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Chad Davis — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:51:31 +0000

With things slowing down a bit I have been able to get some work done. I finally have finished editing the photographs taken in Wyoming. Pictures from Devils Tower area as well Yellowstone and the Grand Teton’s. I didn’t have many from the teton’s because I cut the trip short. I even have a few shots from Missouri in there.

The many times that I have been to Yellowstone, it’s always a new experience. This year I wanted to arrive early during the time the Bison are having their young. I should have been there in June, but I decided I would take my Niece to Yellowstone. She enjoys nature as much as I do. I thought she would enjoy seeing a different side of nature then she normally does, but it meant that I had to wait until she was out of school so July was the next best time. On top of that it’s much more fun to have someone along who enjoys the same things you do. I enjoyed having her with me on this trip. In fact it was her who spotted that fawn in Wyoming. It also was her that kept me planted on my mission. I just wish I could have gotten a few images of that fawn before the little guy took off. Yellowstone dealt us plenty of trouble this time around. It stormed a couple times there in the park while visiting. One night it managed to soak the tent and get our sleeping bags wet. That was a dreary night for us. She caught more trouble then I did though and I felt pretty bad about that. We managed to pick ourselves up the next morning having plenty to talk about and sleeping bags to dry. We spent most of the morning doing that, but that is what is all about. The rest of the day went off without a hitch visiting Lower falls of Yellowstone River investigating the wildlife in Hayden Valley. We walked another path down to the Lower falls that I had never been to and took a few images. It’s more eye to eye then some of the other locations. The climb was pretty rough on the way back up, but worth the effort. We both had a good time. Wish we could have stayed a little longer.

I went with the task of capturing some images of Grizzly bears, Black bears, Moose and wolves. Although I did see moose and and Black bear it was the Grizzly that provided me with the shots that I thought said the most. My Niece and I spotted a wolf near a den in Hayden Valley, but he was to far away from where we were, it was not worth evening considering photographing. With no such luck of getting a decent image I was pleased to just see they were in the area. Amanda felt the same way.

The Black-tailed prairie dogs in Northeast part of Wyoming were pretty interesting little critters with their crazy antics and constant barking. I had a grand opportunity to photograph a fawn that had been laying down in the tall grass below an embankment. I tried my best to move in position to get some shots of the little guy, but those Prairie Dogs sounded the alarm and alerted the fawn an it’s mother to high tail it out of there. They didn’t know I meant know harm. I wasn’t that close, but me being at a higher elevation didn’t help. I was little disappointed, but we moved on leaving them be without capturing any images of the little fella. Yes, this trip was full of excitement and trying times but it was worth it.

You can view some the work we did in the New Releases on this trip. I encourage you to take a look around you might find something that suits your fancy. For now here are a few images from the trip.

My Niece, Amanda

Here is the squawk box that sounded the alert on me.

Alert! Alert! Alert!

This third beautiful image of a Bumble Bee in Northeast Wyoming near Devils Tower was taken by my Niece an photographer Amanda.

Bumble Bee by Amanda Dawley

Happy Thanksgiving

Chad Davis — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:58:38 +0000

I’m sure everyone is going to be spending time with family this Holiday for Thanksgiving. Like many of you I have been busy keeping up with the everyday chores, shopping finding the best deals for family and friends. I just want to take a few moments to remind you that shipping from CD Photocare is free for all orders over $60 for this month of November. If your not sure what to get family members this year, think about Gift Vouchers from CD Photocare. Gift Vouchers are a wonderful way to say thank you, plus they can be used for anything from a portrait session to one of kind fine art from landscapes to animals in the Studio Art section of the website. Here is quick link to CD Photocare Gift Vouchers.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Chad

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

My first October post.

Chad Davis — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:20:29 +0000

In the great world of the internet you would think one would write more, but this is not the case for me. To many other things have been going on. To much on the list of things to do. To many things distracting my attention from my true love, which of course is photography. So let’s start by saying this is my first post since August. Yes, I know! I’m not keeping up. It’s my first post for October for this year and hopefully not my last for this month. Let’s get started shall we.

