Red Crown in the Trees

Here is a colorfully bright Red‑bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) perched on a tree branch with fresh spring buds beginning to appear. The whole scene feels like new life waking up.

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Aerial Stare

This red‑tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) passed nearby but high overhead. I wanted to catch a shot at the maximum focal length of my setup, but there just wasn’t enough time. The challenge with long focal lengths is that the closer they bring the subject, the narrower the field of view becomes—so actually finding and locking onto a flying bird gets a lot harder.

So this image was taken at the minimum focal length of my rig, 280mm. It’s not quite as crisp as I like, but honestly, it’s hard to complain when a hawk is staring straight back at you.

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Autumn Black Oak Trees” — Black oak trees with autumn foliage on a hazy day in Yosemite Valley.

I have photographed in Yosemite since I was literally a child. (The first “serious ” photograph I recall making was on a family trip to the Valley when I scrambled up a little hill to find a composition of a dome framed by tree branches.) The Valley remains one of the most astonishing sights on the planet, with features that are darned near unbelievable. But after decades of photographing there, when I visit now I look for other things than the icons…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/03/25/autumn-black-oak-trees-2/

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Self Reflection

A while back, after dipping my toes into the Fuji X system, I decided to move completely from u4/3 to Fuji. I've always maintained a pretty minimal system without feeling limited. One lens a bit wide, one a bit long and a macro. Throw in a couple of "filler" manual lenses and I was happy. In the...

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