HARTLOVE PHOTOGRAPHY

SITE INDEX

Wildlife

001 A Bd1 - Black Oystercatcher - Haematopus bachmani
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF.
In a light drizzle along Coastal Katmai National Park, Alaska, this beautiful Black Oystercatcher posed, unfazed as our boat quietly drifted closer and closer to his roost.
002 A Bd5 - Yellow-crowned Night Heron w/ Reflection - Nyctanassa violacea
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF.
Driving through “Ding” Darling NWR many times allows you to see lots variety. This Yellow-crowned Night Heron and its reflection are beautiful in this light.
003 A Bd6 - Crane Silhouette - Grus canadensis
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600mm, Fuji ProviaF
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge hosts thousands of Sandhill
Cranes and at the right time near sunset, their outlines are unmistakable.
004 A Bd7 - Blurry Geese - Chen caerulescens
Nikon F100, Nikkor 80-400 VR, Fuji ProviaF
Near sunrise in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, large groups of
Arctic Snow Geese are taking flite en mass.
005 A Bd8 - Geese AM Mass Flite - Chen caerulescens
Nikon F100, Nikkor 80-400 VR, Fuji ProviaF
Near sunrise in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, large groups of
Arctic Snow Geese are taking flite en mass.
006 A Bear4 - Brown Bear Face - Ursus arctos
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF
Although this full-grown female Brown Bear appears to be staring me down, she was actually watching a large male behind me, Coastal Katmai National Park, Alaska.
007 A Bear5 - Blond Brown Bear - Ursus arctos - Beauty
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF
We all fell in love with this beautifully blond, 5-6 year old Coastal Brown Bear sow in Coastal Katmai National Park, Alaska.
008 A Eg10 - Eagle Profile3 - Haliaeetus leucocephalus - facing full chest
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF
Over time, this Bald Eagle became quite accustomed to me and would stare at me, wondering what I was doing, Homer, Alaska.
009 A Eg11 - Woods Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF
At the annual Bald Eagle congregation in the winter along the Chilkat River, Alaska, this Bald Eagle was in faint sunlight, glowing against the bark of this tree.
010 A Eg2 - Eagle Profile2 - Haliaeetus leucocephalus - dark background, head turned
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF
With fantastic light glowing on this Bald Eagle, he kept watch all around him on Homer Spit, Alaska.
011 A Eg4 - Eagle Profile 1 - Haliaeetus leucocephalus - full side lite and blue
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF
A majestic pose in Homer, Alaska of an adult Bald Eagle, in perfect light
012 A Eg6 - Eagle Landing - Haliaeetus leucocephalus - Perfect Landing
Nikon F100, Nikkor 80-400 VR, Fuji ProviaF
In early morning light, a Bald Eagle alights on a wooden piling on Homer Spit, Alaska.
013 A Eg7 - Eagle Profile - Haliaeetus leucocephalus - Screamer
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF.
I spent 30 minutes with this lovely Bald Eagle out on Homer Spit, Alaska as it slowly became more used to my presence. This eagle is actually yawning!
014 A Elk3 - Misty Bugle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Nikon F4, Tamron 300, Fuji ProviaF
