Allison Wilson Photography

new photos

2010-05-18T18:41:00.002-05:00

It has been raining a lot, so I haven't been able to spend as much time as I'd like in my blind. This weekend looks like it will be nice, so I'm going to get out there. Probably after the market on Saturday and early Sunday morning.
Tonight I'm heading out to get some firefly shots. A friend invited me over where she said thousands of the bugs are hanging out in a field by her house. I'll post the results.

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Muskrat love...

2009-12-10T20:01:00.005-06:00

For some reason, I really love muskrats. They are cute and fun to watch. It never gets old. This photo was taken Aug. 16, 2009 at Mammoth Spring, Ark.

Aug. fawn

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Jumping through a frosty field...

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Time to say goodbye....

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Dec. 5 buck

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Three deer

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Dec. 5 - First sight

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Dec. 5, 2009

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On Saturday, Dec. 5, it was about 11 degrees when I woke at 5 a.m. and headed out to the farm to sit in my stand and look for wildlife. I arrived at my parents' farm and my father drove me out to the field. By the time I got settled in, it was about 6:15. The cold really didn't bother me until about 7 or 7:30...for some reason, whenever the sun starts peeking out is when it really seems the coldest. There was no wind; I was happy about that.

At about 8:15 a.m., I saw what appeared to be a deer. It was about 100 yards away and it was really difficult to see through the trees. There is a power line right-of-way nearby and I realized it was walking down the fence line. As it moved, more followed. I was sure at this point that it was deer because of the shape of the body, height and movement. It was hard to tell just how many were playing follow the leader. Several. I was hoping they were going to cross the fence and come straight to my stand. I could see they were passing right by. They were moving toward the main dirt road. It was possible they would go right over the fence and continue down the lane. Technology then came into play. I called my dad with my cellphone.

Whispering, "Dad? Can you hear me?"

"Yes. What is it?"

"I just saw a bunch of deer walking down the fence line toward the gate. They went right by and I didn't get any pictures."

"You didn't get any pictures?"

"No. I could barely see them through the trees."

"You think I should drive down the road?"

"Yes. Hurry."

I knew that those deer were between me and my dad's house. If he drove down the road, they just might get spooked enough to come back my way.

Sure enough, within 15 minutes I could hear rustling through the woods. I was ready.

Throughout the morning, from daylight to dark, I am constantly changing the settings on my camera so that I will be ready when something comes out. Most of the time, as in this case, I only have a few seconds to get the shot. Well, there were no "monster" bucks in this crowd, but it was very thrilling to see at least four or five deer running towards me. Hope you enjoy. I included one shot that is kind of blurry, but the deer was so beautiful jumping through the frosty field, so I wanted to share.

New photographs coming up....

2009-12-10T13:16:00.003-06:00

I have been working and spending a lot of time out in my blind and stand, so I have not posted in a really long time. On the days when it is above 30 or 40 degrees, I still plan to get out there and look for wildlife. When it gets colder, I'll be spending a lot more time posting recent photographs and talking about expeditions.

Lately, I've been searching for a big buck. What I have ended up with are some beautiful shots of does and button bucks. He is out there somewhere, and I'll keep looking.

Next year, I'm planning to visit a friend and her husband in Denver. They own a cabin in the mountains and have promised to take me out to get pictures. They have lots of deer, mountain goats, coyotes and bears. I'm really excited about the opportunity.

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Wild Turkeys

2009-03-29T12:33:00.003-05:00

I'm very excited to share my new turkey pictures. I have been seeing several turkeys, hens and jakes, over the past several weeks, but unfortunatly, they didn't stick around very long. I guess they have excepted the blind, however, and on March 22, 2009, they came out and grazed around for about an hour and a half. I was so happy to watch three jakes as they tried to impress a hen.

I have recently upgraded to a D90 and had enough time to get a little video, too. Hopefully I can get some posted soon.

Muskrat

2009-02-03T18:11:00.000-06:00

Photo Show Reception

2009-02-03T18:03:00.003-06:00

Welcome new members and thank you for joining!

Things have been a little slow lately with the weather, but I have tons of new photos to post and stories to tell.

Just a reminder, please join me 2 p.m. Sunday at the West Plains Civic Center for the opening of my photography show. There will be a reception with refreshments and I will have about 70 photos on display.

Wait just a little bit longer.....

2008-12-11T07:22:00.005-06:00

Sunday, I crawled into my blind at about 6:15 a.m. It was pitch dark and freezing cold.

The day was slow and I hadn't seen a thing all morning. My dad called at noon, worried because I hadn't been to their house yet and it was hovering at about 25 degrees. I decided to take a short lunch break.

When I came back at 1 p.m., it was not quite as cold, but the wind had picked up and the opening in my blind felt like a wind tunnel. At 4:30, it started getting dark. It was almost to the point of being too dark to take pictures. At 5 p.m., I decided to call it a day. I called my mom to bring the car around and as soon as I hung up my cell phone, I saw a beautiful buck slowing walking out of the woods towards me. It was too late to call her back, so I just snapped away.

website

2008-12-06T16:07:00.002-06:00

For those of you interested in more information about my photography, just ask.
I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have. Thanks for visiting and please
check back. As I go on shoots, I will add new photos here and talk a little about each one.

Mallard

2008-11-28T16:19:00.003-06:00

This Mallard photo was taken using a Nikon D50 with a 200 mm zoom lens.