As a nature and wildlife photographer, I am always seeking new adventures and opportunities to capture the beauty of nature through my lens. Recently, I had the privilege of photographing the American White Pelican at Brookville Lake in Indiana. It was an unexpected experience that, once again,...

Rather than my traditional stomping grounds in Florida, I wintered over in Indiana this year. Thankfully, it was a mild winter, considering I live in an RV. Other than some minor issues with frozen water lines in the belly of the RV, I stayed very comfortable inside my home on wheels. Not far...

In preparation for a short eBook I’m creating, I was taking stock of what I’ve been doing over the past 10 years. I was kind of surprised by some of my accomplishments since 2011. I never realized that I had been so productive. In the past 10 years, I have acquired and read...

It's a bad day to be a tiny crab. This young wood stork is about to have a crab dinner at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. I know it's a young wood stork because it still has feathers on the neck and head. This is what I would call a sketch image. I want to try to get something similar in...

A little over a year ago, I was photographing brown pelicans at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. A half mile away, I saw a large bird sitting atop a small, dead tree. Through my lens, it vaguely looked like a stork but I wasn’t sure. I did some research and discovered that wood storks...

I discovered these Roseate Spoonbills in the freshwater marshes in several areas of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Until two weeks ago, I had never seen or heard of the Roseate Spoonbill. I'm assuming they have always been around but my timing was not right until this year. Like the...

Had an incredible day out shooting today. Tracked down some wildlife I've been searching for over the past year. Will tell the full story as soon as I sort through 700 images, make selections, and process the images. For now, here's a nice photo of an alligator. Just a little guy, about four...

I found this American Flamingo hanging out at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in north Florida. I have never seen a wild flamingo this far north, and according to everything I've read, this bird is outside of its normal territory. Are the flamingos migrating further north due to global...

I spent the day photographing wildlife at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida and stumbled upon this pod of baby gators sunning themselves on a log. Mom was about 10 feet away keeping an eye on them. Okay, she was more than likely keeping an eye on me. This photo was taken with the...

After much thought and consideration, I decided to discontinue using the name Digital Photography Mastery for my website. Going forward, my blog is simply my name, Wes Gibson – Travel and Wildlife Photographer with the web address of wesgibson.com. This is actually the third name for...

Last night’s attempt at photographing the Alpha Monocerotids meteor shower was a dismal failure. Also known as the Unicorn Meteor Shower, the shower was predicted by experts to be a rare and spectacular event, lighting up the sky with hundreds of meteors in a very brief hour-long window. I...

Back in the trees, near the Forgotten Coast, just off Highway 319, south of Crawfordville, Florida, rests a collection of rusty Ford trucks and cars. With Mother Nature trying to reclaim the vehicles for her own, they’re easy to miss if not vigilant. Lined up in chronological...

The summer months are coming to an end and I’m back on the road again. Of course, I have my trusty travel dog, JoJo, along for the ride. As soon as he sees me preparing the RV for travel, he’s ready to get in the truck. Over the summer, I spent time visiting with my parents in...

It’s been one year on the road for myself and the Digital Photography Mastery blog. A year of learning, trials and tribulations, RV and truck repairs, bugs, paperwork, and chainsaws. Between all of that, I even managed to do some photography. Not as much as I would have liked,...

“Life is a great adventure…accept it in such a spirit.” ~Theodore Roosevelt   After my time in South Dakota visiting Badlands National Park, I headed to North Dakota to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park. During my Navy years, I was stationed aboard the USS Theodore...