Jim Coda Nature Photography

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025Landscape

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park

This is a photo taken at Zabriskie Point looking west at sunrise.

Here’s a photo I took years ago and never processed. It was taken at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park at sunrise.

March 10, 2025Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle, Alaska

This is a photo of a bald eagle landing on a snag on Homer Spit.

I used to love to go to Homer, Alaska, in March to photograph bald eagles. I wasn’t the only one. I’m sure more bald eagle photos have been taken in the Homer area than anywhere else in the world.

March 7, 2025March 10, 2025Brown Bear

Brown Bear, Alaska

This is a photo of a brown bear eating sedge grass at Silver Salmon Creek in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

Brown bear photography isn’t very far away now.

February 20, 2025elephant

Bull Elephant, Amboseli National Park

This is a photo of a bull elephant walking toward the camera in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

Photo of a bull elephant photographed in Amboseli National Park in June of 2023.

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025Bald Eagle

I looked at this 2008 photo on my website and decided to try to improve it. I never liked the background. The photo was taken with a flash and a Better Beamer Flash Extender. That may have been the problem.

This is a photo of a bald eagle at Homer, Alaska

The newer version is below.

This is a photo of a bald eagle in Homer, Alaska, taken with a strobe light.

I like this newest version better, but would be interested in any feedback. TIA.

February 4, 2025February 5, 2025Bobcat

Bobcat, Point Reyes National Seashore

This is a portrait photo of a male bobcat sitting and staring at the camera.

My favorite time to photograph landscapes and wildlife is from about an hour before sunset until about 30 to 40 minutes after sunset (the blue hour) because of the great colors, although I admit it’s much easier shooting landscapes than wildlife during the blue hour.

I photographed this male bobcat about a week ago. It was a couple of minutes before sunset and the light was fading fast. I was shooting with a Canon EF800 f/5.6 lens with a 1.4 teleconverter. Settings were 1/200 sec. at f/8 with an ISO of 5000. I was shooting out of my car window with the lens resting on a beanbag. Fairly steady, but not equal to a tripod. While the old rule is to shoot at a shutter speed at least equal to the focal length of the lens (1120mm focal length here so 1/1250 second shutter speed), I would have shot this bobcat at shutter speeds down to 1/30 sec. if I had needed to, with the expectation of some keepers.

This guy had a lot more red under his chin and more distinct spots than the one I posted three weeks ago. He was with a female who I assume he will stay with for a while. I hope to see their kittens this spring.

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025Coyote

Coyote, Point Reyes National Seashore

Photo of a coyote standing in a patch of dead thistle plants.

Photo of a coyote hunting gophers with a snout full of dirt. He’s standing in a patch of thistle. I would have preferred Doug Iris, but this isn’t portrait photography. We shoot what’s there.