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by Diane | July 31, 2021 · 6:20 pm

Dark of the Moon

Post 2 – The Three Sisters volcanoes and surrounding lava landscape make a great location to photograph the Milky Way. In Oregon, astronomical twilight ended at 10:45pm.

Although the timing was right, the composition was not. The Galactic Center was to the left of the North Sister and most of the Milky Way shot out of the frame. An hour later, the Milky Way lined up just right and 2 meteors entered the scene. It was amazing to watch how fast the position changes when you have a mountain peak as a reference point.

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by Diane | July 13, 2021 · 11:48 am

Dark of the Moon

During the dark of the moon in Oregon, one day you can go to the Cascade Mountains for the Milky Way over the 3 Sisters (next post). Then you can go the the Pacific Coast to see the secrets that are revealed when the ocean pulls back at extreme low tides. Here are some colorful tidepool creatures we enjoyed photographing.

Anemone underwater using a polarizer.
© Laura Mooney

Not all that is revealed is alive. Sometimes the receding water makes abstract designs in the sand.

All are fun to photograph.

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by Diane | June 28, 2021 · 10:02 am

New Places, New Friends

One of my favorite new places in Southern Tanzania is the Ruaha River and National Park. The staff and lodge and scenery are awesome. But there was more!

Welcome to Ruaha River Lodge, my name is *Camp*
© Diane Kelsay – shot through the screen with a cell phone, a bit of a surprise!

Kudus greeting us as we left for our first game drive.
© Diane Kelsay

Hippos were always in the river in front of us and liked to make noises in the night. Footprints were found off the deck the next morning.
© Diane Kelsay

Others visited in the night, only leaving prints.
© Diane Kelsay

More to come in the future from Southern Tanzania. And soon we will have a new itinerary for you to browse.

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by Diane | May 25, 2021 · 12:13 pm

Faces of Costa Rica

We love the faces that just seem to say “come visit us”.

Come join us in January 2022 and we will show you many more faces.

Link to our Costa Rica Photography Adventure

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by Diane | April 27, 2021 · 6:00 am

Earth Month

As April winds down, I’m thinking how happy I was to see so many Earth Month and Earth Day events by individuals, organizations, businesses…

Let’s remember that every month needs the same attention. We still need to do our best to care for the planet, to keep it healthy and beautiful.

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by Diane | February 22, 2021 · 8:50 am

Iguazú Falls

The greatest waterfalls for photography.

Why? Spanning 2 miles from Brazil…

To Argentina, this collection of waterfalls has everything from powerful roaring falls to delicate cascades.

From colorful rainbows to moody light, compositions and techniques abound.

We even photograph the falls by full moonlight. Join us for this adventure and use all of your photo skills, plus learn more.

Link to our Iguazú Falls Photography Adventure in March 2023

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by Diane | January 7, 2021 · 4:30 pm

Toucans!

Toucans are fun! To watch and photograph them is a real treat.

Crimson-rumped Mountain Toucanet, my personal favorite.
Beautiful colors and moves through the forest gracefully.
© Diane Kelsay

Crimson-rumped Mountain Toucanet, Ecuador
© Diane Kelsay

Pale-mandibled Aracari – the comedian. Ecuador
© Bob Harvey

Pale-mandibiled Aracari – tossing his catch in the air over and over. Ecuador
© Diane Kelsay

Collared Aracari – beak makes a nice landing platform. Belize
© Bob Harvey

Plate-billed Mountain Toucan, Ecuador
© Diane Kelsay

Plate-billed Mountain Toucan, Ecuador
© Bob Harvey

We find plenty of toucans to photograph in Central and South America, from Belize to Northern Argentina, our favorite location Ecuador. Join us on one of our adventures and we will introduce you to some toucans.

Link to our calendar

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by Diane | October 17, 2020 · 8:52 am

Puffins!

Puffins of Iceland in July – nesting in the cliffs

Join us for our Iceland Photography Adventure, and you will be amazed at the opportunities to get great action photos of puffins. And we’ll photograph waterfalls, glaciers, exciting landscapes, and other birds! Click here to see our adventure webpage!

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by Diane | August 14, 2020 · 9:09 am

The Great Migration

In Tanzania in February/March, millions of Wildebeest migrate to have their babies. They follow the rains to the Southern Serengeti to feast on special grasses, rich in nutrition.

The predators are well aware of this and follow the migration. The cheetah was awakened from a nap by wildebeest running by – food!

This cheetah is hungry and has a hungry little one to feed. I’ve seen 2 cheetahs take down a calf, but this one is going alone to get an adult!

She leaves her little one behind for another chase and gets lucky.

She carries the kill along while trying to reunite with the little one but can’t find the kitten.

Unheard of for fear of losing it, she puts the kill down and calls and calls while searching. Finally reunited, they look for a safe place to enjoy their meal.

We were all worried that the little one was lost. It was stressful. They were miles apart from each other. We stood watch over the kill until they came back. We all cheered when we saw them.

Link to our Tanzania Photography Safari, timed to intersect with the “birthing” of a million baby wildebeest and a host of predators!

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