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
May Featured Photos – Snowy Egret With Fish
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 often photographed, but never had the opportunity to view his habits this close. I hid in the bushes with full camouflage and waited.
These birds are fun to watch with their razor sharp beaks, but I’ve only been able to view from a distance in the past. Usually if I’m in the same zip code as them, they sense it and move 20-30 years away and I’ve never gotten the action shot I wanted. To watch them fish and have success.
Just recently, I was watching this particular egret patiently waiting for a small fish to appear. When one didn’t present, it would stealthily move just a couple feet away and stay silent without moving. Then BAM, the fish appeared, it went down to catch him in its beak, then hop a few feet to get a better grip, then swallowed him whole. In the last picture, look at his throat. You can see the outline of the fish right there.
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
