Chthonic Wildlife Ramblings

One of the delights of photographing in Spring (and also Autumn) is the way the light becomes somewhat more vivid and clearer. This shot was taken out on the Hauraki Gulf early last week, just as the sun was rising. One of the tricks to taking these photos is to use a graduated ND filter to preserve more of the … Read More

One of the advantages to being in a small boat to photograph crocodiles, is the ability to compose shots of the animal swimming towards you.  This is also where having a competent lookout is handy too. This shot is from the Mary River up in the Northern Territory of Australia.  I was using an a700 with a 300/4 G prime … Read More

To reinforce the idea that a stalker is not some infatuated, pining soul, here’s some excerpts from just the week I was in China.  The person concerned here received prophetic dreams from God, which gives some context to the religious elements to these messages. At this point I had not communicated to the person for almost 2 months.  The theory … Read More

As this issue grinds on, weeks on, I have developed some strong feelings as to what not to say to someone in this position 🙂 The first, is don’t say that you must be flattered at this attention. Stalkers aren’t motivated by some mild infatuation. It’s an obsession. And it’s one that is based on an imagined and fantastical belief. Read More