Welcome to my photography website! I’m so happy you stopped by for a visit. Why did I choose Around the Bend? The turning point that ‘hooked’ me on wildlife and landscape photography was a trip to the Grand Tetons back in 2005. I was walking down the mountain after photographing elk in Lupine Meadows and came Around the Bend and there stood my first Grizzly Bear about 20 yards in front of me. Although shocked and exhilarated, I was able to calm my nerves and make this shot.
A few years later, I was walking a path in northern Michigan and came across the view below. I always take the time to walk these trails because you never know what’s Around the Bend.
“If you want to take beautiful photos, stand in front of beautiful things
Jim Richardson, National Geographic
April Featured Photo – Caspian Tern
Each month I will feature a single photo or set of photos and include the story behind the story. This month I chose a bird that I’ve never photographed until last year, the Caspian Tern
These birds are fun to watch with their razor sharp bright red fish-knife bill and gimbal but hard to photograph arial dives. They feed mostly on fish, which they hover over an area, spot the fish and dive head first, sometimes swallowing their catch whole before coming up.
This particular day, I was watching them soar but was having trouble keeping them in focus with their erratic behavior. Finally, one went down about 40 yards in front of me. I waited until I thought he would come up and bam….hit the shutter hard. He was upside down with water spraying all over and red bill sticking straight up in the air.
I hope you enjoy it almost as much as I did shooting it in action……Rich
Going to the mountain is like going home
John Muir
