Photographs by Timothy S. Allen
Exploring the World with a Camera
Nature
I’m generally not a nature photographer. Some of these photos were taken on safari while in Tanzania. The others were taken when I saw something interesting. When I see other photographers carrying huge lenses and tripods, I suspect that they are out trying to find that elusive bird that few have seen. Since I mostly shoot with a 18 – 200 mm lens, I have to be pretty close to my subject. Birds and animals are not very cooperative when it comes to coming close. Plus it requires patience to wait for exactly the right shot. My deepest respects to all of you that shoot nature photographs.
Tanzania – Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park
Tanzania – Arusha National Park
U.S.A. – Oregon Beaches – Lincoln City
Tanzania – Serengeti National Park
National Park
National Park
Tanzania – Serengeti National Park
Taiwan – Cheng Long
Tanzania – Serengeti National Park
U.S.A. – Fungus on a Log
Tanzania – Lake Manyara National Park
I took this November 06, 2013 in the Suislaw National Forest between Lincoln City and Neskowin, Oregon. This 50-year growth followed the 1962 Columbus Day wind storm called the Big Blow that destroyed all the trees here. The trees from the Big Blow were salvage-logged, and natural seeding took place. This forest had an eerie quality to it with almost no large vegetation on the forest floor and no sounds of birds. What this picture does not show is that this forest was all around us.
U.S.A. – Near Sitka Center for the Arts and Ecology, Otis, Oregon
Wow! These photos are amazing!!! Love the first one!!!
Thank you.
I hope you are keeping warm in Taichung. I use to bundle up in most everything I owned.
Tim
For not being a nature photographer, you’re a heck of a nature photographer!
I’ll play the modesty role I do in Taiwan. “No, no, I’m just ordinary, nothing special”.
Now American, “Thanks, that great to hear.”
but I’m still working on it. What is it that is said, practice makes…..
Great. It is like the animals posed for you.
Thank you. Just being in the right spot at the right time. Tanzania is wonderful because there are so many animals. The giraffe photo was a lucky occurrence. We had driven slowly up this road when we noticed the two that were maybe 5 meters away. We stopped and watched. There were a series of photos that I took, this one being the most intimate.
Your photos are amazing! I love the zebra picture 🙂
Thank you for spending time looking at photos on my blog.
SUPER!
Thank you and I appreciate you visiting the various areas of my blog. Have a great day and good shooting.
Wonderful images, Tim!
Thank you.
Wow, all photographed beautifully. I love all the shots. I feel like I’ve gone on a safari. Also, I especially love the forest shot. Amazing!!
Thank you so much for for your complements and for spending time in my blog.
It Was My Pleasure
Also, thank you for following my blog.
Thank you for liking most post, and also following my blog also. Also You are so very welcome 😄
Beautiful portfolio of nature shots!
Thank you
I had fun browsing through your photos and blog. Thanks so much for visiting me and leaving a “like”! I could spend much longer going through everything you have here.
Nancy
Thank you so much.
Good collection of nature 🙂
Thank you so much.
Thank you for liking “Zoomorphic Pareidolia.” You did a great job on these nature photos! 🙂 I agree with you that taking photos of birds and animals is not easy, but yours turned out well. I like the forest photo too.
Thank you for your kind words. Equipment and having the long term experience of taking wildlife shots is needed. I’m short on both. At least the trees don’t move. Well, get up and fly or run away.
I like the Taiwan – Cheng Long picture.
Suzana, thank you. I’ll be back in the spring and will have 25 days of shooting.
absolutely stunning work!
Thank you for your kind words and for wandering around my blog.
Absolutely! And thank you for your support at mine.
I don’t think these species have any interest in whether, or not you define yourself as a wildlife photographer. 🙂 Your photo’s are absolutely stunning!
True and thank you for wandering around my blog. It is much appreciated.
These pictures are amazing! 🙂
Glads, thank you and for wandering around my blog. That was very special of you.
Tim
Looks great Allen, love nature and wildlife photography, I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Jim, thank you.
Tim
Reblogged this on Ken "Charlie" Grace and commented:
Some wonderful nature photos by Timothy S Allen …
Thank you for reflagging the Nature section of my blog. that was most kind of you.
The opening raptor shot is great! Never saw one quite like it before (the position of the wings) Good timing! .
Thank you. Luck was a major factor in capturing this bird on the fly.
Love these, especially the ones from Tanzania, which brought back memories of my own visit there…one of my most favorite trips!
Thank you so much. Tanzania was quite and adventure. If you happen to go back to my blog you can see more images from Tanzania. Go to Portfolio/Travel/Tanzania. When were you in Tanzania?
What a blessing it must has been to be able to look at the world through your camera lenses.
Thank you. It has been. No modesty in that statement. My Asian friends would be upset.
Love your photography!!! I feel like I can reach out and touch the animals. I just looked up to check… the animals are not actually in my living room. 🙂
Thank you. Your words are very kind. I’m honored that you believe my photography are so deserving.
Also thank you for following my blog.
These are all amazing, but that one of the eagle is just spectacular.
Thank you and thank you for spending so much time wandering around my blog.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful images!
I’m pleased you think so.