Through the Viewfinder Photography Blog

The Big 60D Upgrade: Time to Go Mirrorless?

September 2020 will mark nine years since I bought my trusty Canon 60D, the first and only DSLR I have owned and the camera that has traveled everywhere with me and taken around 115,000 photos. This milestone has made me start wondering if it’s time for a replacement. This camera is not holding me back…

Micrathena Spiders

Known as spiny orb-weavers, there are 119 species in the Micrathena genus, of which only 4 are found in the United States – the spined micrathena, arrow-shaped micrathena, and white micrathena. All are common in woodland areas in the eastern portion of the country (the fourth, Micrathena funebris, is found only in the southern US…

Mantis

I was out shooting at sunrise the other morning and things were cool and covered with dew. Along a path through a grassy open area, I spotted a praying mantis. This was the first adult mantis I had seen this year so I was excited to get some photos of it. I have always been…

The blog begins!

I’ll be starting a blog on this website to share what is going on with my photography. This is where all the behind-the-scenes stories will be told, since clicking through the galleries does not give any interesting details on how a specific photo came to be. We’ll start with some quick updates – all my…

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Just got my copies of the 2023 Entomological Society of America calendar! My clear dagger moth caterpillar photo was selected for January's image and my treehopper photo is an inset in March. A figure in the fog. California quail keeping a lookout from the fence. Green heron. Much smaller than great blue herons, they are adept hunters and are notable as being one of the few animals to use tools, sometimes dropping insects or other things into the water to lure fish to the surface. They also have the ability to comically extend their neck and instantly double their body length (I sadly have no pictures of this). Robber fly Scratching that itch.

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