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Raptor Photo Shoot

Posted on October 16, 2011 by setiawanphoto

As part of the Fall 2011 Photographers’ Field Day at the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Vienna, VA, I participated in the Raptor Photo Shoot. The birds were the ones that had been injured or cannot be released safely into the wild, so they’re now under the care of The Raptor Conservancy of Virginia and serve as ambassadors for education programs. Since the organization is funded solely through private donations, one way they raise funds is through photo shoots like this one where photographers can come and take close up photos of these magnificent birds that otherwise are difficult to find and photograph.

In the beginning..

Posted on October 15, 2011 by setiawanphoto

This morning I went to the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA, for the annual Photographers’ Field Day. I decided to attend a class on using social networking to promote photography works, and one of the suggestions was to use blog as a way to share one’s unique perspective. So, here it is — let’s see if this will work…

The photo below was taken at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA. It was one of those ‘magical moments’ I experienced when observing the nature at sunrise time. For the layout theme I used, I needed a photo that could be cropped to certain dimension, and this one fit pretty well. Also, it captures the essence what this blog is about – photography and travel (and the sunrise symbolizes the ‘beginning’). (Note: This photo was used as the header image for this blog for quite some time. Now I’ve added some other photos that would rotate randomly)