Wildlife Photography

Adorable Baby Birds on the Beach in Florida – Sony A7RIV – Sony A9 Bird Photography Mark Smith

Adorable Baby Birds on the Beach in Florida – Sony A7RIV – Sony A9 Bird Photography Mark Smith

Florida is well known for its sun soaked beaches that span for miles under blue skies filled with towering clouds. Those beautiful beaches offer up so many different forms of outdoor entertainment but these beaches are also the perfect location for nesting shore birds like […]

Q&A #2 – A9 or A7RIV – Nikon in Costa Rica  – Sony Lens Selection – Shooting Video & Stills

Q&A #2 – A9 or A7RIV – Nikon in Costa Rica – Sony Lens Selection – Shooting Video & Stills

A couple of weeks ago I tested a new video format where I answer questions from my viewers on Youtube. It turned out to be a successful idea so I created another video in the same style. This video covers questions like: Which camera is […]

What Is In My Camera Bag 2020 – Nikon and Sony Gear

What Is In My Camera Bag 2020 – Nikon and Sony Gear

It has been a while since I have shared the camera gear I own and use with the world and more importantly, why I choose to carry certain camera gear with me and leave certain camera gear at home. In the usual fashion, I made […]

Sony A9 + Nikon D850 Capture Incredible Hummingbirds in Western Colorado – Bird in Flight Photography

Sony A9 + Nikon D850 Capture Incredible Hummingbirds in Western Colorado – Bird in Flight Photography

I never tire of photographing hummingbirds. They are such a challenge and when you get the shot, it is always a great feeling. These birds move so fast that it is hard to actually see just how beautiful they are. With bird photography, we get […]

Bird in Flight Photography with Beautiful Roseate Spoonbills and the Sony A9 and A7RIV.

Bird in Flight Photography with Beautiful Roseate Spoonbills and the Sony A9 and A7RIV.

It is that time of year again. Amazingly colorful birds flying around with enormous sticks! I am lucky enough to live within a few miles of a local rookery and can’t get enough of these incredible birds. Sit back, relax and enjoy this video!

Amazing Bald Eagle Photography Nikon D850

Amazing Bald Eagle Photography Nikon D850

I never get tired of the Pacific Northwest. It is a wonderland filled with great photography opportunities and I will never pass up a chance to lead a Bald Eagle Photography workshop in this area. In the summer of 2019, I spent a couple of […]

Nikon D850 Great Grey Owl Bird Photography with Steve Mattheis and Isaac Spotts in Jackson Wyoming

Nikon D850 Great Grey Owl Bird Photography with Steve Mattheis and Isaac Spotts in Jackson Wyoming

Every once in a while you are presented with an awesome opportunity to photograph amazing wildlife with some even more amazing people. I had several of those opportunities in the summer of 2019. Towards the end of an amazingly successful trip to Grand Teton National […]

Sony A7RIV Grand Teton Wildlife Adventure

Sony A7RIV Grand Teton Wildlife Adventure

Grand Teton National Park is one of my favorite places in the United States so when Sony invited me to a special event that took place at this incredible location, I was more than eager to go! The good news is this. You get to […]

Sony FE 200-600mm Lens First Impressions

Sony FE 200-600mm Lens First Impressions

I recently had the opportunity to spend some quality time with Sony’s new 200-600mm lens. I got to use the lens in the wonderful state of Oregon during Sony Kando 3.0. Needless to say, I was so impressed with the lens that I bought a […]

New Gear Leads to Awesome Morning of Amazing Bird Photography

New Gear Leads to Awesome Morning of Amazing Bird Photography

A long desolate dirt road might not seem like a good location for bird photography but this road leads to an amazing place filled with life. I’m so eager to try out my latest piece of gear that there was no time to run a […]