Early one fall morning through the fog a Wapiti (Elk) comes into view and bugles his presence in Yellowstone National Park.
015 A Elk6 - Elk Silhouette - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600mm, Fuji ProviaF
This bull is beautiful against the rising sunlight during the fall rut of Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park.
016 A MM1 - Splash! - Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Nikon 8008s, Tamron 70-210, Kodak Ektachrome Elite100
While in Johnstone Strait, BC, Canada, we would have Pacific White-sided Dolphins meet us as we went out Orca watching everyday.
017 A MM10 - Tail Breach - Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae
Nikon F100, Nikkor 80-400 VR, Fuji ProviaF
As opposed to a head breach, Humpback whales will sometimes throw the back portion of their bodies out of the water, as this male did on the Silver Banks, Dominican Republic.
018 A MM6 - Humpback Whale - Breach 3 - Megaptera novaeangliae
Nikon F100, Nikkor 80-400 VR, Fuji ProviaF
On the Silver Banks, Dominican Republic, one can see lots of surface activity of Humpback whales, including the spinning head breach. Capturing it on film is difficult, to say the least.
019 A MM7 - Humpback Whale - Cloudy Tail Runoff - Megaptera novaeangliae
Nikon F100, Nikkor 80-400 VR, Fuji ProviaF
As a squall approached, this male Humpback whale signaled his presence slapping his tail over and over in Silver Banks, Dominican Republic.
020 A MM9 Bubblenet2 - Megaptera novaeangliae - tongues
Nikon F100, Nikkor 80-400 VR, Fuji ProviaF
We were in inflatable rafts with Humpback whales bubblenet feeding all around us in Chatham Strait, Alaska
021 A Rep1 - Collared Lizard - Crotaphytus collaris
Nikon F100, Nikkor 200 Macro, Fuji Velvia 100F
In Antelope Canyon, this collared lizard is well known to the Navajo guides and appears for photographs once in a while.
022 A M5 - Coyote in Air - Canus latrans
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600 Fuji ProviaF
I spent 45 minutes with this beautiful female Coyote in Rocky Mountain National Park as she caught and ate 3 voles and 3 mice. I left her as she continued to do her hunting, not full yet! What a coat!
023 A Sp2 - Crab Spider on Daisy - Misumena vatia
Nikon F100, Nikkor 200Macro w/ Extension Tube, Fuji Velvia
A beautiful white crab spider, waiting for a catch, on a daisy in Emmett County, Michigan
024 A Bd4 - Flite! - Great Egret (Great White Heron) - Ardea alba
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF
A great white egret gracefully taking flite, leaving a trail of water droplets in “Ding” Darling NWR, Sanibel Is, Fla.
025 A Eg13 - Foggy Scream - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF
On a cold, foggy winter morning, a Bald Eagle screams his presence along the Chilkat River, Alaska.
026 A Eg12 - Huffed - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Nikon F4, Nikkor 600, Fuji ProviaF
On a cold, unusually clear winter morning along the Chilkat River, Alaska, a Bald Eagle huffs his feathers to stay warm.
027 A Bd3 - White Ibis in Profile - Eudocimus albus
Nikon F4 Nikkor 600 Fuji ProviaF
I spent 30 minutes with this White Ibis in “Ding” Darling NWR as it hunted for crustaceans.
028 A Bd2 - Jumping Egret - Eudocimus albus
Nikon F4 Nikkor 600 Fuji ProviaF
Watching groups of Great White Egret in “Ding” Darling NWR, occasionally you will see silly behavior.