In the last year in a half I have been looking for a lens to extend my bag of equipment, a 500mm. It’s a beautiful lens to have and it’s been difficult to find one. I didn’t want to spend more money then I had to, especially when the economy is the way it is. I’m sure things will get better as time goes by but as an artist you try not to spend to much money and concentrate more on your art. The art of photography doesn’t come cheap. Anyone who tells you otherwise is sadly mistaken. In my search for this lens I could have just decided to buy it new, but that would have meant taking out a small loan. Something I was not willing to do. So with that in mind I found someone advertising to sell the same lens I had been looking for and wanting to buy. I was lucky to find it and I didn’t have to take out that small loan either. In my efforts as a photographer I set out to practice my art with my new tool of the trade. I’m happy that I found this lens. It was well worth the money I spent for it.

Now I have plans to visit a few areas to photograph using this lens in the future, but for now I decided the closes place to do some guarantied animal shots would be at the zoo. It’s not always the best place, just relaxing. On top of that the animals are always there and it’s good place to test a new camera lens. With that in mind. The weather has been changing here in the midwest as summer slowly turns to fall and then winter. I guess the animals can sense that as well. Some critters like the cooler weather and tend to be more active. On this day was really surprised that most of the animals were very active. The Gorillas were out. They were pretty social on this visit. It was kind of odd because they choose to either turn their back to you or stay out of site. At least this is what happens when I choose to visit. Not all the time, but most of the time.

Gorilla

The Meerkats are pretty social little buggers, but I tend to wait for them to react in some way to their environment. In Africa if there was a bird of prey flying above they would seek cover. In a zoo, it’s not that much different. They still look for trouble from the ski. The weather was pretty cloudy that day and the local plane traffic was flying low most likely because of those thick clouds. That in turn made these Meerkats take notice of those flying beasts or planes. They were huddled together looking in all directions. Something you normally don’t see often. This was a rare day for me. They are so funny and they were hamming it up for the camera. I could not resist. Most of my equipment was left at home that day. I kind of regretted not having it with me. Sometimes you do things you wish you hadn’t. I did however manage to capture a few good likeness of them, so all was not for nothing. Looking into the short future I look forward to writing more. For now here are a couple more shots.

Lowland Gorilla

Curious Meerkats

Gorilla – Podictionary Word of the Day (oup.com)

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I know it’s been sometime…

Chad Davis — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:10:11 +0000

I know it has been sometime since I have written anything. I truly apologize for that. To keep this short I just wanted to let everyone know, I do have new work that I plan on sharing. There will be some new work from my latest trip to Yellowstone and the Teton’s. The mosquitos seemed to get the best of me on this trip especially in the Teton’s. Weather also put a damper on a few days for this trip, but provided a beautiful opportunity in Hayden Valley, more on a later post. I should have new work for sale and posted before long. That’s the latest news I have for now, so I hope you will come back for a visit to see what’s new.

New Artwork is now available

Florida visit to the rookery,

Chad Davis — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:08:25 +0000

Well, I have managed to make it back from my trip to Florida. Spent some time photographing birds mostly. It sure is beautiful down there this time of year. I didn’t have much time to photograph being that I was really down there for business photographing a wedding. I normally don’t travel such distances to photograph weddings, but this happen to be a special occasion. My niece was getting married and I told her that I would shoot her wedding.

