The Natural World
What nature photographers do is capture moments of the natural world through our own individual eyes. It never looks the same from one photographer to the next, but we try to capture the beauty, diversity and uniqueness that surrounds us all in this beautiful world that we call home. One thing that has always been on my mind while searching for those moments is that each capture is unique and will never be duplicated. Sure, we can watch a hundred Blue Ridge Mountain sunsets, but each one will be its own special moment, never to appear again. Or we can capture a Black Bear feasting on wild cherries, but each moment will be unique. So, I consider it a privilege to be able to share with you the way I see the world. Although I probably do this more for myself than anything else, it is nice that sometimes a moment that I capture can be appreciated by someone else and may possibly have a positive impact on how people see the world or their own place within it.
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Recent Captures
On one dark chilly morning in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy of Kenya, I had asked my Maasai guides from Porini Lion Camp to see if they could find me a Giraffe for a silhouette at sunrise. As we traveled along a rocky dirt road, my guides spotted a Giraffe on top of a hill, which is perfect for getting that sunrise silhouette. As we cautiously made our way to a good position to capture the right moment, the daylight was just beginning to show. But as we pulled up to the right position, we noticed something small lying on the ground beside the Giraffe. She had just now dropped a special package. This newborn calf was just a few minutes old when we stumbled upon it, still wet from birth with the placenta nearby and what a special time to arrive. Once the sun supplied enough light I started to capture as many of these special moments as I could. We saw him being cleaned by his mother, we watched as he struggled to take his first steps, we watched as he finally was able to keep those long legs under his tiny body and finally, we watched his first suckle. This was no doubt one of those special moments that makes wildlife photography so much fun. And I have to say that as far as Capturing Moments goes…this was a Special Moment Captured!!!