At the beginning of September, Gabi and I moved from Texas to Connecticut. We really love living in the Northeast again. We love the New England landscape of rolling hills, forests, small ponds and streams […]
Author Archives: Gábor Ruff
New Article in Természetbúvár: Climate Change and Animals
My latest article has been published in the 4/2019 issue of Természetbúvár magazine in Hungary. It’s about how climate change effects animal behavior. The article is illustrated with my images.
Monument Valley – Arizona, Utah
Besides the cactus covered mountains in southern Arizona, probably the best-known location of the American West is the Monument Valley on the border of Arizona and Utah, so we didn’t want to miss it on […]
Grand Canyon National Park – Arizona
One of the main reasons of our recent road trip was to see the Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. The gorge of the Colorado River is one of the Wonders of the World […]
Saguaro National Park – Arizona
After leaving the Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, we drove to Tucson, Arizona, where we visited the Saguaro National Park. This park consists of two separate areas and it’s the home to the […]
Carlsbad Caverns National Park – New Mexico
The last week of May, Gabi and I went on a big road trip to the Wild West. We visited four national parks and one tribal park. Our first destination was the Carlsbad Caverns National […]
Nature First
Nature photography has undergone a huge transformation in the last few years with the rise of different social media platforms and digital technology that made much easier to take photos. More and more people are […]
Wildflowers in the Texas Hill Country
Gabi and I spent the last weekend of March in the Texas Hill Country to see wildflowers. This time of year, bluebonnets and other wildflowers are blooming all along the roadways in Texas. Unfortunately, the […]
Wildlife Watching at Brazos Bend State Park – Texas
Last weekend Gabi and I went to the Brazos Bend State Park (map) again. It wasn’t a photography trip, we just hiked around the Elm Lake to watch some wildlife, however, I brought my big […]
2018: The Year in Review
As the end of each year draws to a close, I usually look back over my photography of the past year and select 10 images that mostly highlight my work in the year. This past […]
I am selling prints
A few months ago I bought a Canon Pixma Pro-100 photo printer, so now I can make and sell prints too. The Canon Pro-100 is a large format professional quality inkjet photo printer. It can […]
New Article in Természetbúvár Magazine: Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
My article about Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA has been published in the latest issue of Természetbúvár magazine in Hungary. This is my seventh article in this popular science magazine. As always, my latest […]
Bluebonnets in the Houston area – Texas
Texas is beautiful in springtime. This time of year, all along the roadways, bluebonnets and other wildflowers are making their annual flashy appearance and the sight is spectacular. This is usually a two to four […]
Nature Photography Video – Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
Here is my latest nature photography video. This is about Brazos Bend State Park in Texas. The park is home to various wildlife, including alligators and many bird species. It provides a great opportunity for […]
Super Blue Blood Moon in Texas
A rare celestial occurrence, called a Super Blue Blood Moon happened today. It means that a super moon (when the moon is closer to Earth and looks a little bigger), a blue moon (a second […]
Highlights from 2017
As I’ve done in the past few years, I would like to take a look back at the past year, so I selected 10 images that mostly highlight my work in 2017. It was an […]
Swimming Alligator at Brazos Bend State Park – Texas
Our favorite park in Texas, the Brazos Bend State Park (map) is finally open again after being devastated by Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent flooding in August. Last weekend, Gabi and I visited this park […]
Solar Eclipse in Texas
The Great American Eclipse took place yesterday. The entire continuous United States experienced at least a partial solar eclipse and from Oregon to South Carolina the moon blacked out the sun entirely. In Texas it […]
Eastern Chipmunk at Assabet River NWR – Massachusetts
Last week we visited New England. While Gabi was attending a scientific conference in Boston, I explored Massachusetts. One of the best places I found was the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge (map). In this […]
Kemp’s ridley sea turtles at Padre Island – Texas
We spent the 4th of July weekend at Padre Island National Seashore in South Texas (map) to watch newly hatched sea turtles get released into the wild. This park protects 70 miles of coastline, dunes, […]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Tennessee
A few weeks ago, Gabi and I went on a long road trip up north. It wasn’t a photography trip, but we managed to spend one day in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in […]