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It came natural for me to combine photography and my appreciation for nature.
Being an avid hiker I enjoy the soothing effect the outdoors has on me. I thrive on the challenge of capturing this feeling of serenity through my photography. Shooting in raw and composing a strong foreground, I process each image using photoshop giving attention to each detail. It is necessary for my process to take many exposures of the same composition to use each one as a tool, whether it is to optimize the color of a sky, to bring out the reflection in the water, or to accurately reveal the details in the shadows. I consider every excursion to the mountains, national parks and wildlife preserves as an opportunity to refine my ability as a visual artist. My goal is for my images to convey a sense of peace to my viewer.
Michael Pyle
mpyle@ptd.net
Being an avid hiker I enjoy the soothing effect the outdoors has on me. I thrive on the challenge of capturing this feeling of serenity through my photography. Shooting in raw and composing a strong foreground, I process each image using photoshop giving attention to each detail. It is necessary for my process to take many exposures of the same composition to use each one as a tool, whether it is to optimize the color of a sky, to bring out the reflection in the water, or to accurately reveal the details in the shadows. I consider every excursion to the mountains, national parks and wildlife preserves as an opportunity to refine my ability as a visual artist. My goal is for my images to convey a sense of peace to my viewer.
Michael Pyle
mpyle@ptd.net
![Hello everybody, I hope you like this image as much as my "Mother Robin" shot. This one was alot of hard work and patience. Also, please feel free to comment, reading your comments and visiting your site makes my day.
The Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), also spelled Grey Catbird, is a medium-sized northern American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the "catbird" genus Dumetella. Like the Black Catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris), it is among the basal lineages of the Mimidae, probably a closer relative of the Caribbean thrasher and trembler assemblage than of the mockingbirds and Toxostoma thrashers.[1]](http://www.tryonphoto.com/Birds-and-other-Wildlife/Birds-and-other-Wildlife/i-xT8vwjf/4/Ti/Catbird%20feeding%20Young%20%20128-Ti.jpg "Hello everybody, I hope you like this image as much as my \"Mother Robin\" shot. This one was alot of hard work and patience. Also, please feel free to comment, reading your comments and visiting your site makes my day.
The Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), also spelled Grey Catbird, is a medium-sized northern American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the \"catbird\" genus Dumetella. Like the Black Catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris), it is among the basal lineages of the Mimidae, probably a closer relative of the Caribbean thrasher and trembler assemblage than of the mockingbirds and Toxostoma thrashers.[1]")
![American Robin Feeding Young.
Hello All, I worked very hard to get this shot, I hope you like it. Please feel free to leave comments, reading them and visiting your website makes my day:) :)
View at X3 if you would like to really see Mom placing the worm halfway down the babies throat!!
The American Robin or North American Robin[2] (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin[3] because of the male's bright red breast, though the two species are not closely related. The American Robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering south of Canada from Florida to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.[4] It has seven subspecies, but only T. m. confinis in the southwest is particularly distinctive, with pale gray-brown under parts.](http://www.tryonphoto.com/Birds-and-other-Wildlife/Birds-and-other-Wildlife/i-MX335qP/4/Ti/Robin%20Feeding%20Young-Ti.jpg "American Robin Feeding Young.
Hello All, I worked very hard to get this shot, I hope you like it. Please feel free to leave comments, reading them and visiting your website makes my day:) :)
View at X3 if you would like to really see Mom placing the worm halfway down the babies throat!!
The American Robin or North American Robin[2] (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin[3] because of the male's bright red breast, though the two species are not closely related. The American Robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering south of Canada from Florida to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.[4] It has seven subspecies, but only T. m. confinis in the southwest is particularly distinctive, with pale gray-brown under parts.")
![Caught this Little Red Fox scratching an itch at Bombay hook NWR on 1/2/11
The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes, as well as being the most geographically spread member of the Carnivora, being distributed across the entire northern hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America, and the steppes of Asia. Its range has increased alongside human expansion, having been introduced to Australasia, where it is considered harmful to native mammal and bird populations. Because of these factors, it is listed as Least Concern for extinction by the IUCN.
The Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,978 acre (64.66 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located along the eastern coast of Kent County, Delaware, on Delaware Bay. It was established on March 16, 1937 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory and wintering waterfowl along the Atlantic Flyway. The Refuge was purchased from local land owners with federal duck stamp funds.[1]](http://www.tryonphoto.com/Birds-and-other-Wildlife/Birds-and-other-Wildlife/i-3Pqwz4t/4/Ti/Red%20Fox-Ti.jpg "Caught this Little Red Fox scratching an itch at Bombay hook NWR on 1/2/11
The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes, as well as being the most geographically spread member of the Carnivora, being distributed across the entire northern hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America, and the steppes of Asia. Its range has increased alongside human expansion, having been introduced to Australasia, where it is considered harmful to native mammal and bird populations. Because of these factors, it is listed as Least Concern for extinction by the IUCN.
The Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,978 acre (64.66 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located along the eastern coast of Kent County, Delaware, on Delaware Bay. It was established on March 16, 1937 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory and wintering waterfowl along the Atlantic Flyway. The Refuge was purchased from local land owners with federal duck stamp funds.[1]")
![Hummingbirds are birds comprising the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, and include the smallest extant bird species, the Bee Hummingbirds. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–90 times per second (depending on the species). They can also fly backwards, and are the only group of birds able to do so.[1] Their English name derives from the characteristic hum made by their rapid wing beats. They can fly at speeds exceeding 15 m/s (54 km/h, 34 mi/h).](http://www.tryonphoto.com/Birds-and-other-Wildlife/Birds-and-other-Wildlife/i-tjmrM4t/4/Ti/Humming%20Bird%20R3-Ti.jpg "Hummingbirds are birds comprising the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, and include the smallest extant bird species, the Bee Hummingbirds. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–90 times per second (depending on the species). They can also fly backwards, and are the only group of birds able to do so.[1] Their English name derives from the characteristic hum made by their rapid wing beats. They can fly at speeds exceeding 15 m/s (54 km/h, 34 mi/h).")
