April Storm over Wildcat Ridge

April 22, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Landscape, Morris County NJ Nature and tagged 2019, 483A0004, canon 5ds tamron sp 2470mm vc g1, dave blinder new jersey photographer, landscape, nj highlands photography, rockaway new jersey hiking, spring, storm, vista, wildcat ridge wma hawk watch rockaway township nj | Leave a comment

April Storm over Wildcat Ridge

Rockaway Township, New Jersey

I was at the right place and right time for dramatic weather at the local hawkwatch. I’ve photographed from this vista dozens of times but have never observed such defined clouds. A seemingly ethereal light struck the foreground as sunlight permeated the sky.

Canon 5Dsr + Tamron 24-70mm

Tree Swallow in Sussex County NJ

April 21, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019, Bird Photography, Wildlife and tagged 2019, dave blinder new jersey photographer, hyper humus marsh lafayette new jersey, img_1060, new jersey bird photography, paulinskill wma, spring, tree swallow sussex county nj | Leave a comment

Tree Swallow

Hyper Humus Marsh, Lafayette NJ

My first assumption was that the Tree Swallow was preparing its nest in this cavity. However when a Bluebird burst out of the opening and chased off the Swallow it was clear I was witnessing a different scenario.

Zimmerli Art Museum with Morris County 4H Shutterbugs

April 17, 2019 by daveblinder in 2019 and tagged 2019, dave blinder photography, morris county 4h shutterbugs, new brunswick new jersey art, spring, zimmerli art museum rutgers nj | Leave a comment

This week I met up with the Morris County 4H Shutterbugs photography club at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers.

I had previously suggested that the group visit a gallery for some artistic inspiration. However, I had not visited Zimmerli before. Credit goes to Shutterbugs organizer Britt for her diligence and planning to bring the trip together.

I was very impressed by the diverse and solid curating at this great art facility in New Brunswick.

Admission is always free at Zimmerli Museum of Art and the staff and exhibits are top notch.

The reasons I like art museums are twofold. I greatly enjoy doing my best to interpret artwork. Secondly, I find the photojournalism opportunities quite abundant at museums.

Spotted Turtle in Morris County NJ

April 16, 2019 by daveblinder in Action, Morris County NJ Nature, Nature, Wildlife and tagged 2019, dave blinder new jersey photographer, img_1031.jpg, Morris County NJ Nature, spotted turtle, spring, turtles of new jersey, turtles with orange spots, wildlife photographer nj | Leave a comment

Spotted Turtle

Morris County, New Jersey

In my experience, Spotted Turtles are sparsely distributed in Northern New Jersey. I recently stumbled on this one and photographed it in Washington Township.

More info on Spotted Turtles – http://www.conservewildlifenj.org/species/fieldguide/view/Clemmys%20guttata/