Canon EOS M50 – First Day Out

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Canon EOS M50


24 megapixel mirrorless camera
My first day out with this new camera. I will be using it for filming wildlife in Ultra High Definition (4k) as well as general nature photography.
The articulating screen and touch screen are great features. Having a few less manual dials than a full sized DSLR will take getting used to. I love being able to use all of my Canon mount lenses onto a small camera though.
I should be able to run detailed prints up to 20″x30″ from this setup but will continue to use my Canon 5Dsr for heavy duty landscape work. Let me know if you have any questions about the Canon M50 which I may be able to answer for you.

Peggy Gray Bridge in Winter

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Peggy Gray Bridge in Winter
Muriel Hepner Park, Denville NJ
I love how the background trees faded away during the morning drizzle.

The print is available in sizes up to 4′ and potentially 6′. A portion of all proceeds will be allocated to local non-profit organizations.

Afternoon Light on Musconetcong River

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Afternoon Light on Musconetcong River
Byram, New Jersey
Taken late afternoon just down the road from Waterloo Village.

I really loved how the roots enveloped the boulder.

Canon SL2 + Sigma 17-50mm OS lens. This photograph is available to purchase with print sizes up to 20″x30″.

2019 Rockaway Township Town Planner Calendar

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Rockaway Township NJ Town Planner Calendar 2019
Woodland Trail to the Beaver Pond


We are quite fortunate to have nearly 6,000 acres of open space preserve at Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area in Rockaway Township. There is a great diversity of flora and fauna to preserve. I took this photograph at the end of Upper Hibernia Road on a pleasant Summer afternoon.

Trail to Rio Reservoir

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Trail to Rio Reservoir
Forestburg, NY


We took our annual pilgrimage up the Delaware River to look for Bald Eagles yesterday. We only saw 2 eagles due to weather conditions but the scenery is always refreshing.


Find out about Eagle watching in NY & PA on the Delaware Highlands Conservancy page.

Peggy Gray Bridge at Muriel Hepner Park

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Peggy Gray Bridge at Muriel Hepner Park

Denville NJ January 2019

This scenic stone arched pedestrian bridge was just complete. A nice use of funding by the Denville Open Space Trust Fund. The bridge is in memory of Peggy Gray who founded the Denville Beautification Committee and Denville P.R.I.D.E.

This image is a 3 photo HDR merge from the Canon SL2 DSLR and is available print at sizes up to 20″ x 30″.

Landscapes of New Jersey – January 2019 at Whippanong Library

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“Landscapes of New Jersey” January 2019 at the Whippanong Library

1000 NJ-10, Whippany, NJ 07981

  • Landscapes of New Jersey at Whippanong Library
  • Landscapes of New Jersey at Whippanong Library
  • Landscapes of New Jersey at Whippanong Library
  • Landscapes of New Jersey at Whippanong Library
  • Landscapes of New Jersey at Whippanong Library
  • Landscapes of New Jersey at Whippanong Library


Featuring a landscape each for all 21 counties of the Garden State. I have print and electronic PDFs of all of the nature areas within the exhibit, please ask me to email you one!

Let me know if you are heading over to take a look and if schedule allows I can try to meet you there.

If you would like to purchase any of the pieces or have questions or comments please reach out to me at dave@daveblinder.com

Late Day Light Through Pines

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Late Day Light Through Pines


Jonathan’s Woods, Morris County NJ


A December’s day draws to an end near the former Cathedral Pines area.

In-camera HDR taken with the Sigma 17-50mm OS F/2.8 lens + Canon SL2 200D DSLR.

Harlequin Ducks preening in NJ

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Harlequin Ducks preening


Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, LBI NJ

December 2018


When engaged in behavioral interactions, the Harlequin Duck gives distinctly unducklike squeaks, the source of one of its local names: sea mouse. More info on Harlequins –https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Harlequin_Duck/overview


Tamron USA SP 150-600mm VC + Lumix GH4

83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count

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Scenes from the 83rd Annual Boonton Christmas Bird Count

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It was great to meet up with all of the passionate local birders this morning at the Empire Diner in Parsippany NJ before getting outside.  We overhead stories of double digit Screech Owls and a Barn Owl being detected in the pre-dawn hours.

We had a sunny morning outdoors, tallied 29 species of birds for a total of 175 birds observed in our territory.

See our sighting checklist here – https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S50892929

We will await the full Boonton CBC tally from mocosocoBirds