Sue Jarrett Photographer
Birds, and Brides and Bears .....Oh My!
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Yes, I know, I have been bad about blogging on a regular basis. I am just not used to it, and I am trying to GET used to doing it. Anyway:
The trip to Africa in November 2009 was fabulous! You can see some photos at www.suejarrett.zenfolio.com
Plans are to go again in Nov. 2011 with a group of other photographers.
Also, I am setting up a trip for April/May 2011 to photograph birds on ranches in South Texas.
If you are interested in either trip, let me know. The more participants, the lower the cost.
Last night Friday May 7 was really fun and interesting. I was photographing the Confirmation Rite Ceremony at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Ladys Island SC. The Bishop was great, casual, relaxed and interesting. The young men and women were still really nervous however. Those pictures can be found at my website www.suejarrett.printroom.com when you click on galleries in the upper left corner of the Home Page and then click on events.
Next week, Tennessee Smokey Mountains for deer, black bears and bear cubs, and then on down to Florida for herons, storks, egrets, flamingoes, spoonbills and many more!
The trip to Africa in November 2009 was fabulous! You can see some photos at www.suejarrett.zenfolio.com
Plans are to go again in Nov. 2011 with a group of other photographers.
Also, I am setting up a trip for April/May 2011 to photograph birds on ranches in South Texas.
If you are interested in either trip, let me know. The more participants, the lower the cost.
Last night Friday May 7 was really fun and interesting. I was photographing the Confirmation Rite Ceremony at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Ladys Island SC. The Bishop was great, casual, relaxed and interesting. The young men and women were still really nervous however. Those pictures can be found at my website www.suejarrett.printroom.com when you click on galleries in the upper left corner of the Home Page and then click on events.
Next week, Tennessee Smokey Mountains for deer, black bears and bear cubs, and then on down to Florida for herons, storks, egrets, flamingoes, spoonbills and many more!
Water Festival Over--Time to prep for next trips
My 15th year as the Festival Photographer for the 54th Annual Beaufort SC Water Festival is over. 3600 photos later it is time to relax a little.
I will be preparing for a quick trip in September to the Wildlife Preserve at Land Between the Lakes in Western TN/KY to photograph the bison and elks. September is mating time for the elks or rather BUGLING season. I hope to get some great shots of bucks raising their giant antlered heads and bellowing for the ladies!
Also this month is prep time for my Africa Photo Safari in November. Have to order visas for Kenya and Tanzania and get a million shots from a nurse in Hilton Head. Ouch!!
Also prepping camera bags and luggage to be allowed on the flights. I haven't been on a plane since December 1996 and on a flight out of the country since 1973. Not only have things changed a lot since then, but things have REALLY changed since 9/11!
Planning on buying some portable hard drives to make backup copies of my images since I can't take my laptop (too big 17") with me to Africa. Also have purchased some body washclothes for in between overnight flights, security chains for camera bags, TSA locks, power converter and plug converters, and lots of different kinds of mosquito repellents.
I will be preparing for a quick trip in September to the Wildlife Preserve at Land Between the Lakes in Western TN/KY to photograph the bison and elks. September is mating time for the elks or rather BUGLING season. I hope to get some great shots of bucks raising their giant antlered heads and bellowing for the ladies!
Also this month is prep time for my Africa Photo Safari in November. Have to order visas for Kenya and Tanzania and get a million shots from a nurse in Hilton Head. Ouch!!
Also prepping camera bags and luggage to be allowed on the flights. I haven't been on a plane since December 1996 and on a flight out of the country since 1973. Not only have things changed a lot since then, but things have REALLY changed since 9/11!
Planning on buying some portable hard drives to make backup copies of my images since I can't take my laptop (too big 17") with me to Africa. Also have purchased some body washclothes for in between overnight flights, security chains for camera bags, TSA locks, power converter and plug converters, and lots of different kinds of mosquito repellents.
Winding Down
Things are finally starting to wind down a little from how busy I have been the past few days, weeks, months.
Next week I will head back up to Tennessee and then make a quick trip back to Florida.
Plans are underway for the Africa Wildlife Photo Safari in November. Deposits made and now the visa and vaccination steps are in the planning stage. Different people tell me I need different shots, so we'll see what the Doc says.
