Heading out this weekend to a Triathlon where I am the photographer for the event. Had so much fun last year and the folks who organized it liked my photos so much they decided to bring me on board as the official photographer for the event this year. If you feel like getting some sun and watching people swim, bike and run their hearts out, by all means come on out to Captiva Island South Seas Plantation. Check back after September 15th and 16th as I will be actively adding photos during both days after the event is over.
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Wildlife Photography By James Hamilton
Wildlife and Nature Photography By James Hamilton is an open discussion of the photographic wildlife adventures of James Hamilton as he captures untouched wildlife experiences in Southwestern Florida and beyond.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Nature Photo Gallery
From now through February at J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge going towards Captiva near Crow will be hosting my nature photo gallery for all to see. For all those visiting or local the address is 1 Wildlife Drive Sanibel, FL 33957. I am really excited to have this chance to have Ding Darling host my gallery. I had never printed any of my photos in a 30x40 metal print medium before. The photo below is the one I used for this test of that size. Feel free if you find spare time to come on down and take a look at the gallery. The hours of Ding Darling are posted below. Hope to see you all down at Ding Darling. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Education Center : 1 Wildlife Drive Sanibel, FL 33957
May 1 - December 31
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
January 1 - April 30
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
May 1 - December 31
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
January 1 - April 30
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Dissecting A Hornets Nest
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I apologize for the long absence. I have been dealing with a sinus infection that doesn't want to go away. I am back now and ready to get to work. For Thanksgiving I went to North Carolina and around where we were staying I found this hornets nest that had fixed itself to the underside of a gutter. After a while thinking about it I decided to have it taken apart to show everyone what it looks like on the inside being how impressive looking it is on the outside. As we started cutting into it one thing that we found inside of it was a yellow wasp. I am not sure what it was doing in there as it looked like all the eggs had hatched and were already gone. Layer by layer we removed finding it quite interesting to see how much paper there was and how big the comb was they had built.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Visit To Austin Texas
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Ducks Feeding From Down Under |
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Squirrel Sun Tanning |
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Turtle Keeping A Close Eye On Me |
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Cactus Flower Blooms |
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Inhabitants Of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Out Back Photography
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Ibis Doing A Balancing Act |
This week I decided to talk about some photos I took from our backyard or a neighbors back yard. Here in Florida we have a pond out back that birds like to frequent and also the area in general that we live in during the wet season remains quite wet. Just the other day we had a Anhinga taking a dip in our swimming pool and drying its feathers off at the side in the hot sun. In the past I have also seen animals like turtles and wild pigs. Even if you don't live in a area that wildlife frequents, if you look hard you might be amazed at what you might find.
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Chipmunk Caught Red Handed Taking Food From Bird Feeder |
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Turtle Rescued And Released Out Back |
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Water Splashing Upwards From Impact Of Water Droplet |
I know just taking a walk out back from where I work I find subjects to photograph that interest me. Not always wildlife though. One day walked out back while it was raining and sat down on a bench near this puddle and watched the rain drip off the roof hitting the water hard enough to splash upward a little. So I laid down on the ground in work clothes to take this photo of the water splash. In my opinion it looks even cooler looking at the water in the photo seeing that second where it hits and the water goes upward. To see other photographs I have taken click on any of the photos.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Turtles Are Not Speed Bumps!!! (Please Watch For Them)
I was on my way home one night heading away from a street named Veterans. I all of the sudden noticed a police car went into the turn lane going towards Veterans and then flipped his lights on and went into my left lane. I was in the middle lane and was thinking oh great I did something wrong. As I came closer to him and pulled up next to the police car I noticed something in front of the car but figured it was just trash he didn't want someone to hit. I looked closer and realized that it was a turtle he had stopped for and it had been hit by a car already. He picked it up and said, " Oh it is still alive".
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