by btharp | Jul 28, 2017 | Alaska, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, USA, wildlife photography, workshops & photo tours
We watched this mother bear and her two cubs feasting on the grasses and sedges in the meadow for quite a while. There were so many poses and gestures and moments that we could have filled our cards just with these bears alone that day! I love this one because of the...
by btharp | Jul 6, 2017 | Alaska, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, USA, wildlife photography
Was I dreaming? Something was tugging on my foot in my bunk aboard the Lindblad-National Geographic Expeditions’ Sea Lion. Slowly as my brain tried to sort out dream from reality, I heard someone say “we have humpback whales bubble-net...
by btharp | May 20, 2017 | bird photography, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Conservation, Landscape Photography, nature photography, USA
Nature needs your voice! You may not know that considerations are underway by our current Department of the Interior whether to declassify lands that are presently national monuments, such as the newly designated Bears Ears in southeast Utah, the new Berryessa Snow...
by btharp | Apr 7, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, USA, wildlife photography
I know how difficult it can be to photograph roadrunners – I’ve tried for years – but I’m always not ready when they cross the road in front of my car! Seriously – when I have my camera/long lens in the passenger seat, ready, I never...
by btharp | Mar 26, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Landscape Photography, nature photography, road trip, USA
After teaching in Saguaro National Park and Tanque Verde in Tuscon, last week, I headed back down to Organ Pipe Nat’l Monument, as I figured the brittlebush would be in full bloom, and I was not disappointed! Clouds of yellow dotted the hillsides amidst the...
by btharp | Mar 18, 2017 | creative ideas, general photography, photography, USA, workshops & photo tours
I’ve been teaching a workshop in Tucson this past week for Madeline Island School of Arts (MISA) and having a great time. I love how the students inspire me when I’m working to inspire them! Our last day today, we went for a walk-about in the Barrio Viejo,...