Nature Photography by Leo Kulinski, Jr.

Foreword
All photographs, text, site design © 2000-2008, Leo Kulinski, Jr. All rights reserved.
Photographs may not be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without permission.
Buy Photographs l Humpback Whales l Gloucester l Thacher Island l Walden Pond l The White Mountains l White-tailed Deer l Backyard Weather l Wolves-1 l Wolves-2 l Wolves-3 l White's Woods l Eric Clapton l Contact l Astronomy l TibetFest l Running l Publications l Links l Veronica the Red-tailed Hawk l Tanglewood l Cats and Dogs


     Welcome to my website. I have been taking nature photographs for over 25 years. Some of my favorite subjects are featured here including Humpback Whales, White-tailed Deer, Wolves, Gloucester, Walden Pond, the White Mountains, Astronomy, White's Woods and Running. There is also a page with the current weather conditions updated every 5 minutes by my weather station in my backyard.

     The file size of all the photographs has been greatly reduced for faster webpage loading. The original files show much finer detail and it is from these original files that your photograph will be printed. For information on purchasing photographs click here.









Humpback WhalesThe humpback whale photographs are the result of 104 whale watches and lots of film and patience. Each visit with the whales is special, but every trip does not always produce the photographs you will see here. We visit the whales on their own terms, and over time we are rewarded with a glimpse into their very extraordinary lives.



White-tailed DeerWhite-tailed deer have always fascinated me. Ubiquitous yet elusive....close but never close enough....moving through shadows of dawn and dusk....mysterious and spiritual....dancing to an ancient rhythym. I will photograph white-tailed deer forever.





GloucesterMy passion for humpback whales brought with it an interest in the fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Gloucester is an ideal stepping stone for a trip to Stellwagen Bank which offers some of the most spectacular whale watching in the world. On my trips to and from Stellwagen I began to turn my camera toward Gloucester Harbor with its fishing boats and lighthouses. Included on this page are some photographs related to Sebastian Junger's book "The Perfect Storm", most notably some photos of a swordfishing vessel, the "Hannah Boden", and her former captain Linda Greenlaw.



Walden PondMy Walden Pond page was inspired by my annual visits to the pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Its most famous resident, Henry David Thoreau, lived in a cabin by the pond from 1845 to 1847. Along with my photographs I have added appropriate Thoreau quotations from his best known work "Walden", published in 1854.




White Mountains New HampshireI have been visiting the White Mountains of New Hampshire for the past twenty years. More physical effort went into capturing my White Mountain photographs than any others. Steep climbs, heavy packs, but worth every step.





WolvesThe wolf photographs evolved from my experiences with captive wolves. The photographs on page 1 were taken at the Sharon Audubon Center in Sharon, Connecticut. I was a volunteer there and had the rare opportunity to actually sit with the wolves in their enclosure. The photographs on page 2 come from my annual visits to Wolf Hollow in Ipswich, Massachusetts. On page 3 are photographs from the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York.


AstronomyAstronomy has been an interest of mine for many years. Just as whale photography requires patience, so too does photographing the heavens. Many cold evenings were spent at the telescope with numb fingers trying to change rolls of film, but I think the resulting photographs were worth it. Several photos of Comet Hale-Bopp are included on this page.




RunningThis page features photographs I've taken at various road races in New England and New York in the 1970's and 80's. Included are photos from several Boston Marathons and the 1984 Men's Olympic Trials Marathon in Buffalo, NY.



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E-mail: whalesandwolves@optonline.net

Buy Photographs l Humpback Whales l Gloucester l Thacher Island l Walden Pond l The White Mountains l White-tailed Deer l Backyard Weather l Wolves-1 l Wolves-2 l Wolves-3 l White's Woods l Eric Clapton l Contact l Astronomy l TibetFest l Running l Publications l Links l Veronica the Red-tailed Hawk l Tanglewood l Cats and Dogs