Life with Dylan

Category: photography

  • Tigers are really just big beautiful kitty cats

    I know them by name and could watch them all day long.

    I can take hundreds of pictures of them – never tiring of their beautiful features.

    Their strength is evident in their powerful shoulders and legs.

    Their massive paws glide effortlessly across logs, yet can take down prey in one swing.

    Their eyes tell a story.

    A story of strength and a story of sadness.

    No matter how I look at them, these animals melt my heart.

    This is Connor.

    Connor reminds me a lot of his mom Mek who moved to the Fresno Zoo.

    Such a beautiful kitty.

    You can see more pictures of my beloved tigers on Flickr

  • It’s a beautiful day for a balloon ride

  • A final farewell to Butterfly Jungle

    We enjoyed out first visit so much that we just had to go back to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for a second visit before butterfly jungle fluttered away until next year.

    I wouldn’t say our second visit was better or worse than the first, but rather different.

    A whole new experience – with some new butterflies not seen before.

    More butterfly pictures from our second visit are in my Butterfly Jungle Flickr album.

  • Happy first day of Spring!

  • Sunset Sunday – The magic moment

    Sometimes it’s not the golden hour that makes a sunset so memorable, but the short magic moment when the sky appears to be glowing and everything else becomes a silhouette  That moment just before the sun fades away – the magic moment between day and night.

    Have a fantastic week and don’t forget to take time to watch the sunsets.

  • Tigress Danai

    My son the budding photographer had to show off last week with this amazing picture of Danai. The crowds were surrounding the glass, but he just scooted his way through the people, right up next to the glass, and took this beautiful portrait. Just one of the advantages to being a child at the zoo. (Yes, I am envious of my son.)

    Read more about Danai and how we met her in the post Our tiger encounter at the San Diego Zoo.

    Photo credit: Dylan Fryer – taken at the San Diego Zoo during Discovery Days Cool Cats. 2013

  • Sunset Sunday – Beautiful Beginnings

    I have always loved sunsets, but I think I appreciate them more when I see a sunset through the lens of my camera. Deciding to take a picture of the sunset every month for a year as part of our family bucket list has turned out to be a great learning experience as well as a fun project. I’ve learned to watch each stage of the sunset – appreciating the changes in light and color of each one – from the very beginning to the very end when the sun is completely below the horizon.

    The bright orange sky was my favorite part of a sunset for a long time, but now I’ve come to love the beginning of a sunset. That moment when the sun is just starting to set and the sky is a mix of blue and orange. That moment when you know it is going to be an amazing sunset – the beautiful beginning of what’s to come.

    Have a fantastic week and don’t forget to take time to watch the sunsets.

  • Contrasting colors in nature

  • Getting lost behind the lens of a camera

    Sometimes it’s nice to get away from the daily routines of life for a few days. We all need time to relax and refresh our minds. 

    Take a walk in nature. Spend time with family. Follow your passions.
    I’ve spent the past two days getting lost behind the lens of my camera and I’m loving every moment of it.
    What do you do get away from life for a few days?
     

  • Cactus Skies at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

    I love the simple beauty that Mother Nature provides us with.