Photography and Pokemon

I love trying to get up close to capture the detail.

I've mentioned before that I love photography. There is something special about going outdoors and attempting to capture nature in all it's glory. I especially enjoy taking pictures of animals, whether its a bird, mammal, reptile, etc. Obviously some animals are going to be harder to find than others, and when you do find them you've got to be quick or you might miss your shot. Most animals are very shy and quick to run, so sometimes I'll conceal myself and wait for what seems like forever to try and get that great picture of whatever animal it is I'm out to find.

This would be my "Meowth" if we lived in a Pokémon world!

Even critters I see everyday make great subjects for photos.

On a different note, I grew up when Pokémon was just coming out, it was the big thing at the time. They had the TV show, the cards and the Gameboy game. For those of you not familiar with this fad, the goal of the game was to traverse all different types of terrain, find and catch all 150 Pokémon. Some of these Pokémon you could run into just about anywhere, others were one of a kind.

What am I getting at here?


Photography is a lot like Pokémon! My quest in photography is to get the coolest shots that I can of every different species of animal that I can find. Birds for example; You've got your robins and starlings that you can find just about anywhere, then you've got your quail and pheasants that are harder to find and always seem to run or hide when you do find them. I love the challenge of nature photography and the rewarding feelings that come along with getting that great picture and seeing some awesome wildlife while doing so!

Motivation

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything on this blog. I'll be completely honest, I started the year with big goals to post every week and really try to grow this blog. But after week #1 I just let things get in the way and didn't post anything else, I figured what's the point anyways? But lately I've been reminded of why I started this blog, so I'm gonna try this again.





This year so far has been great, I think I've spent about 90% of my free-time outside. Whether it's biking, hiking, camping, rock-climbing or gardening/foraging you can usually find me outside... somewhere. This past month I have spent 3 of my 4 weekends camping and it has been excellent. When it comes to nature and the outdoors I feel the more you respect nature, the more nature will respect you.
I love nature and have a huge respect for it, but unfortunately not everybody feels the same way. This last weekend I went camping and as I arrived at my previously chosen, relatively secluded spot, what I saw disgusted me. The area was literally covered with trash, broken glass bottles and the vegetation was broken and uprooted as if somebody had driven through it with some sort of vehicle to get to this spot. I don't understand how people can be so disrespectful to their surroundings and all this beauty we have around us. I spent a lot of my time there picking up the garbage and cleaning up the area. I remembered why I started this blog, to help people appreciate, understand and respect the great outdoors and the wonderful plant and animal life that we share with planet with. So I'm really going to try harder with this blog to help educate others about nature and hopefully help others gain that sense of respect towards nature that I feel.

*These pictures have nothing to do with my camping trips, I just thought they were nice. Enjoy*