Monthly Archives: September 2010

Rocky Mt. Elk

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 Elk have been an occasional photographic subject of mine. All of my images have been made in either Colorado, Wyoming or Alberta, Canada.  I usually get a few goose bumps when I am in the presence of this large member of the deer family.  … Continue reading

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Wildlife

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I always enjoy catching (photographically) diving ducks in the process of diving.  I usually start a new season of diving duck photography during our long winter.  The divers like to use our Lake Michigan harbors until winter’s cruelty freezes them out.  … Continue reading

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Let’s Talk

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Let’s talk about animals and places.   I love finding alternatives to the best known and the most heavily visited locations for nature photography.  There are still a few national parks that are not well known and Guadalupe Mountains N.P. in Texas … Continue reading

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Waterfowl Gallery

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Just a few ducks, mergansers & grebes. Female Red-breasted Merganser Male Red-breasted Merganser Male Hooded Merganser Juvenile Female Gadwall (duck) in the morning light Gadwall ducklings Pied-billed Grebe family Horned Grebes Western Grebe White-winged Scoter (duck) 1st year male Common … Continue reading

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Calm Clear Waters

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There is a no more beautiful way to set off an image of a water bird than by using the reflective qualities of still waters.  Clean and simple usually equates with powerful in nature photography.  I look for these opportunities … Continue reading

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Then There Was Winter

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With my Seasonal Citizen Blog I visually pushed the seasons ahead well into autumn.  As long as we are living in an altered reality I thought I would be the first to celebrate winter.  More specifically a perfect winter storm … Continue reading

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Thank You!!

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Just a thank you to all of you who have embraced this blog! From myself and from all of my special friends and places above, I say thank you and God Bless, Wayne Nelson

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For The Love of Nature Photography

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My passion and purpose in life is nature photography.  That is to say that nature is my purpose.  Photography is also my purpose.  The two combined have captivated my mind and imagination for 25 years.   My two favorite things in … Continue reading

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The Seasonal Citizen…..loving the quiet season

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As a nature photographer I have always been privileged to reside in a place that has four distinctly different seasons.  There is no bigger job for a nature photographer than telling the story of the changing seasons.  If I was … Continue reading

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Favorite Birds!!

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I have always prided myself on being the all-around nature photographer.  Landscapes, macros and wildlife of all sorts.   Add the occasional non-nature subject and I think that makes me a well rounded photographer.  Still there can be no question that in my life … Continue reading

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