I now have some of my wildlife images up and for sale at http://sjarrett.zenfolio.com Check it out. I will be adding more as the week goes on. It takes a while to upload them.
Next week I will head back up to Tennessee and then make a quick trip back to Florida.
Plans are underway for the Africa Wildlife Photo Safari in November. Deposits made and now the visa and vaccination steps are in the planning stage. Different people tell me I need different shots, so we'll see what the Doc says.
I now have some of my wildlife images up and for sale at http://sjarrett.zenfolio.com Check it out. I will be adding more as the week goes on. It takes a while to upload them.
Whew! Busy, busy!
Sorry that it has been so long since I entered anything in my blog, but I have really been busy.
As soon as tax season ended and my seasonal job as a tax preparer at H&R Block in April, I headed to Florida for 10 days. It was great. Lots of birds including burrowing owls. They will be up on my new website http://sjarrett.zenfolio.com later this week.
After the Florida trip came a Tennessee trip and turkeys galore! I have never seen so many turkeys in one area. Also plenty of Black Bears and cubs. These shots are already on the before-mentioned new website. Check them out...................
Next up will be a return to both Florida and Tennessee to get photos of the baby chicks that have hatched and some more bear and white tail deer photos. Also, spring should have arrived in the Smokies by now, so the flowers will be blooming around the running water. Some more beautiful opportunities.
As soon as tax season ended and my seasonal job as a tax preparer at H&R Block in April, I headed to Florida for 10 days. It was great. Lots of birds including burrowing owls. They will be up on my new website http://sjarrett.zenfolio.com later this week.
After the Florida trip came a Tennessee trip and turkeys galore! I have never seen so many turkeys in one area. Also plenty of Black Bears and cubs. These shots are already on the before-mentioned new website. Check them out...................
Next up will be a return to both Florida and Tennessee to get photos of the baby chicks that have hatched and some more bear and white tail deer photos. Also, spring should have arrived in the Smokies by now, so the flowers will be blooming around the running water. Some more beautiful opportunities.
2009
Wow! Sorry it has been so long since my last blog, but I have been busy, busy, busy with weddings! This time of the year winter and early spring (January thru March) is usually a slow time for weddings, but this year I have been really booked up.
The wedding down in Florida for my high school friend's daughter was a blast. Lots of events to photograph and 959 photos later, I had another wedding to do. That one was today, here in Beaufort SC, with a lovely bride and fun groom and a a gathering of immediate family members. Small wedding and very classy! It was at the Beaufort Inn www.beaufortinn.com in a lovely quiet setting with plenty of champagne.
I hope to be able to set up my new wildlife photo website later this month. That way you can look at and then buy any wildlife photos you are interested in. They will include backyard birds, fox squirrels, white tail deer, alligators, elk, Florida panthers, all types of egrets, herons, black bears -- just about everything except snakes. I hate snakes! I hope by the end of the summer to be able to add moose, big horn sheep and Dall sheep.
The wedding down in Florida for my high school friend's daughter was a blast. Lots of events to photograph and 959 photos later, I had another wedding to do. That one was today, here in Beaufort SC, with a lovely bride and fun groom and a a gathering of immediate family members. Small wedding and very classy! It was at the Beaufort Inn www.beaufortinn.com in a lovely quiet setting with plenty of champagne.
I hope to be able to set up my new wildlife photo website later this month. That way you can look at and then buy any wildlife photos you are interested in. They will include backyard birds, fox squirrels, white tail deer, alligators, elk, Florida panthers, all types of egrets, herons, black bears -- just about everything except snakes. I hate snakes! I hope by the end of the summer to be able to add moose, big horn sheep and Dall sheep.
Back from Tennessee
Sorry to have taken so long to blog about my Tennessee trip, but I came home to busy, busy Christmas stuff.
The trip was good, not great. We saw lots of white tail deer in Cades Cove and even a coyote the first day. He was running across a snow covered pasture, but was too far way for a good shot. Lots of 6-point and 8-point bucks were seen (and shot) hanging around in fields with tons of does and few little stubby bucks, and lots of turkeys in the bush area.