Landscape

001 L GV2 - Chessman 1 - am predawn
Nikon F100 Nikkor28-70 Fuji Velvia 100
Getting up before sunrise had its benefits. In the pre dawn light, the “Chessman”
in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, glow as the sky lights up.
002 L Al1 - Chilkat Valley Eagles - Haliaeetus leucocephalus This can be Landscape and Wildlife
Nikon F100 Tamron 70-210 Fuji ProviaF
It took 8 days along the Chilkat River, Alaska during the annual gathering of
Eagles before I had a clear day. What a sight!
003 L VC2 - Dbl Spiral
Nikon F100 Tamron 20-40 Fuji Velvia
After finding this wonderful view in Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, I returned in the winter for better light and was rewarded with perfect weather and
just the right light, right at sunset.
004 L GSNP2 - Dunes 1 - ripples in front
Nikon F100 Nikkor 28-70 zoom Fuji Velvia
In low light, the Great Sand Dunes National Park are awash in strange and
wonderful shapes.
005 L GSNP1 - Dune Tracks
Nikon F100, Nikkor 28-70 zoom, Fuji Velvia
The Great Sand Dunes National Park is a wonderful area to visit. In the mornings
you can see a part of a story from the night before.
006 L Ant1 - Golden Lady
Canon PowerShot Pro1, digital capture
My niece was standing in the most incredible light, reflecting back and forth down a slot canyon, bathing her in a golden glow, Antelope Canyon, Arizona.
007 L Ant2 - Antelope Canyon Curves1
Nikon F100, Nikkor 28-70 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
The golden light of Antelope Canyon, Arizona is enticing and intriguing. Everywhere you look, as the light changes through the day, there are many wonderful shapes to capture.
008 L Ant3 - Antelope Canyon Curves2
Nikon F100, Nikkor 28-70 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
The golden light of Antelope Canyon, Arizona is enticing and intriguing. Everywhere you look, as the light changes through the day, there are many wonderful shapes to capture.
009 L Ant4 - Golden Keyhole
Nikon F100, Nikkor 28-70 zoom, Fuji Velvia
An interesting reverse silhouette, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, always shows itself in a new way.
010 L Bd1 - Cranes Landing Sunset - Grus canadensis
Nikon F100, Nikkor 28-70 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
At Bosque del Apache, sunsets can exhibit incredible colors with resting Greater Sandhill Cranes already roosting and others still coasting in for a landing.
011 L CRNP4 - Temples of the Sun and Moon1, am
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia100F
Cathedral Valley in the northern portion of Capital Reef National Park is a stunning landscape, especially early in the morning.
012 L EGS1 - Cockscomb Hoodoos1
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument is filled with bizarre rock formations and “hoodoos”; one just has to find them and then be there for the best light.
013 L EGS2 - Wahweep Hoodoos1
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
After a hot, late afternoon hike and overnighting in a surreal landscape, we were rewarded with perfect light at sunrise in Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument
014 L EGS3 - Metite Arch1
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
In Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument, there are many bizarre rock formations and arches. It took several visits to finally have golden light.
015 L EGS4 - Cockscomb Hoodoo4 (horiz mshrm behind woman)
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument is filled with bizarre rock formations and “hoodoos”, one just has to find them and then be there for the best light.
016 L EGS5 - Wahweeeps Hoodoo3 (full moon horiz)
Nikon F100, Nikkor 28-70 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
Hiking deep into Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument, we were rewarded with a full moon around these bizarre rock formations, “hoodoos”.
017 L EGS6 - Cockscomb Hoodoo Mshrm Horiz lite
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
The bizarre rock formations in Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument are a treasure to find and then to capture them in great light is worth the repeated visits.
018 L EGS7 - Cockscomb Hoodoo3 (mshrm vert darker)
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
The bizarre rock formations in Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument are a treasure to find and then to capture them in great light is worth the repeated visits.
019 L EGS8 - Wahweep Hoodoo2 - (vert brains on rt)
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
After a hot, late afternoon hike and overnighting in a surreal landscape, we were rewarded with perfect light at sunrise in Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument
020 L Fl1 - American Basin1 - vertical This can be Landscape and Flowers
Nikon 8008s, Nikkor 20mm, Fuji Velvia
The perfusion of flowers in July, deep in White River National Forest draws one back, year after year.
021 L Fl2 - American Basin2 - horiz This can be landscape and Flowers
Nikon 8008s, Nikkor 20mm, Fuji Velvia
The spectacle of multitudes of colors and varieties of flowers in the Colorado Rocky Mountains is mind-blowing.
022 L GV1 - Faces
Nikon F100, Nikkor 28-70, Velvia 100F
Wondering around in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah in the early morning light,
many images come into view as the light quickly changes its angle. This
image frames a group of “goblins” glowing around shaded rock forms.
023 L KBSP3 - White Column
Nikon F100 Nikkor 70-400VR Fuji Velvia 100
I had been in Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah many times but was never able to get good late light until this visit. The color in the rock literally lit up just
before the sun dropped below the horizon.
024 L MV1 - Moon & Totum (vertical)
Nikon 8008s, Nikkor 28-70 zoom, Fuji Velvia
There are an infinite number of beautiful scenics in Monument Valley but with the rising of a full moon, it is truly special!
025 L VC1 - Bones
Canon PowerShot Pro1 digital capture
Bones tell a story. Here, in Paria-Vermillion Cliffs National Monument wilderness, cattle are grazed in an extremely harsh environment and this outcome sometimes will occur.
026 L VC3 - Wave 2 (horiz at corner)
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
Candy cane stripes in a section of Paria-Vermillion Cliffs National Monument are almost an optical illusion.
027 L VC4 - Wave4 horiz wave
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
The colored layers exposed in a section of Paria-Vermillion Cliffs National Monument are hard to believe they exist until actually seen.
028 L VC5 - Buckskin2 @ confluence
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
Buckskin Gulch in Paria-Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, is one of the longest and deepest slot canyons in the world. I had seen this scene several times before but never at this time of the day.
029 L VC6 - Wave5 (vert-side)
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
Candy cane stripes in a section of Paria-Vermillion Cliffs National Monument are almost an optical illusion.
030 L VC7 - Wave3 (vert around side, left side)
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
Candy cane stripes in a section of Paria-Vermillion Cliffs National Monument are almost an optical illusion.

