Roger Devore Photography & The Nature Workshops

Acadia NP and the Maine Coast 2011

2012-01-07T14:59:00.000-08:00

After New Hampshire, we traveled on to Maine to complete our fall in New England workshops. At Acadia and along the coast, we photographed the Maine fall colors and the rocky coast line that makes Maine so unique.

New Hampshire 2011

2011-12-23T11:08:00.000-08:00

From Vermont, we moved on to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The color varied greatly from location to location, but we still found outstanding image opportunities. Polly's Pancake Parlor was also a big hit.

Vermont 2011

2011-12-04T16:43:00.000-08:00

Although many roads were damaged from hurricane Irene, the color in Vermont was outstanding for our workshop.

Grand Tetons NP, WY 2011

2011-11-16T10:31:00.000-08:00

The Teton workshop as usual was full of photo opportunities consisting of great mountain scenery, outstanding wildlife, and fall color.

China, 2011

2011-11-06T16:37:00.000-08:00

We completed our first ever workshop to China in September. We spent two weeks photography at some of the best locations. Many of the landscape images seemed equally suiteed for both color and black & white. Follow this link to see the images: http://jalbum.net/en/browse/user/album/1073812/

Olympic National Park 2011

2011-10-26T14:40:00.000-07:00

Our trip to Olympic offered some great sunsets and outstanding wildflowers. This park had three different sections (the mountains, the coast, and the rain forest) and we had photo opportunities in each area.

Oregon Coast 2011

2011-09-21T18:50:00.000-07:00

This year's trip to Oregon was blessed with outstanding weather, a new expericence for me in Oregon. We started south at Bandon Beach and worked our way north to Cannon Beach. We had many wonderful photo opportunities.

Lake Clark NP, AK Bears & Puffins 2011

2011-08-29T18:36:00.000-07:00

In late July, we returned to Silver Salmon Creek Lodge in Lake Clark NP, AK to photograph brown bears. We also visited a puffin island near SSCL and had outstanding weather for a great day photographing the colorful birds. In fact, we had several days of fantastic weather at the beginning of the workshop, giving way to some rain the last couple days. I am still convinced that there is no place better to photgraph the brown coastal grizzly bears.

South Florida Summer Skies & Lightning 2011

2011-08-25T09:11:00.000-07:00

Because of wonderful prior reports, I decided to visit Robert Chaplin's South Florida Skies and Lightning workshops this year. The mosquitos and heat were sometimes minor nusances, but the spectacular skies more than made up for them. The ever changing cloud formations, including thunderstorms, made for some outstanding images. Lightning Triggers help us capture lightning strikes. I also did several black & white images, both infrared and regular conversions. We also spent one evening photographying the Miami skyline.

SE Alaska Wrangell to Juneau, 2011

2011-07-04T17:39:00.000-07:00

This trip was another great one aboard the Delphinus and through Dolphin Charters. The weather was a highlight (it really only rained one day and was sunny several). The photo highlights for me was Dall porpoise, sea otters, and eagles. Another highlight was our day in the Ice Kingdom with the icebergs and glaciers and near perfect weather. We saw many humpback whales, but thet were generally not very active in their behaviors. Bears numbers were limited, but we did see a mother brown bear with her new spring cubs. I think everyone had a great time and every trip to Alaska only makes me eager for the next one. Images from the trip are available at http://jalbum.net/en/browse/user/album/1002963/.

Yosemite NP, CA 2011

2011-06-06T17:48:00.000-07:00

This year's Yosemite trip was defined by high water, making great falls, peak dogwood blooms, and cooler than normal temperatures. The ever changing weather made for a variety of conditions and may different types of light for the images.

Yosemite is a location that provides outstanding opportunities year after year.

Ecuador & Galapagos Islands 2011

2011-05-31T19:48:00.000-07:00

We enjoyed another trip to the Galapagos Islands in May,2011. Because my underwater camera quit working the day before I left on the trip, I missed out on some great under water images opportunities. In spite of that, I was still happy with many of the images from the trip. You can see some if you follow this link: http://jalbum.net/en/browse/user/album/980669/

Northern Arizona 2011

2011-04-28T07:15:00.000-07:00

Northern Arizona generally had good weather and some excellent light. We added a stop at Canyon de Chelly this year and I plan to make it a stop on future trips.

The Northern Arizona workshop continues to be one of the favorites offering fantastic landscape opportunities.