The elk in Western Tennessee at Land Between the Lakes NWP were great. Big bucks in fields not too far off the road. The bison were not as satisfying however. The herds stayed on hillsides on the other sides of tree banks and since you aren't supposed to get near them, it made photographing impossible. The evening of the day before we left we ran into three big bucks in a field who decided to pose for us -- heads up sniffing, straight on looks, rearward positions with heads turned back to us. All really cute!
The weather was chilly but not awful and I'm glad we brought along lined jeans and heavy jackets so we could stand outside the car for long periods of shooting time.
Off season in Pigeon Forge meant fabulous prices on nice motel rooms -- $21-25 a night. I don't go in for fancy rooms. All I want is a safe location, good shower, comfy bed and a TV that gets all my favorite channels. Lots of wall plugs for charging various batteries and running the laptop are also important (along with Wi-Fi if we are going to be gone long so I can check email.) I'm planning to buy a multiplug surge device to take with me on my next trip.
The trip was good, not great. We saw lots of white tail deer in Cades Cove and even a coyote the first day. He was running across a snow covered pasture, but was too far way for a good shot. Lots of 6-point and 8-point bucks were seen (and shot) hanging around in fields with tons of does and few little stubby bucks, and lots of turkeys in the bush area.
The elk in Western Tennessee at Land Between the Lakes NWP were great. Big bucks in fields not too far off the road. The bison were not as satisfying however. The herds stayed on hillsides on the other sides of tree banks and since you aren't supposed to get near them, it made photographing impossible. The evening of the day before we left we ran into three big bucks in a field who decided to pose for us -- heads up sniffing, straight on looks, rearward positions with heads turned back to us. All really cute!
The weather was chilly but not awful and I'm glad we brought along lined jeans and heavy jackets so we could stand outside the car for long periods of shooting time.
Off season in Pigeon Forge meant fabulous prices on nice motel rooms -- $21-25 a night. I don't go in for fancy rooms. All I want is a safe location, good shower, comfy bed and a TV that gets all my favorite channels. Lots of wall plugs for charging various batteries and running the laptop are also important (along with Wi-Fi if we are going to be gone long so I can check email.) I'm planning to buy a multiplug surge device to take with me on my next trip.
Bears, and Elk, and Bison
Next week I will be heading up to Tennessee to photograph wildlife. I try to go during the non-school-vacation periods so the crowds are smaller and the annoying level is lower!
One place will be in Great Smoky Mountains National Park called Cades Cove www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/cadescove.htm. I prefer to stay on the Townsend TN side and then enter the Cove just a few miles doen the road. The 11-mile loop road gives you great scenic views of the Smokies, historic buildings and cabins, and -- my favorite--wildlife. This time of year should find white tail bulls with big, fancy antlers, a few wild turkeys, maybe a fox or coyote, and black bears who haven't headed for bed yet.
The animals are wild, so you must stay back at a safe distance both for yourself and for them. Rangers frequently have to come out and remind those dumb "tourons" that this is not DisneyWorld, and the animals are REAL! I have seen and heard stories of adults trying to coax their little ones to feed or pet or just go stand near that deer in the field. Geez!
The other spot I will be hitting is in western Tenn along the KY border called Land Between the Lakes National Wildlife Preserve www.lbl.org. This is the spot for elks and bison. The elks come from Rocky Mountain National Park (where I was in August) and get buffed up and healthy and then get released in the eastern Smokies. Since they are free there, they have on thick radio collars for tracking and ugly big yellow ear tags. Only Flo on the Progressive commercials would like those big tricked-out tags!
At LBL the elk have no bling and as long as you can find them off at the treeline or bushes you can great shots. Finding them is the hard part! The bison are raised there, too, and are being reintroduced to the area. By now they should have on their big, thick winter coats. Last summer I got soem great shots of mommas with their calves. Again these animals are wild, and you are required to stay back away from them. A good, long lens in the 200mm+ category will work with them.
I am looking forward to testing out my new Nikon TC-14EII teleconverter. It should arrive around Thanksgiving from Hunts Photo and Video www.huntsphotoandvideo.com. This along with my Nikon 200-400 VR f/4.0 lens and my Nikon D300 should give me approximately a 900mm lens without the cost or weight of a gianormous lens. In a later blog, I'll let you know how it did with those elusive elk.
