03May/17

Shooting Infrared with the Opteka 6.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens

For the last year I’ve been playing with the 2016 update of the Opteka 6.5mm f/3.5 Manual Focus Aspherical Circular Fisheye Lens. Once manufactured side by side with the Samyang and Rockinon fisheye lenses

21Nov/15

Harlequin Duck at the Ile de la Visitation Nature Park

11/21/2015Nature and Wildlife Photography1828, 400mm, Anatidae, animal, animalia, Anseriformes, aves, back, beautiful, bird, birding, canada, canard, chordata, colorful, D810, Discover, duck, eau, electric, feeding, food, handsome, harlequin, Histrionicus, hydro, Merginae, migration, montreal, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, ocean, outdoor, power, pretty, quebec, River, splashing, star, stephano, steve, troletti, trolettiphoto, vedette, water, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

Nature continues to impress us at the Île de la Visitation Nature Park. Ornithologists and wildlife photographers alike all remember the visit of the female harlequin duck in 2013. At the time

08Apr/15

A bevy of Herons – A Great start to Spring

This weekend we got to witness some Great Blue Herons that had just arrived around the Greater Montreal area. The usual spots along the St Lawrence. Overly crowded with weekend park-goers and photographers,

18Dec/14

The Barred Owl in the Snowy Forest

I like to explore remote areas in search of wildlife and a variety of Nature subjects. Finding a beautiful Owl can be very rewarding, especially when you get to spend some one

14Nov/14

ROLLEI INFRARED IR400 FILM WITH HOYA R72 FILTER

11/14/2014ENGLISH, Photography Gear Review© STEVE TROLETTI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Art and Culture, B&W, black, canada, film, filter, HIE, hoya, infrared, Infrared Photography, IR400, kodak, media type, montreal urban nature, nikon, North America, outdoor, parc de l'ile de la visitation, Photo, photography, quebec, r72, River, ROLLEI, sun, whiteSteve Troletti

I’m no film addict but once in a while I like to shoot film. It slows me down and makes me think more about my photography. I decided to get back into

10Oct/14

Double-crested Cormorants and other birds suffer because of our Trash

Portrait – Double-crested Cormorant We’ve all heard of these poor albatross chicks who perish on Midway Island with stomachs full of plastic waste. Clouds of micro-plastics in the center of the Pacific Ocean. One thing is certain, the plastic waste that pollutes the waters of the Pacific Ocean around Midway Island is not created by

02Jul/14

Female Wood Duck and her chicks – video

Just the other day I had a wonderful opportunity to observe a female Wood Duck and her chicks as they rested on a rock in the middle of the river. It was

13May/14

Black-crowned night herons have returned

05/13/2014ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography"canadian wildlife photographer", "european wildlife photographer", "italian wildlife photographer", 2014 Bird Migration Montreal Quebec Canada North America, avian, bird, birders, birding, Birding with Joel Coutu, Birds, Black-crowned Night Heron, canada, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, fauna, feeding, fish, Fishing, ivière-des-prairies, manfrotto, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, ornithology, Outings & Workshops, parc de l'ile de la visitation, Photo, photographe animalier quebecois, photography, quebec, River, stefano troletti, steve troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife photography, wordpressSteve Troletti

Last week, the Black-crowned night herons made their well awaited return. Black-crowned night heron Every year the Black-crowned night herons attract much of the attention from curious visitors to well seasoned residents who are

01Nov/13

Harlequin Duck in Montreal’s Ile de la Visitation Nature Park

11/01/2013ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, canada, Cité du Havre, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, female, Harlequin Duck, hydro, ile de la visitation, juvenile, loveyourplanet, male, montreal, Moulin, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, parc de l'ile de la visitation, Photo, photographer troletti, quebec, River, south, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, videos, water, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

Late the other day, I was walking along the shore of the Montreal’s Back River in the Ile de la Visitaion Nature Park. In a small canal in front of the Moulin

15Sep/12

Photos: Little Wood Ducks of all ages…

09/15/2012ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography1.4, 300mm, america, aves, avian, becurious, Biology, bird, Birds, chicks, chordata, Discover, duck, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, feathers, Flora and Fauna, loveyourplanet, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, Photo, photography, River, south, stefano, steve, tc, troletti, United States, United States of America, usa, water, Waterfowl hunting, wilderness, wildlife, Wood Duck, youngSteve Troletti

In the last few weeks I’ve been seeing wood ducks of greatly varied ages. Some especially young for this time of year. Sure you’d expect to see the juveniles that are almost

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