Running Fawn Images

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My first "real" camera was a Nikon D200 with a Nikkor 70-200mm, f/2.8 lens.  I like the fast lens and the ability to capture fast moving sport that my kids played.  However, this did not keep up with my desires.  And it seemed that an iphone could outshoot it.  My current camera is a mirrorless Nikon Z7ii, with an assortment of lenes.  The most fun was the 800mm f6.3 that I rented.

Primarily, I shoot in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  The diversity here is fantastic and we have a large migratory population passing through.  My wife and I kayak through the lakes of western South Dakota frequently.  She is my "Spotter."  

In addition to birds (my wife loves the babies--especially the Osprey chicks born every year near our house), I like HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography which combines several images at different exposures to try to emulate the shades and tones the human eye can see all at once.  Long exposure shots, like the one of Sunday Gulch in Custer State Park (to the right) gives beautiful effects to moving water.  Also long exposure allows one to see things , like the night sky, that otherwise could not be seen.  Exposures of 15 to 30 seconds are not uncommon