Episodes
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Fotobug Episode 308 - San Blas Island with the Guna Yala
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
The San Blas islands are located on the Caribbean side of Panama and are known as the Comarca de Guna Yala. These islands are controlled by the Guna Yala indigenous people who gained their independence in 1925. Our guide, Jesus Prestan talks about the revolution (which is celebrated the entire month of February) and the development of their flag. Please note that some confuse the symbol with the Nazi swastika, but it is actually based on a Hindu symbol. The islands are ideal for snorkeling!
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Fotobug Episode 307 - EMS Photo Tour Panama
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Jim just returned from a photo tour of Panama - yes we are finally traveling internationally again! This tour was conducted by our friends Essdras Suarez and M-J Adelman of EMS Photo Tours. This will be a two part series - this first part is an overview of Panama and part two in the next podcast will cover the San Blas islands and the Guna Yala people! Stay tuned!
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Fotobug Episode 295 - Travel Tips
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Fred and Jim will be heading out shortly to conduct workshops in North and South Dakota and decided to share some of their travel tips with their viewers. Jim does a lot of foreign travel and hopefully once Covid restrictions are lifted, both guys will be traveling more and we hope you will too! So, check their tips out and be sure to share some of yours!
Also check out the latest in photographic news!
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Fotobug Episode 293 - Boyd Hill Nature Preserve
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Boyd Hill Nature Preserve is located at the southern end of St. Petersburg bordering Lake Maggiore. This is a great city park to view and photograph alligators, turtles, hawks, eagles, owls, and more. It is also great for migratory birds in the fall and spring. The preserve is 245 acres and contains 6 miles of hiking trails. There is also a raptor rehab center for rescued owls, eagles, and hawks. Fotobug recommended!
Workshops at the Black Hills Photo Shootout at the end of September are filling up fast! This includes the Dakota adventure at Teddy Roosevelt National Park and 1880 Town! https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com/ to register!
Sunday May 02, 2021
Fotobug Episode 286 - Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is a little known, but great place to photograph birds and alligators! The drive is 11 miles along Lake Apopka, the fourth largest lake in Florida, and is located near Disney World. It is one of the major stop overs for migratory birds in the spring and fall. There is no fee and the drive is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays from 7:00AM until 3:00pm, the exit gate closes at 5:00pm. 2850 Lust Rd, Apopka, FL 32703 Check the podcast for Jim and Fred's recent trip!
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Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Fotobug Episode 280 - Honeymoon Island State Park
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
In our continuing series of places for nature photography in Florida, Jim and Fred go to Honeymoon Island State Park. Honeymoon Island is located of the coast of Dunedin, Florida on the west coast of Florida in the Tampa Bay area. The park has nesting eagles and great horned owls in addition to armadillos, gopher tortoises, ospreys, and even an occasional rattlesnake! But don't let that stop you - often voted as the top state park in Florida, well worth visiting!
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Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Fotobug - Episode 263 - Lake Wales Ridge
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Fred and Jim take a road trip to Lake Wales Ridge!
First, the recent photo news, Delkin Devices unveils a 2TB CFExpress card and Lexar has an affordable card reader that can easily and quickly transfer all that data! Lumix has released an app to turn the Lumix camera into a webcam, similiar to the one Canon recently released. Android Smartphones can become bricked if the user picks the wrong wallpaper - will be fixed in Android 13. GoPro announces a beta program to allow Hero 8 Black users to try out new features before they are added to the firmware. Fox News publishes obviously altered news photos and apologizes. Some Sony SD cards are corrupting video files and Sony will replace the cards for free.
Jim and Fred hit the road to Lake Wales to capture images of the rare Florida Blue Bee. Of course, the chances of encountering the bee are very slim - but any excuse to get out into the fresh air and capture some interesting images...! Lake Wales Ridge is the highest point in Florida and the Bok Singing Tower is located on Iron Mountain - a whopping 300 feet above sea level! Two million years ago the ridge was a series of islands and the flora and fauna there was isolated and therefore there are a lot of rare species only found in that area. Unfortunately, the increase in citrus farming and sub divisions has hurt these rare plants and animals, but many conservation groups are attempting to save them. One such creature thought to be extinct is the Blue Bee, but several specimens have recently been spotted around Lake Wales.
Keep listening for information about the upcoming Black Hills Photo Shootout in South Dakota in September - virus permitting!
Sunday Sep 29, 2019
Fotobug - Episode 244 - Triple D Ranch
Sunday Sep 29, 2019
Sunday Sep 29, 2019
We have more news to report! On1 Photo Raw 2020 is now available for public beta testing! Leica, Nikon, and Olympus announced they would not attend the 2020 Photokina in Germany. National Geographic announced they are shutting down "Your Shot". Yuneec and Parrot have announced new drones. More details and more news in the podcast!
Jim just returned from an outstanding week in northern Montana at the Triple D Game Ranch, Glacier National Park, Hungry Horse Dam and several local parks. Triple D was absolutely amazing and we plan to do future workshops there. The animals are well-treated and appeared to enjoy to photo sessions as much as we did! Contact me if you would be interested in attending a future session with us - or check their website at www.tripledwildlife.com .