Arches/Canyonlands 2011

2011-04-13T19:43:00.000-07:00

The Arches/Canyonlands workshop had some marginal weather, but we were still able to make some good images.

Northern Arizona is next.

Costa Rica 2011

2011-03-09T16:25:00.000-08:00

Ron York and I traveled to Costa Rica to scout for a potential future workshop. It was a fantastic trip with many image possibilities. Hopefully we will offer a workshop there for next year. Here is a link to images from the trip: http://jalbum.net/browse/user/album/919985/.

South Florida Birds & Gators 2011

2011-02-20T16:13:00.000-08:00

Florida was its usual weather escape. I experimented on birds in flight with a Sony camera with new focus technology.

As usual, this workshop provided many excellent image opportunities.

Winter In Wyoming 2011 - Tetons & Yellowstone

2011-02-02T08:33:00.000-08:00

We arrived in the area and found out there was double the normal amount of snow this winter. The weather in Jackson was unseasonably warm, but conditions got better in Yellowstone.

The winter conditions and the wildlife contributed to more outstanding image possiblities this year. This area in the winter is like no where else and it has become one our most popular workshops.

Bryce Canyon & Zion Nal Parks, UT 2010

2010-11-21T16:34:00.000-08:00

This year's trip to southwestern Utah offered some outstanding photo opportunities. The fall color in Zion Canyon was the best I have seen and we also had some great wildlife chances.

These two Utah parks should be "must visit" locations for anyone who has not visited them. I think the autumn color season is the best time to visit.

Kenya 2010 Trip

2010-11-07T16:16:00.000-08:00

See many images made during our July, 2010 Kenya trip at http://jalbum.net/browse/user/album/805686/

Acadia National Park & the Maine Coast 2010

2010-10-30T18:53:00.000-07:00

As usual, Maine offered us a variety of photo opportunities. The color was the best I have seen there and we also had some nice sunsets and sunrises.

I believe the Maine workshop was the favorite of the New England ones this year among those who attended.

New Hampshire 2010

2010-10-25T16:47:00.000-07:00

We managed to survive a nor'eastern with lots of rain, but still came away will many outstanding images.

I believe New Hampshire has the most different colors in New England. Another successful workshop.

Vermont 2010

2010-10-18T14:09:00.000-07:00

The foliage in Vermont was very good in some areas and a little past peak in others. We also had some wonderful opportunities with misty sunrises and frost on colorful leaves.

Vermont and New England remains a fantastic autmn location.

Grand Tetons 2010

2010-10-07T15:07:00.000-07:00

The Grand Tetons workshop was outstanding as usual. We had perfect weather each day, great fall color, any many wildlife opportunities.

The Tetons remain one of my favorite photo locations.

Lake Clark National Park 2010

2010-09-22T19:56:00.000-07:00

Lake Clark offered the best of bear photo opportunities. The weather also was unbelievable. We had sunny days every day there. Not your normal Alaska weather.

I can't imagine that any place is better for brown bear photography than Lake Clark National Park.

Kenai Fjords & Denali NP, AK 2010

2010-09-19T11:55:00.000-07:00

Our trip this year was probably our best ever for wildlife. We started down in Seward at Kenai Fjords National Park.

We then traveled to the interior of Alaska, up to Denali Nation Park, where fall colors were everywhere. We spent three nights at Camp Denali, deep into the park, near Wonder Lake. We had good photograph opportunities of moose, bears, caribou, and Dall sheep. The highlight for me was a female wolf right near the road.

Yellowstone 2010

2010-08-25T11:58:00.000-07:00

As usual, we had a great time in Yellowstone. Perhaps the best part was the cool August temperatures, while the rest of the country was unbearbably hot. We split time between two different lodging locations, both in the park, so we had easy access to all areas of the park.

One day we found a grizzly mom with two cubs, right by the road.

We also found a group of young osprey fledging for their first flight from their nest.

Yellowstone is always one of the best locations for both landscapes and wildlife images.

Kenya 2010

2010-07-17T03:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some additional images from Kenya. Still more to follow.

Yosemite 2010

2010-06-18T20:09:00.000-07:00

I have been to Yosemite so many times it sometimes seems difficult to find new, different images. A variety of weather conditions gave me new opportunities.

Yosemite remains one of the best locations anywhere for photo opportunties.

Monterey & the California Coast 2010

2010-06-07T13:30:00.000-07:00

The Monterey workshop offered a variety of weather and clouds conditions so we got many different type of images.