One place will be in Great Smoky Mountains National Park called Cades Cove www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/cadescove.htm. I prefer to stay on the Townsend TN side and then enter the Cove just a few miles doen the road. The 11-mile loop road gives you great scenic views of the Smokies, historic buildings and cabins, and -- my favorite--wildlife. This time of year should find white tail bulls with big, fancy antlers, a few wild turkeys, maybe a fox or coyote, and black bears who haven't headed for bed yet.
The animals are wild, so you must stay back at a safe distance both for yourself and for them. Rangers frequently have to come out and remind those dumb "tourons" that this is not DisneyWorld, and the animals are REAL! I have seen and heard stories of adults trying to coax their little ones to feed or pet or just go stand near that deer in the field. Geez!
The other spot I will be hitting is in western Tenn along the KY border called Land Between the Lakes National Wildlife Preserve www.lbl.org. This is the spot for elks and bison. The elks come from Rocky Mountain National Park (where I was in August) and get buffed up and healthy and then get released in the eastern Smokies. Since they are free there, they have on thick radio collars for tracking and ugly big yellow ear tags. Only Flo on the Progressive commercials would like those big tricked-out tags!
At LBL the elk have no bling and as long as you can find them off at the treeline or bushes you can great shots. Finding them is the hard part! The bison are raised there, too, and are being reintroduced to the area. By now they should have on their big, thick winter coats. Last summer I got soem great shots of mommas with their calves. Again these animals are wild, and you are required to stay back away from them. A good, long lens in the 200mm+ category will work with them.
I am looking forward to testing out my new Nikon TC-14EII teleconverter. It should arrive around Thanksgiving from Hunts Photo and Video www.huntsphotoandvideo.com. This along with my Nikon 200-400 VR f/4.0 lens and my Nikon D300 should give me approximately a 900mm lens without the cost or weight of a gianormous lens. In a later blog, I'll let you know how it did with those elusive elk.
Contests, contests, and more contests
I spent most of this afternoon editing football photos to enter in the Canon Camera Youth Football photo contest. I uploaded 10 images from games this year involving local teams Whale Branch Middle, Beaufort Middle, Ladys Island Middle, Hardeeville Middle, McCracken Middle, Hilton Head Islands Middle and Thomas Heyward Academy.
Wish me luck! If I make it into the final round there is a People's Choice award, too. I'll add that website in my blog for my readers to head for and vote for their favorite photographer!
Making plans to go up to the Smokies and Western Tennessee the first week of December. Hoping to photograph whitetails, black bears, bison and elk.
Wish me luck! If I make it into the final round there is a People's Choice award, too. I'll add that website in my blog for my readers to head for and vote for their favorite photographer!
Making plans to go up to the Smokies and Western Tennessee the first week of December. Hoping to photograph whitetails, black bears, bison and elk.
Busy weeks ahead
OK, this is the starting day of my new blog.
Right now I am getting my new project underway. It is called My Buddy and Me which is photo sittings for pets and their people. I will go on location to photograph and give out a photobook from the sitting. The client can then also order from my sales website www.printroom.com/pro/suejarrett for enlargements, DVD slideshows, posters, etc.
I am also preparing for a shoot for a Canadian news service for Election Night 2008.
Besides that my current work is selling wildlife photos (a new sales site I will soon have up), filling stock photo needs, photographing destination weddings (Lexington SC and Perdido Key FL coming up) and planning wildlife photo trips for 2009.
Right now I am getting my new project underway. It is called My Buddy and Me which is photo sittings for pets and their people. I will go on location to photograph and give out a photobook from the sitting. The client can then also order from my sales website www.printroom.com/pro/suejarrett for enlargements, DVD slideshows, posters, etc.
I am also preparing for a shoot for a Canadian news service for Election Night 2008.
Besides that my current work is selling wildlife photos (a new sales site I will soon have up), filling stock photo needs, photographing destination weddings (Lexington SC and Perdido Key FL coming up) and planning wildlife photo trips for 2009.
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