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Swipe left ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ Sloshing around t Swipe left ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ Sloshing around through the lush green summer swamps of Florida fills me with a deep joy of being alive. There is something primeval about it. With mysterious names of plants like Guzmania and Ghost Orchid, I was easily enticed into exploring the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Studded with native Royal Palms and many tropical plants found only in Central America, the Fakahatchee is truly a remarkable place. 📷 FAKAHATCHEE STRAND 3 © 1999 . . . . #clydebutcher #largeformatphotography #filmisnotdead #bnwcaptures #deardorff #tmax100
My favorite lenses are wide-angle. I rarely use lo My favorite lenses are wide-angle. I rarely use long lenses, however on this image I photographed using a 450mm on my 5×7” view camera. I waited for two hours to get this picture because I wanted the light and shadows to be perfect. 📷 HALF DOME 48 © 2006 . . . . #exploreyosemite #filmisnotdead #clydebutcher #filmphotography #silvergelatin #yosemitenps #largeformatphotography
Niki and I woke up at 3:30 am in order to reach ou Niki and I woke up at 3:30 am in order to reach our destination. As the sun crested over the horizon we drove into the area I wanted to photograph and discovered the sun wasn’t where I thought it was going to be. It was coming up much further north than I thought, so we had to wait until the light was right. It felt good to sit quietly as Niki and I waited for the sun to continue the trip to a higher point in the sky. Later that morning the light was perfect and some clouds finally came into view. It was a peaceful day, with good photography; what more could I ask for? MANY GLACIER 1 © 2013 . . . . #glaciernps #exploremontana #largeformatphotography #bnwcaptures #filmisnotdead
I had a stroke in 2017, which means that I can no I had a stroke in 2017, which means that I can no longer use my large-format 8×10″ camera due to the weight (60lbs) of the gear. My life IS photography. I have a deep need to capture, on film, the beauty of the world around me. After the stroke, I began using a digital camera, and yes, there was a learning curve involved. Eventually, I came to enjoy the camera. I now use a walker when I photograph. My wife declares, “Clyde goes where no man has gone before in a walker!” I’ve gone through two walkers because I take them into both fresh and saltwater to capture the right angle of view. Being handicapped has not stopped me from being a photographer, nor has it changed my ability to see a composition. When I first began photographing again, it was Myakka River State Park that my wife and I enjoyed, and it was this tree, Live Oak 7, that I started shooting. This tree is my favorite oak tree in Myakka State Park. The rough texture of the tree, along with the soft feeling of the resurrection ferns and dripping moss, always fills me with peace. No matter from which direction I photograph the tree, or what time of year, there is a composition. This tree, and Myakka State Park, saved me and got me started photographing again. I continue photographing, even though some days are harder than others. The act of being out in wild nature and capturing that beauty to share with others is what keeps me alive and happy. 📷 MYAKKA LIVE OAK 7 © 2018 . . . . #bnwcaptures #myakka #clydebutcher #floridawild #myakkastatepark
“Change will not come if we wait for some other “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” -President Barack Obama . . . . #clydebutcher #everglades #noworneverglades #explorebigcypress #explorida #floridawild
This guy is the resident gator of my back pond dow This guy is the resident gator of my back pond down in @explorebigcypress. 🐊 Why is he called Loosescrew Gator? Well, when I bought the property in the middle of the Big Cypress National Preserve to build my gallery and home, a friend said I had to have a screw loose to build so far away from civilization. So, I called my property the Loosescrew Sanctuary… and this impressive creature became the Loosescrew Gator. 📷 LOOSESCREW GATOR © 1996 . . . . #explorebigcypress #bnwcaptures #floridawild #floridawildlife #evergladesnationalpark #therealflorida #explorida #visitflorida
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52388 Tamiami Trail Ochopee FL 34141
(239) 695-2428   |   bcg@clydebutcher.com
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