I am frantically running around today trying to get my last minute preparations done. I am leaving in a little under 12 hours for one of my most ambitious and fantastic trips, yet. I will be flying for the next 2 days to Jakarta, Indonesia. On Friday, I will continue flying to Sorong in Papua province. I should be met there by my guides who will take me by boat to a remote village where I will spend the weekend trying to photograph the rare Wilson’s Bird of Paradise before continuing on with 1 week of diving with Papua Diving followed by 11 days at the Misool Ecoresort. Round trip this adventure is going to be a little under 4 weeks! I should have many incredible new images from the trip to share after the New Year. Wish me luck!
Scuba Diving & Birds of Paradise Trip to Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Posted by darinreid on November 18, 2008 in Birds,Coral Reef,Indonesia,News,Raja Ampat,Underwater,Wildlife
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Bald Eagles On Icebergs
Posted by darinreid on June 21, 2008 in Alaska,Bald Eagle,Birds,Tracy Arm Fords Terror,Wildlife
Eagles are surprisingly difficult to get close to in the wild. Sure, I have been only a few feet away from them on a boat dock while someone was cutting up a salmon, but to get close to them in a more natural setting is very difficult. They spook very easy, and when I am on the water, they can see me coming from a long way away. These 2 posed long enough for me to get a few shots with the nice blurred mountain background before they too took flight.
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2008 VIMFF Photography Exhibit
Posted by darinreid on February 23, 2008 in Alaska,Awards,Bald Eagle,Birds,News,Wildlife
One of my favorite new bald eagle images has been awarded 3rd Place Mountain Flora & Fauna in the 2008 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Photography Competition. I captured this moment while visiting the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska last fall. I approached this eagle through the woods and got down as low as I could on the ground to capture the perfect background blur behind it just as it called out to another eagle flying overhead.
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