Black-crowned Night Heron

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Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

This is a Black-crowned Night Heron at a golf course water feature in Borrego springs, California last Saturday night.  These guys hold so still while looking for fish that is was able to use 1/6 th of a second to blur the water, and yet the heron is crispy sharp.

Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego

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This LED backlit image of San Diego is one of 20 in a newly remodeled section of Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California.

This LED backlit image of San Diego is one of 19 in a newly remodeled section of Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California.

Last week we got a call from the folks at Sharp Hospital letting us know that our 19 large images were hanging up and looked great!  They were really hoping we could see them and sign a plaque.  We have images in other hospitals, including Veterans Hospitals in Alaska and Las Vegas, but have never seen the final result – so decided it was worth making the round trip to San Diego this past Friday to see the results – I am sure glad I did!

It was great to meet the contractor, and the key people involved in the project, including our main contact who had been so helpful during the whole process.  But what was really rewarding was seeing the actual images on the walls.  Not only seeing them, but hearing how hospital personnel who use this hallway  to transfer patients to  surgery will challenge the patients to try and identify the different San Diego attractions represented in the photos, giving the patient a much needed distraction to what is a stressful situation.

So much of my photography is a solitary endeavor, where I spend countless hours waiting for the perfect light, sometimes coming away with nothing.  When capturing these San Diego images, little did I know how they would one day be used.  To hear stories of my images having an impact on another persons life is incredibly satisfying.

King Penguins

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King Penguins all in a row, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.

King Penguins, South Georgia.

 

King Penguins all in a row, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.  Never grew tired of watching these entertaining guys!

Salisbury Plain

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King Penguin, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.

King Penguin, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.

I have been home for such little time after my Antarctica trip, that I really haven’t had time to share many photos from this amazing end of the world.  So I thought I would share one today.  🙂

Bear and Puffin Trip Opening

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Sow and 3 cubs from 2012 Bear and Puffin Photo Tour.

Sow and 3 cubs from 2012 Bear and Puffin Photo Tour.

Another unexpected medical issue has forced one of our guests to delay his June Alaska Bear and Puffin Tour back one year – so now we have one unexpected opening for both June and August trips.  Both these trips filled many months ago – so this is a unique chance to spend time with these amazing animals without having to book a year in advance!  Here is lots more information on the Bear and Puffin Photo Tour.

Cactus Bloom

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Barrel cactus, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.

Barrel cactus, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.

The recent rains have definitely helped the cactus as I’m seeing more and more come into bloom.