The Cormorant is a larger bird. He can dive into water and is a very good fish-hunter. After diving, he spreads his wings against the sun, to dry them. This is a speciality. These birds have no fat in

Redstarts are tiny little birds. They often life in villages or in a forest. These birds are known for their red tail, as seen in the picture. The Redstarts are sociable birds. Usually it is a bit tricky

The Northern Mallard Duck can be found all over the world. In the wilderness, these ducks are also shy. To get this close, I went to a small lake in a small town, so this photo was easy. Nevertheless,

Over the past few years I have had hundreds of requests from people who ask me if I would be interested in being a "trading mentor" to them, but sadly I have had to turn down every one of them

Under normal circumstances a Brown Hare / European Hare is never getting close to you. He keeps a far distance to you. If you get to close he gets away some yards and stands still. This goes on and on.

General The Palomitos-Park is located on the Island of Gran Canaria in Spain. (Source: Google) The park stretches from the entrance in the valley up to a hill, which is the highest point. At the top, there

A new interesting lens from Tamron is incoming. The technical name is 18-400mm F/3.5-5.6 Di II VC HLD all-in-one zoom lens (model B028). It will be available for in Canon and Nikon mounts. Wide Angle to

AMAZING PICTURE! There are not many places, where you can see, what I'll reveal to you in some seconds. As you already may know, I love taking pictures of birds in flight. Today, I have a rare scene for

Here are some pictures of Falcons in the Sky. I added some additional pictures, which you should also check out. The second link gives you some insights, on how I did these photos. Please enjoy them! A

Here I took a picture of a biker riding on his racing cycle. He is driving at low speed. I had enough time to wait for the perfect moment, to take the photo. In post, I adjusted the ground (via crop-function)

An often hard to track bird is the Woodpecker. He is a real head-banger, where he tries to detect insects in old trees. These birds are also shy, if you try to take a photo of them in the forest. Some

Colors of flowers are very different. In my next picture, I’d like to show you a purple plant. I chose a background which is pale, to emphasize the plant and the insect. To balance the scene, I adjusted

It happened. Amazon bought the biggest Organic-Food-Company Whole Foods Market. They paid $13.7 Billion. Now they can send you food with their Drones, in no time. Whole Foods Market has over 460 shops

Sunsets are always nice. The next scene shows a countryside with clouds, trees and an Electricity Pylon. Scene Setup (some thoughts) I adjusted the dark parts (blacks) slightly deeper (darker). The saturation

This is my second picture of a Tufted Duck. Please view the photo at full resolution. Please view also my first picture here (with short description): Tufted Duck (1) A Wonderful Tufted Duck (2) My next

This duck is called Tufted Duck. She’s more shy than other ducks. Her main characteristics are the yellow/orange eyes. Looking in their eyes is really special. It looks like they can pin you down with

This time, I have something different for you. A few months ago, I was in a park to take some photos. There was this dog, who wanted to mess around with a swan. As you can see, the dog feels strong and

This time, I want to show you a small bird. It is called Wagtail. These birds are fast but good to track. They do not sing a lot. The tail of these birds is often going up and down, while they walk around.

My next picture shows a Goose in Flight. I got this bird in a good angle. They can fly good, but it looks funny in some way. Now here is the picture Goose in Flight My next photo will be available soon.

This photo, I'm sharing now with you, shows a Jay (Garrulus glandarius). These birds are related to crows, but they sound a bit different and are smaller. Because of this (smaller size), they are more