Juxtaposition

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juxtaposition noun

jux·​ta·​po·​si·​tion | \ ˌjək-stə-pə-ˈzi-shən  \

the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect

Thick-billed Murre, St. Paul Island, Alaska - July 2014
Nikon D7100, 300mm f/4 + 1.7x tc, 1/1000 sec and f/8, ISO 2000

Sandhill Crane, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM - February 2019
Nikon D4, 300mm f/4 + 1.4x tc, 1/2500 sec at f/5.6, ISO 360

Wilson's Phalarope, St. Marks NWR, FL - May 2010
Nikon D300, 500mm f/4 + 1.7x tc, 1/540 sec at f/6.7, ISO 320

Reddish and Snowy Egrets, Bolivar Peninsula, TX - June 2019
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, 300mm f/4, 1/2500 sec at f/5.6, ISO 640

Lesser Yellowlegs, Opal Beach, FL - September 2009
Nikon D300, 500mm f/4, 1/1600 sec at f/8, ISO 640

White Morph Reddish Egret & Black Skimmer, Opal Beach, FL - June 2012
Nikon D300s, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x tc, 1/1600 sec at f/9, ISO 500

White Morph Reddish Egret & Black Skimmer, Opal Beach, FL - June 2012
Nikon D300s, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x tc, 1/4000 sec at f/9, ISO 800

Snowy Egret & Roseate Spoonbill, Bolivar Peninsula, TX - August 2016
Nikon D500, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x tc 1/1250 sec at f/6.3, ISO 640

Royal Terns, Fort Pickens Gulf Islaands National Seashore, FL - July 2009
Nikon D300, 500mm f/4, 1/2000 sec at f/6.3, ISO 200

Royal Terns, St. Augustine, FL - May 2009
Nikon D300, 300mm f/4 + 1.7x tc, 1/1250 sec at f/8, ISO 200

Snowy Egret & White Ibis, Bolivar Peninsula, TX - August 2016
Nikon D500, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x tc 1/2500 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800

Atlantic Puffins, Newfoundland - June 2009
Nikon D300, 300mm f/4, 1/250 sec at f/9, ISO 200

Atlantic Puffins, Newfoundland - June 2009
Nikon D300, 300mm f/4, 1/250 sec at f/11, ISO 200

Black Skimmers, Opal Beach, FL - July 2014
Nikon D4, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x tc, 1/3200 sec at f/7.1, ISO 800

Forster’s Terns, Bolivar Peninsula, TX - November 2014
Nikon D4, 500mm f/4 + 2x tc 1/1600 sec at f/11, ISO 2200

White Morph Reddish Egret & American Avocets - Rollover Pass, TX - January 2016
Nikon D4, 500mm f/4 + 1.7x tc, 1/2000 sec at f/9, ISO 200

Great Egret & Cormorant, High Island Boy Scout Woods, TX - May 2017
Nikon D500, 300mm f/4 + 1.4x tc, 1/3200 sec at f/7.1, ISO 360

Brown Pelican, Pensacola FL - March 2007
Panasonic FMC-FZ50, 88mm, 1/80 sec at ISO 100

Marbled Godwits & Cruise Ship, Bolivar Peninsula, TX - November 2019
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, 300mm f/4, 1/1600 sec at f/5.6, ISO 3200

Great Egret & American Alligator, Gatorland, FL - February 2010
Nikon D300, 70 - 200mm lens at 180mm, 1/1000 sec at f/7.1, ISO 250

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.