owls in the wild and have never seen owlets so I am extremely happy that these little guys were there for us to meet.
Peregrine Falcon
We got to work with this beauty as a stationary bird. Peregrine Falcons are the fastest animals on the planet in an aerial dive. They hunt other birds, including ducks, by descending on them from above! One of my goals in the coming years is to get a photo of one in flight!
Next up is this beautiful Red Tailed Hawk. One of my favorite birds of prey to photograph on a regular basis as they are pretty common in the Waterloo Region. I have been lucky enough to get close to them in the wild, watching them hunt and well eat. Often they are found resting in trees or on poles, but once they are infringing on smaller birds territory it is fun to watch them get mobbed. After watching a red-winged blackbird rip out a hawks feather it isn’t surprising that many hawks, and other birds of prey, are missing feathers.
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