What time I did have to myself I managed to check out the all famous Gatorland USA as well as take in a few shows at Sea World. I took a few pictures here and there. More pictures at Gatorland USA rookery were taken then anywhere else. Here is there link if you get a chance to visit. http://www.gatorland.com The best times to visit are April to March. Most birds have been migrating south and you will find plenty in December and January down in Florida, but it really gets to hoping in March. Lot’s of birds to photograph and plenty of gators too. I wasn’t all that impressed with them. Perhaps because they spent more time just lying around while I was there. Not to say the opportunities were not there, just not at that time. Gatorland does have some new admission prices just for photographers that include access before opening and after closing hours. You would guess right, that yes they are well fed, but I really went there just because I was limited on the time and I would be assured of seeing plenty to photograph with the time I had left. I was most impressed with the two Osprey that had been hanging around the area. I managed to capture a few images of one them with a fish in it’s claws. There was also a Bald eagle that came around for a bit. He didn’t stick around very long though. I haven’t finished editing all the images therefor I apologize for not having anything to show you in this post. Please return though because I will post some images from this trip.

I have been updating the site and uploading images from prior shoots after returning from my journey to Florida. I somehow ended up with a cold and I have been fighting that little virus for a couple days now. Hopefully I will win that battle. I have updated some images in the portfolio section of the website because I really needed to add something new there. This month has been a little busy for me and it’s not over yet. I have plans to leave on the 27th of this month for the Washington to photograph the cold wilderness for a few projects I have planned, so bare with me. I plan on posting plenty of images as well add some new work to the Studio Gallery for sale upon returning from that trip. I might do some posting while up there too. So, maybe before I get back from there.

That’s all I have for now so have a good one and I hope you will return.

Chad

Florida Opportunities at the Rookery

A Holiday note.

Chad — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:16:24 +0000

With Thanksgiving out of the way. Everyone is in the Christmas mode it seems. I personally am not sure that I am ready for Christmas. Of course it’s a wonderful holiday and I enjoy it every year. However it is rough on some. I think this holiday season will be rougher this year then in the past for many. I can’t imagine what the days would be like if you didn’t have family around to toss a few cookies at, perhaps a hug or two. That being said, I hope everyone who has the means will visit with family and have a wonderful Christmas.

On with a little news…I have a few plans for this holiday. I’m heading to Florida, not for a vacation, but for work. I have a wedding to shoot on the beach. This wedding happens to be on December 31, New Years eve no less. Should be interesting. I will have to post a few shots from the wedding when I get back. I’m sure by that time everyone would like a little warmth to get them threw the cold spells. I will have little time to take care of business and that comes first of course. In late January my plans shift to the West Coast for some winter shots. I hoping to fulfill a few lucky shot of some winter scenes to post and for stock. The mountains are gorgeous this time of year. Perhaps a pretty cold in parts, but beautiful pictures don’t come without a little work. Keeping the photo stock up can be pretty time consuming. In fact I have been trying to get up to Squaw Creek, hear in Missouri for the last few weeks. I have been pretty busy with other things and have been unable to get up that way. You do what you can. Sometimes you come up short. Again I have made plans for sometime next week to go. I’m just not sure which day yet, so with a little hope and planning I will make it there. If you have interest and would like to tag along. Give me a ring or shoot me an email. Maybe we can make a day of it.

Here are a couple images taken last year to get you in the mood for Christmas.

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Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

Chad — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:05:12 +0000

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to post something short here. Much has changed on the website. A complete redesign of the back end. The cart itself has changed the most. If you click on the “Online Store“, you will notice the change there. Take a look around. Slide shows and different options are available to everyone.

Leaving you with that tid bit of info. I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving. I’m sure most of us are wishing the retail stores and business were not in such a rush to get to Christmas. It’s seems they want to skip Thanksgiving all together. It’s a bit sad really. Anyways, have a good one. Here is a little something to look at.

Leafs of Fall

That time of Year.

Chad — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:54:43 +0000

Well, it’s that time of year again. The leafs are falling, changing colors from green to colors of red, yellow and brown. I love this time of year. I planned on photographing this seasons colors at Squaw Creek. Somehow I just didn’t get the time. To many projects going and not enough time in the day to accomplish them all. As I have mention before in earlier post I have been working on a book. It’s finally done and currently being printed. I also have plans to have it available for purchase in book form and in Portable Document Form (PDF). The pdf will hopefully be available next month for download.

