Much to my great honor and delight, I was recently interviewed by the famous Wrenaissance Woman of the Nature Blog Network Blog in order for Born Again Bird Watcher to be profiled as their most recent Featured Blog. What secrets will you learn about me? What words of wisdom do I have for aspiring nature […]
John E. Riutta
About John E. Riutta
Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
Biding My Time With Butterflies
There are times in life when the immediate concerns of person or family demand absolute attention to the exclusion of all else. Such a time I now find myself in and as a result beg the indulgence of my readers for this simple posting of a few images recorded during a visit late last year […]
Digiscoping Practice at Vernonia Lake
As with any skill that must be learned, the old adage is indeed true – practice makes perfect. Therefore in seeking to continue the improvement of my digiscoping skills, I recently took my complete Swarovski digiscoping rig up to Vernonia Lake in Vernonia, Oregon for a bit of a “work-out” with the local avifauna.
Lucky Shot
In his superb book on the subject, Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers, Alan Detrick strongly recommends two things for improved success in recording close-up, highly detailed images: use a tripod to steady the camera, and use a remote or cable release to prevent the minute amount of camera shake that can be caused […]