Jay Ryser Photography: Recently Added Galleries and Collections

Favorites

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:16:13 GMT

These photos represent some of my favorite images. Some are available for sale, others are not available as they are under contract through a stock agency. To purchase available prints, go to the folder for that specific photo category to check purchase options.

Burrowing Owls

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:03:48 GMT

Pikas

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:27:39 GMT

Pika spend their short summers gathering alpine grasses and plant intotiny hay bales that they dry out for use in the winter. They don'thibernate, and are awake and active in their burrows and tunnels. Ifyou get too close to one of their tiny hay bales, they will emit a loud"ENK" noise to get you to back off. They're considereda "canary in the coal mine" species, as they're very sensitive toenvironmental changes.

Pika are also difficult to photograph.They're small (about the size of a small to medium potato), blend inwell with their surroundings, run between and under rocks in the talus,and seems to be constantly on the move.

Elk

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:50:11 GMT

Marmots

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:56:48 GMT

Marmots and pika are both alpine species that reside above tree line in the mountains. They share habitat and usually co-exist reasonably well. They are both at-risk species due to climate change. Pika in particular are extremely vulnerable to high temperatures (above 80 degrees F), and that severely limits their ability to migrate to new areas.

Marmots eat and put on weight in the short alpine summer so that they can hibernate through the long cold winter. They're also one of the few species that are considered altruistic - that is, they remain in danger to call out warnings to their peers - a loud SQUEAK.".

Marmots - Babies

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:49:35 GMT

New Addition

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:34:46 GMT

We had a new addition to the family, my brother and his wife - Annalisa. 8lbs, 2oz

I used the 50mm f/1.4 and I'm glad I chose the fastest lens I had. Light levels were low and backgrounds not too great. Even shooting wide open at times I still had low shutter speeds and ISO's up to 800.

Mountain Goats

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:12:21 GMT

Mountain Goat Kids

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:09:58 GMT

Birds

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:55:48 GMT

Wildlife - Misc.

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:20:35 GMT

The Dahl Sheep in this gallery are from the Denver Zoo. The Buffalo are from Genesee, CO herd (captive). I believe all the other animals are wild and in their natural environments.

Misc

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:18:22 GMT

Stock

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:19:46 GMT

These images are under contract with a stock agency and are no longer for sale directly by me. If you are interested in these photos for commercial or editorial use, please contact me.

If you wish to purchase this image, go to http://www.firstlight.com

Fox Kits

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:44:59 GMT

Prairie Dogs

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:14:51 GMT

Coyote Pups

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:08:43 GMT

Red Fox

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:34:53 GMT

Fox Portraits

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:30:54 GMT

I know - I have a lot of red fox pictures. These are my fox "portraits." Most have the tail cut off (well, not literally) and emphasize the face and, hopefully, personality.

Red Fox in Snow

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:28:01 GMT

Coyote

jayryser@gmail.com (Jay Ryser Photography) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:39:36 GMT

I've been looking for a new photography challenge, and decided to focus on (pun kind of intended) on the coyotes at a local park close to my house.

Coyotes are tough subjects, as they're smart, fast, and tend to be camera shy. These coyotes are living up to their end of the challenge so far. I have to get sneakier and more stealthy to be able to get a decent shot.