This site is dedicated to wildlife and landscape photography.
This site is dedicated to wildlife and landscape photography.
This is one of two Columbia blacktail bucks I saw at Point Reyes yesterday. They were feeding in this tall grass. It’s just a matter of time until this lush grass dies and turns brown. I’m not sure how his ear got split, but I’m assuming it got caught between his horn and that of another while fighting. Ouch. His coat has changed, or is changing, into the darker summer color.
This bison calf looks like it is smiling as it runs off some pent-up energy. Bison are the first of the ungulates to give birth in Yellowstone. Bison management in Yellowstone is difficult and controversial. Some of them migrate north out of the park in winter looking for forage. That puts ts them in the crosshairs of the State of Montana which feels the brucellosis some of them carry will infect livestock. The most common management solution is to shoot them.
If you continue driving a short distance from where yesterday’s photo was taken you get a closer view of the Point Bonita Lighthouse. It has been in continuous operation since 1855.
Most people who photograph the Golden Gate Bridge turn around when they are done and leave the Marin Headlands. However, if you continue west, there are some other nice views. One is of Point Bonita. The Point Bonita Lighthouse is out near the end of the point.
This photo of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco was taken from the same spot as the photo showing the Transamerica Building framed by the north tower of the bridge which I posted a few days ago. Note that the building is still framed by the tower in this image. This photo was taken on the same day as the other photo, but hours later, and it was taken with a 70-200 lens at 122mm, not a 500mm lens. The Golden Gate Bridge is probably the most-photographed structure in California. Iwish I had a penny for every photo ever taken of it.
There are three things in the photo above that say it’s spring to me. The first thing is the flowers. The second is the change occurring in the elk’s coat from a warmer (longer), lighter-colored, winter coat to a cooler (shorter), darker, summer coat. The third thing is the early-stage growth of antlers.
During the winter season the Point Reyes tule elk shed their antlers. Almost immediately after shedding them they began growing new antlers. Under that velvet skin the antlers are engorged with blood. At this early stage you can easily see evidence of blood-rich tissue. Below is a cropped version of the above photo showing the blood-rich tissue.
Whenever we think of landscape images we usually think in terms of wide angle lenses. However, it’s sometimes worthwhile looking at a landscape in a totally different way. This photo was taken from a popular spot for photos of the Golden Gate Bridge, but I used a 500mm lens. I also cropped the sides.
