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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond: March 2010
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond. Monday, March 29, 2010. Spring Project: Great Horned Owlets. One of my new photography projects this Spring is a Great Horned Owl's nest that I have visited a few times. There are 3 owlets that are growing fast and furious week by week. This image is from March 23, 2010. Friday, March 5, 2010. Added music to my bald eagle photography slideshow! I added the Native American song, the "eagle song" by Phillip John Charette. It fits the story. Enjoy! Sunday, ...
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond: October 2011
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond. Friday, October 7, 2011. Day 7 (final blog post) - YNP/GNTP- 2011 Fall Trip. 7x6 bull elk in Yellowstone's first fall snow. A photo by Mark/MPEG (Midwest Photography Enthusiasts Group). While we were at the carcass today, someone yelled "grizzly! And there was a young grizz at the top of the hill behind us. We watched him travel east to west for a few minutes then he disappeared. which means Kim (finally) saw her first grizzly bear! I was determined to g...
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond: Day 2: 2012 MPEG Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP Groupshoot
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond. Friday, June 8, 2012. Day 2: 2012 MPEG Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP Groupshoot. Osprey Landing at the nest. A photo by Mark/MPEG (Midwest Photography Enthusiasts Group). I honestly don't know if I could have planned a more perfect morning. luck is good. The sky is clear, the mountains are crystal clear and the stage is set for spectacular sunrise! We were all stunned as what are the chances? The bison in the picture was icing on the cake! We then had a...
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond: February 2010
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond. Saturday, February 20, 2010. MPEG Iowa Eagles GroupShoot: Day 2 (Final Day). Today, despite the overnight snow and the fog that lingered throughout this cloudy day, we had really good eagle activity! We had some very unique ops like 3 eagles fighting over a fish on the ground, eagles on the ice, a mating ritual in the sky plus many eagle fishing events! There are some really beautiful juvenile eagles here. Click on the pics to enlarge! We made it to Iowa!
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond: Day 3: 2012 MPEG Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP Groupshoot
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond. Saturday, June 9, 2012. Day 3: 2012 MPEG Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP Groupshoot. Flower Child (Black Bear in Yellowstone). A photo by Mark/MPEG (Midwest Photography Enthusiasts Group). Update from yesterday's blog: (Dane said my waterfowl was indeed a grebe, a western grebe! It's a very handsome bird). We started off with a beautiful sunrise at Oxbow Bend. Hands down, the best sunrise I have ever had there! There is a cold front coming in YNP for the ...
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond: June 2012
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond. Thursday, June 14, 2012. Day 8: 2012 MPEG Yellowstone/Grand Teton NP Groupshoot (FINAL BLOG POST). Elk calf by the Madison River. A photo by Mark/MPEG (Midwest Photography Enthusiasts Group). It was another exciting day in Yellowstone but sadly, it is the final day of this MPEG Groupshoot. Everyone was on their own today. During these cruises of Lamar, We visited the Soda Butte picnic area once and found a cinnamon bear grazing but he was too far out so ...
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond: June 2010
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond. Friday, June 11, 2010. Day 8 (FINAL Blog Post): Yellowstone / Grand Teton National Park GroupShoot. Today was our final day in Yellowstone. Jared and I put 1,854 miles on the rental car driving in both parks for 8 days. We (the remaining MPEGers - 5 of the 9) started out at 6:00 am. Our plan was to make rounds throughout the entire (YNP) park on our final day. Mission accomplished! And we went out with a bang! After lunch, we drove from Mammoth to Norris...
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond: June 2011
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond. Monday, June 20, 2011. Plus a couple of Yellowstone wildlife notes. 1) The coyote pups were not seen all day Saturday, June 18, 2011. That pretty much confirms the parents have moved them to another den. We were very luck to get the photos we did on Wednesday, June 15. Sunday, June 19, 2011. Day 9: Yellowstone / Grand Teton Trip - 2011 (FINAL TRIP BLOG POST). Black wolf - Yellowstone National Park. Today was very special. I was able to photograph a Y...
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond: May 2010
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond. Tuesday, May 4, 2010. I spent some time last week photographing pelicans along the Mississippi River. This was my first season with the Pelicans. Here is a sample of some Pelican Phun! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe To Mark's Musings. Cleveland, Ohio, United States. View my complete profile. The MPEG Forums and Register Today!
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond: Day 7: 2012 MPEG Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP Groupshoot
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Mark's Musings : Practical Photography and Beyond. Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Day 7: 2012 MPEG Yellowstone and Grand Teton NP Groupshoot. 4 Wolves from the Lamar Valley carcass. A photo by Mark/MPEG (Midwest Photography Enthusiasts Group). Another beautiful day in Yellowstone! The skies/clouds here amaze me. They look too perfect. The Park Service even flew a plane over low the carcass area to assess the situation. We didn't see much as we went through the Park on the way back to the hotel. The Bearto...