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December 2007

Best Photographs of the Year

Best Photos of 2007

Best Photos of 2007 I had a couple of fantastic road trips last year, putting big miles on my Expedition, including a winter trip through Utah and Arizona (where I was able to enjoy a number of iconic locations totally alone!), a long weekend in Minnesota, a memorable journey to…
December 31, 2007
Pelicans of La JollaSea LionSeabird

Overcast Day in La Jolla

Check out our Guide to Photographing Pelicans in La Jolla. It looked beautiful out my front window this morning, so I headed off to La Jolla hoping for some sharp brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) flight shots. Not to be. The clouds had built up around Mt. Soledad by the time…
December 30, 2007
Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Day After Christmas Sunrise Birds

See our Guide to Photographing Pelicans in La Jolla. I met photographer John Pelafigue this morning, a great guy from Humbolt whose website has some really fine images. I also bumped into Garry McCarthy whom I had not seen since bumping into him in La Jolla shooting birds a year…
December 26, 2007
Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Pelican Flight in Butter Light

See our Guide to Photographing Pelicans in La Jolla. Here are my two favorites from this morning. First is a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in sweet morning light, taken just as the sun rose high enough to clear Mt. Soledad and throw light on the pelicans on the cliff. Second…
December 23, 2007
Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Photo of a Brown Pelican in Flight

See our Guide to Photographing Pelicans in La Jolla.Here are some of my favorite photos of a California brown pelican in flight.  These were shot over a number of years, using a variety of cameras and lenses.  Cheers, and thanks for 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December 22, 2007
Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Photo of a Pelican In Flight

See our Guide to Photographing Pelicans in La Jolla. A portrait of a California brown pelican in flight (Pelecanus occidentalis). I shot quite a few sharp, crisp pelican shots by handholding the 500mm recently. Normally I just use it on a Wimberley gimbel head since the lens and camera are…
December 21, 2007
Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Photo of a Juvenile Brown Pelican

See our Guide to Photographing Pelicans in La Jolla. Here is a shot of a juvenile California brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). Pelicans tend to be ugly, and juveniles with their plain brown coloration and skinny frame are really ugly. It is hard to get a photograph of one of these…
December 20, 2007
Skip's Trips

Skip Stubbs at Bosque del Apache

Skip recently spent several days with Bob and Rosie photographing sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) and snow geese (Chen caerulescens) at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. I had hoped to join them but my schedule just did not allow for it. He got some super shots, I'm…
December 18, 2007
Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Brown Pelican Aloft

See our Guide to Photographing Pelicans in La Jolla. This California brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) is rising off the ocean to land on nearby sea cliffs after a morning foraging for food, primarily small fish that it takes by diving.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
December 14, 2007
Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Photo of a Brown Pelican Preening

See our Guide to Photographing Pelicans in La Jolla. This is California brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus). It is seen here preening, pulling preen oil from its uropygial gland onto its beak, which it will spread onto its feathers to help keep them water resistant and clean. A brown pelican…
December 13, 2007
CaliforniaPhoto of the DayWildlife

Double-Crested Cormorants Go To War

These two juvenile double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) are fighting by clicking their beaks against each another. A tempest in a teapot. Juvenile double-crested cormorants sparring with beaks.Image ID: 19932Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritusLocation: La Jolla, California, USA
December 11, 2007
Surf

Big Ugly Wednesday

The surf is big today, just as expected. Its big, and continuing to build with projected peak later today, but ... it's NOT CLEAN. I mean that literally (lagoons are still flushing their biohazards from the rain runoff of last weekend) and figuratively (the swell is not groomed right for…
December 5, 2007
Tear Sheets

Tidelines Calendar 2008

This year's edition of the Tidelines calendar is especially nice because one of our photos appears on the cover (duh). Can you guess where it was shot? Hint: it rhymes with "ledge" and lots of bones are broken there. Order your Tidelines calendar now so you too can time all…
December 4, 2007