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A Love Song
Canon T2i, f/8, 1/500 sec, ISO 800 I went out to photograph birds and came to a field full of Eastern Meadowlarks all looking for a mate. They would pop their heads up every once in a while, and belt...
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Daffodils in High-Key B&W
Canon 6D, ISO 400, f/18, 1/160 sec. This is my most recent image for the Black and White Photography Mentoring assignment… Exposure: High-Key I was really challenged by this assignment and learned a...
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They’re Back!
Canon T2i, f/8, ISO 400, 1/4000th sec. My favorite bird, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher is back! And I couldn’t be happier. This is male of the species, as it can be distinguished from the female, by...
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Purple Haze
Canon T2i, 18-55 mm lens, f/9, ISO 200, 1/640th sec. Something new I shot using flash photography and incense. It took a bit of time to set up for the shot, but after all the lighting and off-camera...
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Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys…
Canon 6D, ISO 3200, f/2.8, 1/500 sec. Old Fort Days Rodeo, 2014 – We went to see the rodeo last Saturday night. I took a lot of pictures, 250 +, but this is one of my favorites! The young cowboy is...
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Everyone Needs a Hand to Hold
Canon 6D, ISO 3200, f/4, 1/640 sec. Old Fort Days Rodeo, 2014 – This is another image from the rodeo we attended last Saturday night. There’s just something about a little boy in a cowboy hat, chaps,...
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The Cowboy Way
Canon 6D, ISO 5000, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec. Old Fort Days Rodeo, 2014 What is “The Cowboy Way”? Well, that depends upon who you ask! For me, it means… long, dirty, hard days spent cleaning stalls, feeding...
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Head for the Moon. If you miss you will still be among the Stars!
Canon T2i, ISO 800, f/18, 20 secs. “Head for the moon. If you miss, you will still be among the stars” ― David Gandy. Vision for the Assignment: – To lead the eye to the full moon as it rose between...
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Burned Out
Canon 6D, Canon L 28-105 mm, ISO 800, f/4, 1/160 sec.Filed under: Arkansas, Art, Black and White Photography, Photography, Post-processed Images, Susan Wilkinson Tagged: Arkansas, black and white...
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Sunset
Canon 6D, Canon L 28-105 mm lens, f/11, 1/320 sec. “Day and night are linked in a way that few things are. There cannot be one without the other, yet they cannot exist at the same time.” - Nicholas...
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Fixer-Upper?
Canon 6D, Sigma 70-200 mm lens, f/8, 1/500 sec.Filed under: Arkansas, Black and White Photography, Photography, Post-processed Images, Susan Wilkinson Tagged: Arkansas, black and white photography,...
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The Bare Necessities
Canon T2i, Canon L 28-105 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec.Filed under: Arkansas, Art, Black and White Photography, landscape, Nature, Oklahoma, Photography, Post-processed Images, Sequoyah National Wildlife...
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Killdeer in Flight
Canon T2i, Sigma 150-500 mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec. Killdeer – Arkansas I had the most enjoyable and successful day today. I photographed so many different things… flowers, birds. landscapes, and a few long...
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Black-eyed Susan
I’ve been experimenting with a technique called texture blending to add an artistic flair to a some of my images. I used Photoshop Elements 11 and Lightroom 5. To achieve the look, I combined various...
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Butterfly Potential
Butterfly Potential When I need inspiration, I simply look to Mother Nature. She never ceases to amaze me or let me down. The next time you see a butterfly, stop and take a moment to reflect upon their...
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Finally got a shot of the male and his gorgeous colored crown! A tiny bird seemingly overflowing with energy, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet forages almost frantically through lower branches of shrubs and...
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Sunset at Kerr Dam
I made this image at the end of the day after photographing birds all day. I struggle with composing landscape images so I tried various compositions and different orientations. I like this one the...
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Today’s Guest Blogger: Susan Wilkinson — Rick Sammon Photography
Today’s Guest Blogger: Susan Wilkinson January 19, 2015 As promised, here’s a link to my blog that I wrote for Rick Sammon. In it, I discuss Bird Photography along with some tips, techniques and share...
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Splash of Color
Rainy days are a great time to experiment with shooting indoors. This is a pretty simple studio set-up… a wine glass mounted at a 45 degree angle, white backdrop, single studio light placed behind the...
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