Charles Schmidt Photography

Charles Schmidt Photography Join me on my journey to improve my photography and to share the beauty of this world we are privileged to be a part of! My father was an avid photographer.

📸Photographer
🦅Birds 🐯Animals 🌻Flowers🌄Landscapes
🌠Wonders of the World in Action
👉To Purchase Fine Art Photography Prints or Sign up for Newsletter to Learn Pro Tips Visit the Website Link I started learning photography in high school over 40 years ago! I got my first Canon film camera and set up my own darkroom in our basement. I concentrated mainly on black and white photography those days. I

got my first digital camera in 2005 and have practiced almost daily since. I love photographing all aspects of nature - wildlife, plants, landscapes, insects, etc...

I love seeing and taking pictures of the wonders of what our world has to offer - Beautiful landscapes, wildlife in action, close ups of flowers and butterflies, and more. Now that I am retired, I will be sharing my photography experiences as I visit new places, learn to see old places in a new light, learn and practice new photography and post-processing skills, and apply techniques I have learned over the years as an amateur photographer. To learn photography Pro Tips sign up for Newsletter. If you want to find out more about Charles Schmidt or purchase his fine art photography, please visit the website link.

Painted Turlte sunning itself at Huntley Meadows Park. Enjoy!
06/18/2026

Painted Turlte sunning itself at Huntley Meadows Park. Enjoy!

A leap of faith! This Green Heron decided the fishing might be better from a higher perch. Taken at Huntley Meadows Pa...
06/17/2026

A leap of faith! This Green Heron decided the fishing might be better from a higher perch. Taken at Huntley Meadows Park.

Tech info: Canon R5 with Rf 100-500mm lens plus 1.4x extender. Taken handheld at 700mm. Settings were 1/1600 sec at f/10 and ISO 1600.

Here's something I wanted to share: a red-shouldered hawk perched on a slim post, head turned with a keen, unblinking st...
06/17/2026

Here's something I wanted to share: a red-shouldered hawk perched on a slim post, head turned with a keen, unblinking stare. Without color, light and shadow define the bird's form and texture, with the wings catching a subtle metallic reflection against the velvety midtones of the chest. The mood is calm and watchful, more poised patience than aggression. See it up close: https://www.cschmidtphotos.com/warehouse-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/red-shouldered-hawk-hunting-in-b-w

Osprey flying over the marsh at Huntley Meadows with two fish it had just caught!! Look closely and you will see two fi...
06/16/2026

Osprey flying over the marsh at Huntley Meadows with two fish it had just caught!! Look closely and you will see two fish in this Osprey's talons.

Tech info: Canon R5 with RF 100-500mm lens plus 1.4x extender. Shot handheld at 700mm. Settings were 1/3200 sec at f/10 and ISO 6400. Processed in Lightroom Classic.

Bald Eagle soaring over Belmont Bay!
06/13/2026

Bald Eagle soaring over Belmont Bay!

Great Egret on black. I decided to try something different with this photo. To make the egret stand out I reduced the ...
06/11/2026

Great Egret on black. I decided to try something different with this photo. To make the egret stand out I reduced the exposure on the background during processing.

Muskrat eating its salad at Mason Neck State Park. Enjoy!!
06/10/2026

Muskrat eating its salad at Mason Neck State Park. Enjoy!!

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