It's May in the Seattle arboretum. Woodpeckers and flickers are finishing their nests in brittle trees. Mallard ducks are taking their ...

People often ask me what they can do to improve their images. Often, I reply, "Get a tripod." I'm a firm believer in tripods, ...

The vast majority of my images are taken with the camera mounted firmly on a tripod. For the image of a great blue heron catching a fish f...