Flowers

001 P F37 - Tulips - Perseverance
Canon PowerShot Pro1, digital capture
A late Spring snow at home in Boulder County, Colorado, I caught these defiant
tulips showing forth through the snow.
002 P F38 - Showy Ladyslipper Orchid - Cypripedium reginae
Nikon F100, Nikkor 200 Macro Fuji Velvia
After a long rain storm in June in Emmett County, Michigan, this Showy
Ladyslipper Orchid opened late in the afternoon on my last day in the
area.
003 P F39 - Double Columbine - Aquilegia coerulea
Nikon 8008s Nikkor 200 Macro Kodak Ecktachrome 100
I spend a morning behind a friend’s house up in Arapahoe National Forest, Colorado, in June photographing a wonderful bloom of Blue Columbines.
004 P F40 - Blue Columbine Group - Aquilegia coerulea - Arap NF
Nikon 8008s Nikkor 200Macro Kodak Ecktachrome 100
I spent a morning behind a friend’s house up in Arapahoe National Forest,
Colorado, in June, photographing a wonderful bloom of Blue Columbines.
005 P F41 - Glacier Lily & Bud - Erythronium grandiflorum - White River NF
Nikon F100 Nikkor 200Macro Fuji Velvia
I love these Yellow Glacier Lilies, also known as Dogtooth Violet and
finding a group in the very early Spring high in White River National Forest
in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado is a real treat.
006 P F42 - Yellow Lady’s-Slipper Pair - Cypripedium calceolus
Nikon F100 Nikkor 200Macro Fuji Velvia
A huge group of Yellow Lady’s-Slippers awaited my sister and me in Emmett
County, Michigan and we took full advantage of the “slipper party”.
007 P F43 - Desert Mariposa Lily - (flower and bud dawn) - Calochortus kennedyi
Nikon F100, Tamron 20-40 zoom, Fuji Velvia 100F
Getting up before sunrise has its advantages, such as seeing the first light shine across a solid field of Mariposa Lilies in Escalante-Grand Staircase National Monument.
008 P L1 - Red Aspen Leaves - Populus tremuloides
Nikon F100 Nikkor 200Macro Fuji Velvia100
In the San Luis Valley, Colorado, there is a canyon that has mostly aspens that turn red in the fall, instead of gold. They form wonderful patterns when they fall.

