Atlantic Puffins Off The Coast Of Maine

Atlantic Puffins Off The Coast Of Maine

by | Aug 8, 2021 | Uncategorized

 


 

Every year, there are thousands of returning Atlantic Puffins from the sea that roost on a variety of islands off the Atlantic Coast of Maine and nearby Canada.  This year was no different and a Hunt’s Photo and Video, week-long Photo Adventure with Don Toothaker and Mark Buckler to the “Bold Coast,” allowed my second, successful visit to watch them up close on Machias Seal Island.  What an opportunity to listen to them talk to each other, to hear them pitter-patter across the top of the blind that I and others shared for what felt like only a nano second from the time entering the building.   It also was fun watching them doing all kinds of acrobatics – both in the air and on their chosen landing locations amongst the cliffs and rocks of the island.  But the best of all was watching the Puffins preening, they were hilarious and true contortionists at their best.  Hope you enjoy the images and at some point in the future — I wish you well in being able to see the Puffins yourself and preserving memories of your own. [Be sure to remember to double click on images to enlarge them.]

My Trip of a Lifetime — Grows into Preserving Memories from My Eyes to Yours

by | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorized

While I have been preserving memories of my travels and sharing them from my eyes to family and friends for years; Africa moved me to directly share those memories from my eyes to yours with the same passion.  You see, Africa and its wildlife has intrigued me since I was a kid.  As a result, my #1 trip of a lifetime was to travel there and I finally did in October 2018.  Not by just staying in hotels and running into prime locations and back out, again.   But in the bush itself on safari, where the wildlife roamed inches away – day and night.     

As such, every personal and photography trip I took leading up to when I left for Africa, I had a full complement of equipment to assess as what worked best.  I also took “photo walks” and “photo adventures” with fellow photographers, often sponsored by Hunt’s Photo & Video’s Education Department.  I needed to know unequivocally how to make my African trip successful.   

So, I focused primarily on the images that would push me the hardest to improve and be ready for the unexpected in the field.  One place I started was with portraits in natural light at a place few have seen close up — Fort Warren, in Boston Harbor — with a Hunt’s photo walk. We spent the day with two models, where we took image after image in changing light. Here are a couple of the final product.   

Next time, we meet here, I’ll take you to another place that made a big difference in being ready for the unexpected — Myopia Polo Grounds in South Hamilton, MA.