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The Shape of an Owl
A Great-Horned Owl prepares for its evening hunt as fog pours into San Francisco.
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How to Draw an Owl
When I saw all of these highlights on the same focal plane as an owl, I decided to have a bit of fun by making it all into bokeh balls. If you squint, you can make out the owl sitting against the tree trunk.
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Owl On The Wing
I’ve been trying to get this shot for over a year now. Capturing a head-on shot of an owl in flight is hard! You need a good location with a hill allowing you to get at their level. You’ll probably get one, maybe two chances on any given night to get one of them leaving…
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Night Owlets
A pair of recently fledged owlets prepare to explore their neighborhood as night falls over the city.
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Taking Flight
It takes a lot of patience to get a photo of a Great Horned Owl taking flight. When you’re sitting on a hillside on a warm spring day watching the sun set, the minutes tick by pretty quickly.
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Owl on Rock
I found this Great Horned Owl hanging out on its favorite rock again. It had flown down from its tree well before sunset this time, giving me an opportunity to capture it with the fading glow of the day reflecting off the hills in the background.
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Stacking Owls
These owls were kind of enough to line up in roughly the same focal plane just before sunset.
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Magical Day in Point Reyes
It had been a few weeks since my last significant photography outing. A visit to Point Reyes, my favorite place in the world, was in order. I would have been happy just to spend some time outdoors, even if I didn’t manage much photography. Instead, I was rewarded with one of the most magical days…
