Andersons Crocodile Newt, one of Okinawa’s more endearing of species is both endemic to the Ryukyu Islands and endangered. I recently headed North with the goal of firstly locating these illusive critters and if possible to photograph them. With a couple of locations in mind I set out. In past efforts to find these guys I’d whittled down the best spots to a handful of locations with the top two on the shortlist for the evening’s jaunt. I passed the […]
Milky Way Photography, my biggest challenge to date. I wouldn’t necessarily call myself an astrophotographer as such. I mean, I can’t identify by sight all of the constellations in the night skies, I know a few, not all. I don’t sit glued to a telescope scanning dark skies in the hope of catching whatever event those who stare at dark skies through telescopes are waiting for. However, I am very much attracted to the potential to photograph the majesty of […]
Cape Zanpa has got to be one of Okinawa’s most visited locations. The lighthouse sits atop an incredible field of hard rock and what I think is Volcanic deposits. I know one thing, to get to many of the locations I have found for new compositions in that area my best investment has been a pair of felt bottomed dive boots. After just six months of use they are looking tattered and torn, bearing testament to just how perilous this […]
From a recent nocturnal foray to a local green area in Ginowan, Okinawa, where I’d recently photographed the vertical sleeping colony of Male blue banded bees. Given they are creatures of habit I returned, with my video camera, to see if I could document this unusual behavior. If you want to see a better shot of the critter simply click on that circular icon with the opposing arrows you can see in the top right of this page. Click it […]
Sunset Photography is a magical aspect of imaging that brings out the best in us all. It is something that takes time to build over a period of time and that in doing so also lifts our appreciation of this special time of day. Here in Okinawa along most of the Westerly coastlines in areas of population density one can see a large contingent of folks stopping in anticipation of the spectacle of the day. Taking up positions along seawalls, […]
Macro photography diffusion is the key to accomplishing great macro imagery. I mean we can have all the best camera gear in the world but manufacturers cater to the mean common denominator and thus don’t look to make things more complex than maybe they need to be. In this regard that is fully understandable. I mean no one wants to have to open a piece of equipment straight off the shelf and then have to take a degree in how […]