WELCOME

Hi, I'm Neely! Welcome to my nature photography portfolio. 

My work spans across cloudscape, landscape, wildlife, and macro photography. 

Currently shooting with a Nikon D500 Body || AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f35-5.6G ED VR Lens || AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens

My Personal Favorites Showcasing Nature's Raw Beauty and Intricate Details

Golden | UCSC, CA
a male Allen's Hummingbird showing his full colors

Seen | Huddart Park, CA
a cautious deer determines its next move

Face to Face | Coyote Hills Regional Park, CA
a week of rain brings mice to eat 

Red Skies | Pleasure Point Beach, CA
low tides under red skies 

Connect | Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve, CA
a coyote looks my way after an attempted hunt 

Landing | Ed R. Levin County Park, CA
Bald Eagle flying back to his perch after dropping his fish 

Double Duty | Huddart Park, CA
two male turkeys showing off a full display 

Colors | Pescadero State Beach, CA
rainbow reflections on a wave's spray

[Macro] Minimalist | Henry Cowell State Park, CA
q mushroom towers over the forest floor below 

Majestic Mountains | Sequoia National Park, CA
ombre mountain hues following the clearing of a storm 

Sleepy | Alum Rock Park, CA
sleepy Western Screech Owl yawns at dusk

[Macro] Eye Contact | Gamble Garden, CA
Jumping Spider sits on a dahlia 

Translucence | Caldwell, ID
female Anna's hummingbird enjoys a trumpet vine

[Macro] Beeautiful | Gamble Garden, CA
honey bee with pollen pants

Salt Marsh Sunset | Alviso Marina County Park, CA
sunset reflections over the salt marsh

Landing King | Los Gatos Creek County Park, CA
male Kingfisher coming in for landing

Mirrored | Ed R. Levin County Park, CA
dipping into the reflection of where the mountain meets the sky

Dawn | Los Lagos Golf Course, CA
a red fox sits calmly at sunrise 

[Macro] 3D Vision | San Jose, CA
intricacies of a female Praying Mantis

Framed | UCSC, CA
California Scrub Jay perfectly framed in the towering foliage

Morning Dew | UCSC, CA
droplets of morning dew on a spider web

[Macro] A Larvae's Lunch | San Jose, CA
ladybug larvae x aphid on jasmine bud

Lightning at Dawn | San Jose, CA
lightning strike from 2020's infamous dry storm during CA's most historic fire year

Swift and Startled | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, ID
a male northern harrier's quick getaway

Spiral Delight | Ulistac Natural Area, CA
Heliotropium Curassavicum

Camouflaged | Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve, CA
a spider camouflages with the dense, dry foxtails on the hillside

Summer Storm Sunset | Alviso Marina County Park, CA
Sunday evening sunset illuminating the golden reeds beneath the storm

Blank Stare | Alum Rock Park, CA
bobcat stands defeated after narrowly missing a grey fox for breakfast 

Struggle | Ed R. Levin County Park, CA
Double-Crested Cormorant wrestles with a trout

[Macro] Cool Colored Morning | San Jose, CA
Little Yellow Butterfly on leaf

[Macro] Lily for Lunch | Caldwell, ID
great green bush cricket on lily

Mammatus | Sierra Vista Open Space Reserve, CA
mammatus clouds in an afternoon isolated thunderstorm

Crisp Coastal Morning | Half Moon Bay, CA
sunrays filter through eucalyptus trees and clearing fog

Evening Catch | Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, CA
snowy egret x flatfish in the setting sun

Land, Sea and Sky | Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, CA
coastal cliffside cypress trees x Trentepohlia Aurea 

Double Dazed | Alum Rock Park, CA
black-tailed mule doe and fawn grazing by the stream 

Territory Disputes | Caldwell, ID
female hummingbird protecting her flowers

Floral Finds | Arizona Cactus Garden, CA
Argentine giant cactus bloom 

Family | Shoreline Lake & Park, CA
Eared-Grebe parents caring for their young

[Macro] Shroom | Henry Cowell State Park, CA
mushrooms on the forest floor

[Macro] Duo | Henry Cowell State Park, CA
a Scoliopus Bigelovii's humble beginnings 

Mates | Natural Bridges State Beach, CA
nesting Brandt's Cormorants enjoy a sunny morning

Fiery Sky | Alviso Marina County Park, CA
a summer storm's evening glow

Ombre | Rancho San Antonio County Park, CA
male Anna's hummingbird

Feed Me | Vargas Plateau, CA
Yellow-Billed Magpie fledgliing calls out for food

Cool Warmth | Los Gatos Creek County Park, CA
fleeting green heron in Autumn reflections 

Geometric | Alviso, CA
Stratocumulus Lenticularis Undulatus

[Macro] Growing | Shoreline Lake & Park, CA
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar feasts on wild fennel

Dabbling | Natural Bridges State Beach, CA
water trickles from a Great Egret's beak in a beach lagoon 

[Macro] Delicate Decay | Sanborn County Park, CA
lace-like decaying leaf adorning a fallen tree in the forest 

Generations | Point Reyes National Sea Shore, CA
Tule Elk on the Tomales Point Trail

Sweet Tweet | San Jose, CA
Anna's Hummingbird chick puffing up for food

Stormy | Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve, CA
sunny hills line menacing skies 

Strut of Success | Rancho San Antonio County Park, CA
a Great Blue Heron catches a vole as the sun sets

Feast | Baylands Nature Preserve, CA
Red-Tailed Hawk feasting on a fresh catch 

Fantastic Four | Calero County Park, CA
two pairs of Western Grebes rush at sunset

Double Dive | Coyote Hills Regional Park, CA
two Red-Tailed Hawks dive through the air

Cleaning | Ed R. Levin County Park, CA
Turkey Vulture with ground squirrel

Diligent | San Jose, CA
a mother Anna's Hummingbird works on her nest 

Unbothered | Foster City Shell Bar, CA
a burrowing owl perches by the shoreline

Surprise | Ed R. Levin County Park, CA
a pocket gopher shovels dirt out of its burrow 

Preening | Ed R. Levin County Park, CA
a crusty Egret preens at dawn 

Space | Ed R. Levin County Park, CA
Double-Crested Cormorant demanding space

Takeoff | Ed R. Levin County Park, CA
juvenile Bald Eagle taking off to escape pesky crows 

Swept Away | Wilder Ranch State Park, CA
unsuspecting Harbor Seals get swept off their rock by a rogue wave

Dapper | Ed R. Levin County Park, CA
Double-Crested Cormorant in breeding plumage