Drew is a photographer and naturalist dedicated to sharing his experiences through photographs and writing. He has recently moved to Ithaca, NY and is exploring the local region and the world beyond.
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By Drew Fulton on September 30th, 2009
I am excited to announce that last week the National Geographic Society featured my project Canopy in the Clouds on their BlogWILD blog. For the past two years I have been working with ecologist, Greg Goldsmith, and cinematographer, Colin Witherill, to create ground breaking educational media for middle and high school science classrooms. We have created a series of interactive panoramic images, like the one above, featuring educational hotspot videos. It is kind of hard to explain so please click through to the full site here, Canopy in the Clouds: Education that Starts at the Top.
We will be launching our complete curriculum at the end of the year and I will be posting more details here.
By Drew Fulton on September 30th, 2009
 Shy Albatross - Pelagic Waters off Tasmania, Australia After several days of rain, wind, and storms, I have been thinking about photographing in adverse conditions. I just haven’t had the desire to go trudging out on a heavy overcast day with a constant drizzle. Of course, it’s the perfect conditions for photographing small intimate landscapes like creeks and waterfalls, especially with fall color just getting good, but I just haven’t done it.
Today I was looking back through my old files seeking some inspiration and I came across some photos from my time in Australia in 2007. In February, I went out on a fishing boat to spend the day at sea off the coast of Tasmania, searching for pelagic birds such as albatrosses and petrels. Pelagic birding can be fantastic or it can be miserable, it all depends on the conditions. Of my four pelagic trips during that year, this was by far the worst. It was gray, wet, windy, and cold. If we weren’t getting soaked from the rain, then we were getting soaked by salt spray from the waves (worse for camera gear).
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By Drew Fulton on September 27th, 2009
Whether you have just moved somewhere totally new like I have or you are traveling the world seeing new places every day, trying to orient yourself and learn the best spots to watch sunset, see a particular bird, or get a good beer can be tricky, time consuming, and often frustrating. The easiest and most effective way to get to know an area is to find a friendly local to show you around. No guidebook or website can beat a knowledgeable local when it comes to familiarizing yourself with an area.
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By Drew Fulton on September 25th, 2009
 Unnamed Waterfall - Six Mile Creek, Roy Park Preserve, Dryden, NY I’d like to start a new series of posts, the Featured Photo. The basic idea is to feature a photograph, maybe it will be one of my best, maybe not. The idea is to talk a little bit about the image and what was going through my mind when I took it, why I like it, or why it came up short. Just a nice simple glimpse into the thinking behind a particular image.
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By Drew Fulton on September 24th, 2009
Ever have one of those days where you feel like each foot weighs about 100 times more than usual, your back seems like it is magnetized and pulling you to the couch, your to do list seems to grow before your eyes, you just can’t seem to get anything done, and you just can’t find the inspiration to get your butt in gear?
Yeah? Well that was yesterday for me. A shrink might call it depression. I call it being in a funk and breaking out of it sometimes is easy, sometimes not. For me, a total change of pace is often the answer.
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By Drew Fulton on September 19th, 2009
 Fisherman in the Fog There are occasions when I stumble across a beautiful scene and I know there is at least one great image to be made, but that image is not immediately apparent. To find that great image, I take a couple different approaches. I either stand back and look around for a while and see what I can find or simply dive in and just start taking pictures. The former works great for static scenes, while I tend to use the latter if the light is changing fast and its do or die time. This morning turned out to be one of those particular mornings.
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By Drew Fulton on September 18th, 2009
Most photographers are a little obsessed with their gear and for many the gear is a huge part of the draw of photography. I can’t begin to explain why but I will be the first to admit, I have a bit of an obsession with gear and the latest and greatest stuff. I can’t usually justify the purchase of all the brand new gear, but I do have a pretty good grasp of the industry and what is out there. That being said, I don’t want this blog to become a site heavily dedicated to reviewing new pieces of equipment every time something is released. There are numerous sites out there doing fantastic jobs at that and I don’t want to just fall into that crowd.
I have struggled with whether I should include a gear section or not and finally decided that I would simply post about the equipment that I use on a regular basis.
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By Drew Fulton on September 17th, 2009
One of the great resources associated with living in Ithaca is access to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the surrounding property, Sapsucker Woods. The Lab is one of the premier labs in the world dedicated to the study of birds. Sapsucker Woods is a series of trails on the land surrounding the lab that provide one of the areas top birding spots throughout the year and a great location for various studies conducted by the lab. This facility was one of the reasons I was so excited about moving here.
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By Drew Fulton on September 16th, 2009
 Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, Dryden Lake, Dryden, NY Boy it feels good to be back doing what I love. For the past few years, I have done a lot of photography but relatively little of it has been bird photography. I’ve had one or two small projects dedicated to bird photography but that is about it. Now that is all about to change.
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By Drew Fulton on September 16th, 2009
 Rose-breasted Grosebeak (Male, Fall Plumage) - Dryden Lake, Dryden, NY Spring migration gets all the attention because all of the warblers, tanagers, grosbeaks, and other songbirds are decked out in their finest plumage as they head north to breed, but don’t ignore fall migration! Sure, you don’t get the spectacular fallouts along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico as exhausted birds reach the coast after crossing the water. But you do get an intellectual challenge: how to identify birds in nonbreeding plumage and a multitude of drab juveniles can challenge even the best birders.
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