Nature Photographer and Music Producer
This is a public blog maintained by Jonathan Swanson. It will feature his music and photography.
Two days ago I was in the emergency room for sever dehydration from food poisoning. I am so grateful to now have the energy to go out today to get some photos. I believe nature is therapeutic and healing. I hope these images encourage you to go out and experience the healing effects of nature. To see my best photos and music videos please consider becoming a member....
Today was a beautiful day in Portland and decided to go to Willamette Park. I was able to get about 20 feet from a Red Tailed hawk. It was on a tree limb and was eating the remains of a cotton tail rabbit that it had recently caught. Here is the video of this red tailed hawk trying to eat its meal while being distracted by an annoying human pavarazzi. I also put together a short video of some photos and video footage of American
Read MoreScenes from my Daily Walk
Today I spent some time in Sellwood Riverfront Park. I encountered a Peregrine Falcon and was able to get some nice shots. I also stopped by Willamette Park and took some pictures of the sunset off of the board walk.
I recently recorded with a group called the Out There Quartet. The project is an original jazz suite inspired by Hillsboro Public Art. The Music was composed by Dan Bosshardt and Joe Aloia. You can find more information about this project at danbosshardt.com. Here are some of my latest photos from my piano studio.
There is a thriving population of mallard ducks in Portland. There are many duck ponds that are protected and allow a safe habitat for these beautiful ducks. Male Mallards have feathers on their head that can change color. It can be green, blue, or purple depending on how the light hits it. This iridescence is caused by refraction of light waves. The feather structures split light into its component colors much like a prism. This can also be seen on the heads of male hummingbirds.
Double Crested Cormorant … Read MoreCormorants on the Willamette River
Song Sparrows are beautiful but sometimes ignored by photographers because they lack the vibrant colors of other birds. They make up for their lack of flashy colors with their beautiful songs. I will sometimes record the song of s song sparrow on my phone. I will play back the recording and it will often attract the bird and allow me to get very close. This works with most song birds. Here is a series of song sparrow photos that I took today. I recorded it
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Jonathan Swanson is a music producer and pianist from Portland Oregon. Jonathan performs with his jazz trio around the Northwest. His music has been frequently featured on Portland’s local jazz radio station KMHD. Jonathan has helped record and engineer many of the segments for Lynn Darroch’s Grand Piano Series show featured on KMHD jazz radio. Here are some tracks featuring Jonathan on piano and vocals. Jonathan is also a songwriter and has recorded many original tunes . You can sample some of them with this
Jonathan Swanson enjoys photographing wildlife in Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. Oaks Bottom is a perfect habitat for Great Blue Herons. Jonathan says “I think they are getting used to seeing me and my camera. I was also able to photograph some young Bald Eagles. There are few bald eagles nesting in Portland near the Willamette River. I look forward to the return of the Ospreys later in Spring. I will be making these photos available for download and royalty free use exclusively for my Members.