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 December 23rd, 2009
 Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans) - Capertee Valley, New South Wales, Australia Christmas is fast approaching and I am now visiting my wife’s family in central Pennsylvania. It has been a bit of a whirlwind getting ready for the holidays, packing for my Florida trip for the next few months, and trying to wrap up 2009.
I wanted to take a moment and post saying I’ll be taking a short break from the blog for the next week or so. I’m going to step away for the holidays and spend the short time I can with family.
I’ll be posting some reflections on 2009 on New Year’s Eve and then some thoughts for 2010 on January 1, 2010. After that, I’ll be headed into the field for a while and posts may be a little sporadic, at least at first, as I’ll be exploring the Everglades by canoe for a week with my wife and will be far from a computer during the trip. We’ll see how things go after that.
I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year!
By Drew Fulton on November 20th, 2009
After only a few weeks of this series, I have chosen to put things on hold for a bit. I made the decision based on a number of factors I’d like to take a few minutes to explore. First, I believe that this series will be extremely valuable and become a great resource, but at this point, I don’t feel like I am doing the various habitats justice. My original plan was to include photographs, text, and even audio to help better describe the habitat. As I am new to this region, and new to many of these habitats, I don’t have the photographic library or even the natural history knowledge I would like to be able to really describe these habitats. By postponing this series for a few months, I will be able to complete a lot of research as well as further expand my photograph library to be able to better accommodate this series.
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By Drew Fulton on November 18th, 2009
I just wanted to quickly post that I have now finished updating all of the lens pages in the Gear Bag article series. You can now learn about both the 12-24mm ƒ4 DX lens and its big brother, the 14-24mm ƒ2.8 lens. Also, I have posted about the older version of the 70-200mm ƒ2.8 and my very little used standard, 50mm ƒ1.8. I’ll start working on pages for flashes, tripods, and other accessories in the coming weeks.
By Drew Fulton on November 10th, 2009
I have posted six individual lens pages in my Gear Bag article series. I have covered my two super telephoto lenses, the Nikon 600mm f4 and the Nikon 200-400mm VR lens. These are superb lenses and enable me to do the bird and wildlife photography I do on a daily basis. I also have looked at the 24-70mm f2.8 lens and explained why this is my go to lens for general photography. I talk a little bit about my 16mm fisheye lens, why it is a specialty lens, and how I take advantage of the images it creates. I also examine the versatility of the 24-120mm lens and finally, focus on the extremely sharp 105mm macro lens.
There should be more lens pages coming later this week so be sure to check back.
By Drew Fulton on October 30th, 2009
After about two weeks without my main camera at Nikon’s service department, I just checked the repair status and it has been shipped and will be arriving today! Glad to hear it is on its way and I am pleased about the turn around time. I thought it would be much closer to a month rather than just two weeks. I can’t comment on the repair as it isn’t here yet, but I’ll be sitting at the window waiting for that big brown UPS truck!
By Drew Fulton on October 23rd, 2009
I’d like to take a minute to share a little about the project I worked on all last summer, the Kizilburun shipwreck excavation. My wife and I spent the summer living in a remote camp on the coast of Turkey as part of a team excavating a shipwreck over 2,000 years old. This really is a project my wife has worked on for a couple years now but this summer I was able to join the excavation as a photographer.
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By Drew Fulton on October 7th, 2009
I have spent the last few months creating this blog, working on the design, and writing content. Today, I have finally gone live. I know this site will become a great resource for photography tips, insight into natural history, and a great community of individuals interested in exploring the natural world. However, this site will only be as good as the community we can create. I encourage you to get involved by posting comments and questions. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and comments so I can improve the blog to bring you what you want to read.
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 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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