The Monterey/Carmel area and the California coast always offers many unique photo opportunities. This year's trip was no exception.

Monterey Aquarium 2010

2010-06-02T07:36:00.000-07:00

I visited the Monterey aquarium before the start of the Monterey workshop.

The Monterey Aquarium is one of the best. Check it out if you are in the area.

High Island 2010

2010-05-02T13:30:00.000-07:00

After the Hill Country workshop I traveled down to Winnie and met James Saxon. He took me to High Island, a fantastic location for migrating birds and nesting egrets and spoonbills.

High Island is one of the best locations for birds anywhere.

Texas Hill Country 2010

2010-05-02T08:08:00.000-07:00

After Northern Arizona, I drove to Marble Falls, Tx for a workshop in the Hill Country. It was a fantasic year for flowers, as good as I've ever seen.

We even went a few places with no flowers.

Texas never looked better.

Northern Arizona 2010

2010-04-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

The Northern Arizona workshop was its usual wonderful trip and we started with a sunrise at the Grand Canyon.

We then moved on to the Page area and Antelope Canyon.

Our next stop was Monument Valley.

We finished up the workshop in Sedona.

On the way back to Phoenix and the airport, we found some nice blooming among the cactus.

The Northern Arizona workshop offered many photo opportunities and I believe everyone had a good time.

Kauai 2010

2010-04-26T09:03:00.000-07:00

We did our first workshop in Hawaii on the island of Kauai in March. Author and location guide Steve Alterman made sure we photographed all the best spots. We had a variety of weather and cloud conditions making some unique possibilties. Our only complaint was a lack of rainbows - we only saw a few- but that means it was not raining much. We started photographing the beaches and the terrain around them in many differents light.

We also found many interesting vista opportunities away from the coast.

The plant life was also a highlight.

We also found some wildlife around the island.

I also did some infrared images.

Kauai was a great location and I look forward to returning there soon.

Maui 2010

2010-03-29T20:17:00.000-07:00

On the way to the Kauai workshop, I stopped off for a couple days in Maui. I went there primarily to photograph the humpback whales. I had seen them many times in other places, but this was the first time in Maui. The whales were there in big numbers.

I also took some time between whale trips to photograph plants in the area.

Maui is another Hawaiian island with many photo opportunities.

South Florida 2010

2010-02-23T09:31:00.000-08:00

After a short time at home between workshops, I traveled to Florida looking for warm weather and sunshine. It was an unseasonbly cold even in south Florida, but we still found plenty of photo subjects. For the second workshop in a row, we found an eagle nest, this time with two adults and young.

We also found the Florida wading birds in great numbers starting with the Great Blue Herons.

We also found nesting Great Egrets.

Other species were everwhere as well.

And the gators were very plentiful too.

Florida also has some wonderful sunsets.

I also did some black and white conversion and some infrared work.

South Florida is always rich in birds and gators and this year was no exception. The cold weather did not seem to effect the numbers of wildife at all.

Winter in Wyoming - Grand Tetons & Yellowstone 2010

2010-02-20T15:34:00.000-08:00

Our winter trip to Wyoming offered outstanding photography opportunites inspite of less than normal snow. We started in Jackson and the Tetons. Pronghorn antelope usually migrate out of the area, but this year for some reason they were still around.

Moose are not uncommon in the Tetons, but this year we found them in record numbers. One group had fourteen moose.

Nothing beats the Tetons for winter scenery on a sunny day.

We also found a large group of Big Horns.

We visited the National Elk refuge. Every year thousands of elk spend the winter there.

We then traveled to Yellowstone for four nights at the Snow Lodge. We had not photographed any bisons in the Tetons this trip, but there were plenty in Yellowstone.

We found an eagle nest with a couple adults preparing their homes for this year's babies.

Trumpeter swans are more plentiful in winter than any other time during the year.

Landscapes in Yellowstone are also very unique in the winter season.

Once again, the winter in Wyoming and the Tetons and Yellowstone offered many outstanding photo subjects.

Bryce Canyon & Zion 2009

2009-11-28T17:23:00.000-08:00

For my last workshop of the year, I traveled to Bryce Canyon & Zion National Parks in Utah. We started in Bryce.

We also hike down into the canyon for a different view.

There was a full moon while we were there and we shot one night by moonlight.

We arrived at Zion just in time for fall color in the canyons.

Zion has some of the best rock formations in the Southwest.

Once again Bryce and Zion proved to be two of Utah's best parks.