http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog - The travels, thoughts, and photographs of nature photographer Chris Kayler. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:36:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is another photograph from my three consecutive trips to Great Falls National Park, Virginia, last week. In this image, I like the clouds picking up the last rays of pink sunlight of the day, as well as the rising moon. Which image do you prefer ... this one, or ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/rising-moon-at-sunset-great-falls-national-park-va/ As temperatures lowered and haze was reduced during the past 3 days, I made the trip to Great Falls National Park to photograph the sunsets. While generally bland, I did have some luck yesterday evening with a bit of pink sky. As a nice bonus, the moon was also rising ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/moonrise-during-sunset-great-falls-national-park-va/ I've been trying to get out and shoot lately, but each time I have been disappointed with the (lack of) results! I'll just have to keep trying. Today is a refreshing 75 degrees, and with the many picturesque clouds floating about, I think I will head to Great Falls for ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/mammatus-clouds-during-a-thunderstorm-virginia/ I decided to head out to Great Falls National Park, Maryland this morning in hopes of photographing some more Great Blue Herons and landscapes. The weather forecast was for completely clear skies, and the weathermen followed through this time. The cloudless, blue sky provided no drama or color for the ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/abstract-pan-blur-of-a-juvenile-great-blue-heron-in-flight/ I headed out mid-day today under overcast skies to try and photograph some Great Blue Herons at Great Falls National Park, Virginia. By the time I got there, the sun was out casting harsh light on everything, and not a single Great Blue Heron was within sight! Maybe it was ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/sunrise-light-on-rocks-at-blackrock-summit/ Whew, sorry for being away so long guys. I have no good excuse, except that I've been in some sort of photography funk, and haven't been up to getting out to photograph, or to post on my blog. When I started this blog, I told myself that I needed to ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/great-blue-heron-standing-in-front-of-falling-water/ Hi everyone, My sincere apologies for not having any new entries over the past, well, week. I've been busy training for my new job at REI, and while I could have been out shooting a bit, I just haven't been up to it lately. I'm feeling the need to get back ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/still-training/ First off, some good news. I applied for a job at REI some time ago and yesterday was offered a job as a sales specialist in the camping department, which was my most desired position. REI is an outdoor recreational retail store that sells lots of high quality gear from ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/juvenile-great-blue-heron-standing-on-a-rock-at-sunset/ Well, I'm back from a great weekend in Upstate New York. It was awesome getting to see all my relatives at the big family reunion. We even started up a kickball game with 20+ kids. It was a posse! I had a lot of fun, but didn't have time to ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/great-blue-heron-standing-on-a-rock-with-waves-crashing/ I've been working on my stock gallery for the upcoming version of my website lately, and came across this image that I hadn't processed yet. This photograph of a male Tree Swallow sitting on a branch was taken outside of a nest box in Brandywine Creek State Park, Pennsylvania. Tree ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/adult-male-tree-swallow-perched-on-a-stump/ Yesterday morning I decided to take another trip to Great Falls National Park, Maryland. Early in the morning, the Great Blue Herons were very active flying around and catching fish. In previous visits, an injured heron always fished in this particular location. The setting was great, but the obvious injury ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/great-blue-heron-fishing-in-whitewater-rapids/ No new image for today, but I did want to pass along some good news. Two of my images of Northern Gannets are currently published in the July 08' issue of Delaware Beach Life. The photos accompany an article on the large groups of Northern Gannets that move into the ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/delaware-beach-life-magazine-gannet-photos/ So, as luck would have it, I went out to Great Falls again yesterday, with the intention of photographing sunset, but instead having a ton of luck with the Great Blue Herons. I can't complain! Instead of heading to their roosts like during my previous visit, the herons stayed ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/great-blue-heron-standing-in-front-of-a-waterfall/ Yesterday afternoon I decided to take a trip to my lovely little local spot, Great Falls National Park, Virginia. The day was completely sunny and cloudless, so I went with the intention of photograph the group of Great Blue Herons that hang out hunting for fish among the rapids. As ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/potomac-river-rapids-abstract/ This one is a bit different for me. It was taken the same morning as my other sunrise image from Blackrock Summit, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. The original inspiration for the photograph was the extreme side lighting showing the contours of the mountain ridges and the rough texture of the ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/morning-light-at-blackrock-summit-shenandoah-np/ To follow up my previous post, this is a photograph from the same day and general location, but during sunset instead of sunrise. The great part about sunset was that good amounts of clouds formed over the mountains during the course of the day, adding some interest to the sky. ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/sunset-at-blackrock-summit-shenandoah-national-park/ Here's another image from my trip to Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. This particular image is during Sunrise at Blackrock Summit. Of the many summits I've visited in Shenandoah, I consider Blackrock to be the most photogenic. I love the interesting foregrounds as well as the layered, receding, blue ridge mountains. ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/sunsrise-at-blackrock-summit-shenandoah-national-park/ To make up for my previous post of a scary snake, here is the complete opposite - an innocent White-tailed Deer fawn smelling the flowers in big meadows, Shenandoah National Park. I had less than a second to capture this pose, and I'm really happy with how it turned ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/white-tailed-deer-fawn-sniffing-daisies-shenandoah-np/ I've been making day trips here and there since my last post, but have largely been unsuccessful at photographing anything well lately. That all changed yesterday with a day long trip to Shenandoah National Park. Alarm set to 1:50 AM, I made the drive to the southern portion of Skyline ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/adult-copperhead-coiled-up-shenandoah-national-park/ This is another image from my short trip to Upstate New York last weekend. This Green Frog was perhaps the greatest looking Green Frog I have ever come across. The dark mottled markings were truly unique. For me, one of the greatest aspects of nature photography is that the ... http://www.chriskaylerphotography.com/blog/adult-female-green-frog-on-moss-new-york/