Charles Bush Photography Newsletter – December 2024

December 11, 2024 in Photo Tours, Photography

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.

Aluminum Hulled Boat Used on my Photo Tours

Boats for Photographing in the Swamp

February 11, 2020 in Photography

Photographing nature in Southern Louisiana often means shooting from a boat. Previously, I discussed techniques for shooting in a boat. For this post, I'm talking about what type of boat to use in the swamp.

February 2020 Newsletter

February 04, 2020 in Photo Tours, Photo Class, Photography

This month I cover issues related to the potential closing of access to Lake Martin, a morning shoot in Lower Terrebonne Parish, and current openings in my photo tours and classes.

Roseate Spoonbill Taking Flight–Jefferson Island March 2017

Scouting Trip for the 2017 Photo Tours

March 19, 2017 in Photo Tours, Photography

Yesterday, March 18th, 2017, I made my first trip to check out the sites I use for my April and May Louisiana Bird Photography Tours. I visited Lake Martin, Jefferson Island, and the Wading Bird Rookery located in Klondike Louisiana.

Photographing from a Boat

April 09, 2013 in Photography, Photo Tours

Living in Southern Louisiana, we are surrounded by water. Over 40 percent of the wetlands in the lower 48 states are within Louisiana. The crown jewel of Louisiana Wetlands is the Atchafalaya Basin. The Atchafalaya Basin is North America's largest swamp and has an abundance of wildlife. With all this water, a nature photographer in Southern Louisiana will at some point spend time photographing from a boat.

Preparing for a Photo Trip–Part 3

April 08, 2013 in Photography

The third of the series from the old Web site. Final Preparations