U/W

001 U/WP F34 Clown Anglerfish or Warty Frogfish - juv side - Antennarius maculates
Sangiang Is, Indonesia Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
This tiny juvenile anglerfish has markings that allow it to blend into its surroundings.
002 U/WP F37 - Eel Cleaning - Echidna delicatula - Komodo National Marine Park
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
Many shrimps and small fish will “clean” parasites and dead tissue off of larger fish and …eels!
003 U/WP C2 - Elegant Squat Lobster* - Allogalathea elegans - Lawa Laut Is, Indonesia
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
Actually a crab, this small creature’s color depends on the color of its host crinoid.
004 U/WP Co1 - Fiji Heaven Sun - Dendronephthea sp.
Nikon F4, Nikkor 24 mm, Fuji ProviaF
Only in certain areas of the Pacific ocean and the Red Sea can you see this proliferation of color in soft colors, here seen in Fiji. Multitudes of anthias swarm among the corals.
005 U/WP F35 - Emperor Angelfish adult* - Pomacanthus imperator - Lawa Laut Is, Indonesia
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
One of the most beautiful angelfish in the Indo-Pacific, Emperor Angelfish are extremely shy and difficult to photograph
006 U/WC F31 - Green Eel Face* - Green Moray Eel - Gymnothorax funebris
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
Despite their menacing appearance, these very large eels are actually quite shy. I waited patiently for an opportunity to come face-to-face with this blue-eyed beauty at Little Cayman Is, BWI.
007 U/WC T1 - Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricate - Bonaire, NA
Nikonos RS, Nikkor 50 Macro, Fuji Velvia
This endangered turtle had a perfect shell, without a blemish, living a very difficult world, when it swam around me 3 times.
008 U/WP F38 - Leaf Scorpionfish - Taenianotus triacanthus - full on sponge
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia There are an infinite variety of colors of Leaf Scorpionfish. This individual in Komodo National Marine Park, waves back and forth while perched on a sponge, just like a leaf in the water.
009 U/WP F36 - Squarespot Anthias - Pseudanthius pleurothaenia - Komodo National Marine Park
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
One of many species of anthius, the intricate colors of this Sqaurespot Anthias are amazing to see, stopped with a flash. These fish are constantly moving in frantic fashion and difficult to see clearly.
010 U/WC F32 - Trumpetfish Juvenile1 - Aulostomus maculates - Little Cayman Is, BWI
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
Trumpet fish many times hang vertically attempting to blend with their suroundings. You can see all of the internal organs of this juvenile.
011 U/WC MM6MC2 should be: U/WC MM6 - Mother/Calf close 2 - Megaptera novaeangliae
Nikonos V, 15 mm, Fuji ProviaF
It is a soul stirring event when one of these highly intelligent and gentle Humpback whale passes by for a look with her 2 week old calf, Silver Banks, Dominican Republic.
012 U/WC MM7 - Calf/Snorkler - Megaptera novaeangliae
Nikonos V, Nikkor 15mm, Fuji ProviaF
It is a truly spiritual encounter when a Humpback whale calf is curious of it’s human visitors and comes in for a closer look, at the Silver Banks, Dominican Republic.
013 U/WC MM8 - Calf Rolling on Mother - Megaptera novaeangliae
Nikonos V, Nikkor 15mm, Fuji ProviaF
The gentleness between mother and calf Humpback whales is truly touching, as a month old calf caresses its body along it’s mother on the Silver Banks, Dominican Republic.
014 U/WC MM9 - Mother-Calf 3 close - Megaptera novaeangliae
Nikonos V, 15 mm, Fuji ProviaF
It is a soul stirring event when one of these highly intelligent and gentle Humpback whale passes by for a look with her 2 week old calf, Silver Banks, Dominican Republic.
015 U/WP F29 - Racoon Butterfly Fish - Chaetodon lunula
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
One of many butterflyfish of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, they are elusive when trying to get close enough to photograph.
016 U/WP F30 - Leaf Scorpion - Taenianotus triacanthus - Pink Head
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
There are an infinite variety of colors of Leaf Scorpionfish. This individual in Komodo National Marine Park, waves back and forth while perched on a sponge, just like a leaf in the water.
017 U/WP F31 - Pigmy Seahorse open - Hippocampus bargibanti
Nikonos V, Nikkor 35mm with ext. tube, Fuji Velvia
One of the world’s smallest seahorses measuring up to 2 cm, they were only discovered 20-25 years ago. Here at Sangiang Is, Indonesia, its camouflage is ideal.
018 U/WP F32 - Pigmy Seahorse closed - Hippocampus bargibanti
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
One of the world’s smallest seahorses measuring up to 2 cm, they were only discovered 20-25 years ago. Here at Sangiang Is, Indonesia, when the coral polyps have retracted, it is somewhat easier to see.
019 U/WP F33 - Manta & Beauty - Manta birostris
Nikon F4, Nikkor 20mm, Fuji ProviaF
Manta rays can have wingspans up to 20 feet and appear like a huge underwater bird, “flying” through the water. They are seen here at Komodo National Marine Park but are distributed throughout tropical waters around the world.
020 U/WP F4 - Tomato Anemonefish - Solomon Is. - Amphiprion frenatus
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
There are many anemone fish in the Indo-Pacific area, each living symbiotically with an anemone. Their protective coating keeps the stinging anemone from harming them.
021 U/WP Inv4 - Rearing Nembrotha - Nembrotha purpureolineolata
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
The strange and wild creatures in the Indo-Pacific are truly amazing. This nudibranch, in Komodo National Marine Park, appears to have been painted as a clown.
022 U/WP Inv5 - Wild Nudibranch - Chromodoris roboi - Padar Is, Indonesia
Nikon F4, Nikkor 105 Macro, Fuji Velvia
These bizarre nudibrachs (sea slugs) came in every imaginable color. Many different species are found at Padar Is, Indonesia, including this beauty.