Hide-and-seek
surrendering to water wildlife
As a child, Hide-and-seek was my favorite.
I’d camouflage myself well enough not to be discovered for hours. So, ocean wildlife and I understand each other. Photographing marine life from a boat is like playing whack-a-mole while trying to find focus. It's funny... The largest creatures on earth are the hardest to locate — especially from a tiny Panga boat. With endless blue in sight, it’s nearly impossible. Some days we saw nothing from our vantage point.
The lack of decent photos I came back with after 6 days on the water articulates the truth about how hard wildlife photography is. It is also a practice in balance -- what your ego wants vs. accepting what is. And I am inspired by those who do it well.
*All images shot on Canon Mark IV, 24-70mm
+ 70-200mm Lens
SWIMMING WITH GIANTS
up early to be up close
GREY WHALES
eye-to-eye with giants
At 6 a.m., I was eye-to-eye with grey whales in their ritual mating ground.
And by evening, a worm moon rose in the sky… just another reminder of how tiny I really am. Not insignificant, just a speck among giants: the whales below, the cosmos above.
Life is going on — chaotic, unpredictable. Even if you bring the wrong equipment to the party, if you’re present ( and resourceful ), you can still capture wonder. In this case, I forgot my tripod and polarizing filter. But I had a literal shoulder to lean on and a pair of “rose colored “ glasses