This very small frog is called the spot-flanked poison dart frog. I came across him while hiking in Madidi National Park in the Bolivian Amazon. The blue vocal sac was pretty impressive, disappearing beneath the frog’s chin from time to time before bursting forth again. The rest of the coloration was also impressive. Without any flash, I used a very long shutter speed of four seconds to capture the frog when he was completely still.Nikon D300 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm with Canon 500D close up filter) ISO 200, f/16 at 4 seconds.
Giraffes and elephants make great subjects for environmental shots due to their large, iconic shape. Plus, it’s hard for either animal to hide and disappear into the landscape. Here, a reticulated giraffe continues to forage as the sun sets on another day in Samburu in Kenya. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/200th of a second.
I can’t be certain if this was a fight or foreplay, but these two marmots were really going at each other. Photographed up on Mount Rainier in Washington state. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/250th of a second.
Just a simple portrait of a spectral tarsier going out to a friend who can use a simple portrait of a spectral tarsier right about now. This image gives a good look at the spurs, or toilet claws, on the feet. They are used for grooming and digging for insects. Tarsiers are one of the smallest primates in the world and they have the largest eyes to body ratio of any mammal. Their eyes are even larger than their brains. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 220mm) ISO 200, f/10 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-800 flash units.
As we close in on our second week of quarantine, I long for mornings like this, just two months ago out on the Mara plains in Kenya. Stay safe everyone. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 400, f/2.8 at 1/8000th of a second.
There were several red-bellied parrots nesting in tree cavities right outside my tent in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. Most of the shots that I captured show the gray wings and topside of the bird. For this image, I was able to get the green legs and orangish/red chest that give the parrot its name. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/1600th of a second.
I liked the look on this young gorilla’s face. There were two two year olds in the troop that we saw on the recent trip to Uganda. The sex of both is still to be determined. This was the last shot that I captured before our time with the gorillas was up and we had to begin our hike back down the mountain. Mountain gorillas are highly regulated due to their critically endangered status and government regulations only allow one hour per visit. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 150mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second.
This is the brown capuchin monkey, also commonly known as the tufted capuchin. It used to be believed to be one of the most widespread monkeys in the Neotropics but has since been divided into several different species, including the black-striped, black and golden-bellied capuchins. The brown/tufted lives only in the Amazon basin and surrounding areas. I photographed this one in the Bolivian Amazon at a great national park called Madidi. I was in a canoe on one of the park’s lakes when a few of these guys appeared above the shoreline. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 380mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/100th of a second.
A red-eyed tree frog gets ready for a night of croaking in Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm with Canon 500D close up filter) ISO 400,f/20 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units.
A newborn northern elephant seal gets to know its mother. Photographed along the central California coast during birthing season. This entire stretch of secluded beach serves as a protective nursery for the seals. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 25mm) ISO 1600, f/8 at 1/250th of a second, two Nikon SB-800 flash units.
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This very small frog is called the spot-flanked poison dart frog. I came across him while hiking in Madidi National Park in the Bolivian Amazon. The blue vocal sac was pretty impressive, disappearing beneath the frog’s chin from time to time before bursting forth again. The rest of the coloration was also impressive. Without any flash, I used a very long shutter speed of four seconds to capture the frog when he was completely still.Nikon D300 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm with Canon 500D close up filter) ISO 200, f/16 at 4 seconds.
