Natural World

For a guy whose metronome beats fast, I've learned that to make the most successful photographs in nature you need to slow waaaay down. Never hurry. Maybe that Barred Owl or that Bald Eagle is showing you only its tail feathers right now. But wait long enough, hours maybe? And perhaps something better will happen. (The animals I photograph are always in the wild, never captive or in zoos.) Patience pays off when, after multiple misses, you're finally ready in the boat in the right direction, and a whale suddenly flukes. Or when you’re waiting at length for lightning and finally a gorgeous triple-bolt strikes over the desert. Or after several no-show nights, you finally gaze on the Aurora Borealis, shimmering high over the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier above North Greenland,. (Click any photo to enlarge)