Pictorial Definitions of Juxtaposition

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Juxtaposition: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect

Sandhill Cranes - Bosque del Apache NWR - Feb. 2019
Nikon D4, 300mm f/4 + 1.4x teleconverter
1/2500 sec at f/5.6, ISO 360

Reddish Egret (White Morph) and Black Skimmer - Opal Beach, FL - June 2012
Nikon D300s, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x teleconverter
1/1600 sec at f/9, ISO 500

Reddish Egret (White Morph) and Black Skimmer - Opal Beach, FL - June 2012
Nikon D300s, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x teleconverter
1/4000 sec at f/9, ISO 800

Illustrates the relative size of Wood Stork and White Ibis, south LA, June 2019
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 lens + 1.4x teleconverter
1/2000 sec at f/5.6, ISO 2000

Wilson’s Phalaropes - St. Marks NWR, FL - May 2010
Nikon D300, 500mm f/4 + 1.7 teleconverter
1/640 sec at f/6.7, ISO 320

Snowy Egret flies by Reddish Egret - North Jetty entrance to Galveston Bay TX - June 2019
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, 300mm f/4 lens
1/2500 sec at f/5.6, ISO 640

Snowy Egret and Black-crowned Night Heron - Cheyenne Bottoms WA, KS - August 2017
Nikon D500, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x tc
1/3200 sec at f/6.3, ISO 900

Roseate Spoonbill and Snowy Egret - Bolivar Peninsula TX - August 2016
Nikon D500, 500mm f/4 lens + 1.4x teleconverter
1/1250 sec at f/6.3, ISO 640

Royal Terns - Ft. Pickens FL - July 2009
Nikon D300, 500mm f/4
1/2000 sec at f/6.3, ISO 200

Wilson’s Snipe - Bolivar Peninsula TX - Nov. 2014
Nikon D4, 500mm f//4 + 1.4x teleconverter
1/800 sec at f/11, ISO 5000

American White Pelican and Willets - Sanibel Island FL - Feb. 2012
Nikon D300s, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x teleconverter
1/4000 sec at f/8, ISO 400

Royal Terns - St. Augustine FL - May 2009
Nikon D300, 300mm f/4 lens + 1.7x teleconverter
1/1250 sec at f/8, ISO 200

Arctic Terns in front of an iceberg - Iceland - June 2009
Nikon D300, 300mm f/4 lens + 1.7x teleconverter
1/2500 sec at f/6.7, ISO 400

Sandwich Terns - Ft. Morgan State Park, AL - Sept. 2011
Nikon D300s, 500mm f/4 lelns
1/2000 sec at f/6.3, ISO 500

Lesser Yellowlegs - Opal Beach FL - Sept. 2009
Nikon D300, 500mm f/4 lens
1/1600 sec at f/8, ISO 640

Least Terns protecting nesting area - Ft. Pickens FL - June 2010
Nikon D300, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x teleconverter
1/800 sec at f/7.1, ISO 500

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.