Scott Simmons Photography

04/21/2017

I can't believe I haven't visited this place earlier.

A blog about nature, wildlife and bird photography: photos and educational resources for learning outdoor photography: exposure, composition.

03/22/2017

A blog about nature, wildlife and bird photography: photos and educational resources for learning outdoor photography: exposure, composition.

08/22/2016

Here's a photograph of a Cerulean Warbler I took at Central Winds Park on Saturday. These kinds of situations make me want to use a flash; however, I've seen too many birds flinch and fly away with flash use. I don't want to disturb wildlife, so I don't use a flash.

With this photo, I'm shooting up into a relatively dense canopy, and even though it was mid-afternoon, there just just wasn't much light. I had to shoot at 2500 ISO to get a shutter speed of 1/500sec. There's no way a Canon 7D will take that picture without visible grain, especially after cropping to a pleasant composition. But being in nature is its own reward, and getting this photo was better than nothing, and certainly better than disturbing the bird.

07/29/2015

One of the most beautiful dragonflies I've seen.

07/28/2015

I finally made my way down to Wakodahatchee to see these. They really are quite remarkable-looking.

07/21/2015

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Juvenile)

07/19/2015

Fun birding at Lake Apopka's wildlife drive.

07/14/2015

Limpkin in flight by Lake Apopka

07/14/2015

This photo is being considered for publication in volume 2 of Freshwater Fishes of North America, in a chapter on fish predation.

07/11/2015

Halloween Pennant taken at Little Big Econ SF this evening.

07/10/2015

One of my favorite Florida Turtles is the Peninsula Cooter.

07/10/2015

A Great Blue Heron found this Needlefish at the Sanford Marina. Needlefish are normally saltwater, but a population now exists in the St. John's River.