Spring Bird Photography Tours: Now open for booking! Explore Cazan Lake, Miller’s Lake, Jefferson Island, Lake Martin, and Henderson Swamp while capturing nesting birds like egrets, herons, Roseate Spoonbills, and Osprey in flight. Includes three half days by boat and three half days on land.
Fall Tour Highlights: 2024 season concluded with spectacular imagery of autumn cypress trees. View the best photos in our gallery. 2025 dates to be announced soon.
Tool Updates: Insights from using Fast Raw Viewer and Photo Mechanic during fall tours. Detailed comparison coming soon.
Backup Strategies: Guidance for Apple users on the latest options for protecting your photo files. Blog post coming soon.
With a fantastic group of participants, I had the pleasure of leading a memorable trip into the swamps of Southwestern Louisiana. During our journey, we explored three stunning cypress swamps: Lake Dauterive, Lake Martin, and Lake Fausse Pointe. Despite facing high winds and a day of intermittent rain, we returned with some incredible photographs that truly captured the beauty of the region.
My November 2024 Newsletter including a recap of the first fall tour, some tips on exposure bracketing and focus peaking, and links to my spring Bird Photography tours.
This is a quick newsletter this month. We're bracing for a hurricane hitting about 30 miles to our west later this afternoon. Fortunately, it is not a strong storm, and it's moving quickly and will be gone by this time tomorrow. But I'm in full preparation mode, and I thought I'd go through how I'm approaching the risk with the computers and camera equipment.
In this edition of the Charles Bush Photography Newsletter, we highlight our consulting services, including disaster preparedness and recovery plans, Nikon camera assistance, and image processing software support. We invite you to join our immersive Fall and Spring Tours, exploring the captivating cypress trees and vibrant birdlife of Southern Louisiana. Additionally, we emphasize the importance of disaster preparedness with tips for protecting your data and equipment during power outages and natural disasters. Our comprehensive guidance aims to ensure you are well-prepared and equipped to capture stunning photographs in any situation.
This is an update to a post made in 2013, considering changes to the locations where these beautiful birds can be photographed. Shots at the primary locations taken this year, 2024, are included. I suggest also reading the article written in 2013, which can be found here.
Hello, dear friends and fellow photography enthusiasts!
Welcome to the July 2024 edition of the Charles Bush Photography Newsletter. This month, I have some personal updates and exciting news to share. Continue to read more!
We're excited to bring you the latest updates, tour schedules, and developments in the world of photography. Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for capturing the beauty of nature with us.
2024 Spring Tours Recap
Our spring tours this year were a tremendous success! We visited some of the most picturesque locations, and the experience was magical. Here's a quick recap of the stunning spots we explored:
I led back-to-back photo tours the week of April 14th. Both tours provided many photo opportunities. We photographed Osprey in Flight at Henderson Swamp and photographed the rookeries at PJF Farms, Rip’s Rookery, and Miller’s Lake. Photo Opportunities at all three of the rookeries yielded great images. My best images from these tours may be seen here.
My April 14th through 17th, May 6th through 8th, and November 3rd through 6th tours are full. So, I'm adding the following tours:
May 19th through 22nd, 2024
November 10th through 13th, 2024
The April 17th through 20th and November 17th through 20th tours only have two spaces available, so book them quickly if you want to participate. Continue to see the details.
OK, my M1 Mac Studio failed in late October. Fortunately, the computer was over a year old under Apple Care. It seems that the internal SSD failed, and the machine would not boot up. I went through the standard troubleshooting procedures with no luck. I then called Apple, and they had me repeat all the steps I had already done with again no luck. They suggested I take it to the Apple Store, which I did the following day. The Apple Genius repeated the same steps with the same results. He stated it needed a new Logic Board, which he placed on order. The estimated time to repair was three business days.
The November 12th photo tour yielded many fine images in spite of less than cooperative weather. Arriving early, several of us photographed along the road at Lake Martin. The soft subtle light, which we had throughout the trip, yielded some nice low-contrast images. Sunday evening and Tuesday morning we visited Lake Martin by boat. At Lake Martin, we encountered nice fall colors and a variety of birds. Monday was spent editing images with rain all day. On the final day, Wednesday, we visited Lake Dauterive and we were rewarded with mist which was fantastic for creating high-key images. A gallery of images may be seen here.
Welcome to the latest edition of the Charles Bush Photography newsletter! We're thrilled to bring you exciting news and opportunities for capturing stunning moments in the Louisiana Swamps this November, next April, and May.
I'm preparing for a photo shoot at Lake Dauterive for my next two photo tours. While visiting several locations, this paper will explore the thought process for Lake Dauterive; it is the site where I photograph my favorite Louisiana Fall images. Thought processes for the other locations are similar. I want to share my planning and thought processes during the trip to ensure everything goes smoothly and I and the other photographers return with stunning images. Even if you’re visiting this site or any other, the thought process for a photo trip is similar.