Now I did manage to take a few beautiful shots this season. So be sure to check those out in the Studio Section http://www.crphotocare.com/photocart/index.php?category=101. For this Christmas season order anything over $100 and shipping is free. Take a look around there might be something you would love to have.

For now, enjoy a recent image from this years shoots.

Leafy colors

Year Almost over!

Back from the trip.

Chad — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:29:02 +0000

Hey, I’m back! The trip was fun, but at times it sure did try me. I guess sometimes your lucky an other’s your not. I had high expectations of capturing some photographs of wolves and Moose. Too no avail, I didn’t succeed in that department. Of course there were other if not most impressive scenery and nature to photograph.

I spent a lot time searching and waiting where I thought for sure I would find them critters. Many stories were told of seeing them, sometimes not far away from where I had been. I learned my lesson in that if you move often, those animals you were searching for travel threw the exact same area you happened to be only a few hours earlier. It wasn’t for lack of trying because in fact I spent more then a fare amount of time just waiting in one place alone in several different area’s. Photographing nature does take patients. Anyone too tell you otherwise is just dead wrong. Like I said, there was plenty of opportunities to photograph scenery and that’s exactly what I did.

Troubles are always to be expected when in the field, but sometimes you just wish things would go right. On the way from one location of Yellowstone to another that I had planned. Driving down the road, I didn’t have plans to deal with a small creature not on the list to photograph. That happened to be a big bumble bee. Packing my gear, getting in the car rolling up the windows somehow he slipped threw and thought he would hitch a ride causing me to panic somewhat. Not knowing whether I had inadvertently took on board a honey bee that would not be so happy once I started slapping insects on my legs, you can see my dilemma. Now, I’m sure he had no intention of inflicting any harm. It was the fact he wanted to use me as a landing pad of sorts. I’m all for mother nature, but I can’t handle being used as a perch for a large bumble bee. They belong outside with the flowers. So, I quickly rolled down the window and with a little humility tried to gently push him outside. That didn’t work so well. I thought it should have obviously. He decided to fly around my head and the car a little more before finely leaving once close enough to the window. He and I parted ways with a wave from me and a flyby for him.

The photograph below is from the next stop I had in mind. Here is a colorful shot from the West Thumb area. One of many photographs taken from the area.

If you would like to see more or purchase any photograph from this trip you can find them at this address http://www.crphotocare.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=1005 Please write or call if you have any questions. I would be happy to hear from you.

New Artwork is now available

Here we go…

Chad — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:27:47 +0000

So, hear I am sitting here and listening to music stored on my trusty Mac computer finishing plans for a exploring the wilderness of the West. Plans have been made, dates set and travel routes plotted on the map. With time running short before I leave I contemplate the travels ahead, the wildlife I will see, crossing all the T’s dotting the i’s. I can only hope everything goes off without a hiccup. If you follow any of my writings or work you know that I have been planning another trip to Yellowstone. Well, nothing is for sure, except when it’s set in stone as they would say. So, I’m now planning a couple nights at Devil’s Tower as well as Yellowstone and the Teton’s and it’s set in stone. I’m a avid nature lover and look forward to experiencing the wildlife, and the scenery in these areas. The calm that overcomes me when I’m photographing brings out the best in me, and I’m looking forward to another visit, including visiting a few new places to explore.

On another note, I always enjoy hearing from readers, so if you do see me, say hello and if you don’t send me a note or two. Although I will not be in the office from August 18th, to the 28th, I will still take phone calls when I can while on the road. So, please feel free to call or leave a message. In the coming weeks be sure to visit the site. New work will be posted. Plans have been made to revamp the site, but with everything going on it’s going to be awhile before I’m able to get around to it. Finishing some other projects that have been put on the back burner for a while have to come first.