“C’mon open your eyes!” murmured the young wildlife photographer who had just arrived at the scene. The words hit me like a bucket of ice water. The eagle had its eyes shut? My attention had obviously been focused elsewhere that early June day. Fifteen minutes earlier I had been trying to figure out where a… Continue Reading
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I really like animals that are wild and nature that is untamed. In addition to this blog, I have a website where I keep some of my best photos on those themes. It’s also called Krahnpix. Last nite I had a great time adding a lot of new photos and writing captions. It might be worth… Continue Reading
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A photo may be worth a lot of words but in one case that was not enough! Looking at my Hawaiian ocean photos during the last few days transported me back to a rather unpleasant experience. My memory may have seemed more vivid since I was nursing a face swollen beyond recognition from dental surgery.… Continue Reading
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I find few things as satisfying as closure. On Hawaii’s Big Island we had the fun of following a road until it stopped at the edge of the uninhabited Polulu Valley. It was the end of the line. Our “pot of gold” was a spectacular view across the ocean with enormous cliffs carving into the oncoming waves. The… Continue Reading
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It’s a bit ironic that I love sitting and watching water crashing over falls but I can’t seem to make a photo worthy of the experience. Repeated efforts over the years have only dampened my expectations. About six weeks ago, we were driving around cloud-covered mountains in my least favourite weather – pouring rain. The… Continue Reading
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There’s nothing quite as interesting as watching the neighbours. On June 30, I introduced the IQ-challenged robin that performed multiple face plants on our living room window before building a nest (What’s that racket?). Oddly it abandoned the nest and left behind a broken egg and a whole one. Mysteriously the whole nest disappeared when… Continue Reading
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