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Jim Urbach was born and raised in New Jersey. He attended Williams College and graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. After two years at Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, he completed his orthopedic residency at University of Pittsburgh. Following his tour of duty as Chief of Orthopedics at Lyster Army Hospital, Ft. Rucker, Alabama he moved to Florida and practiced his specialty in the greater Orlando area for 27 years.

In the early 1980's Jim became enamored with scenic photography and travel. Since 1994 he has found Nature and Wildlife Photography more challenging. To this end his travels have included 12 trips to Alaska, 5 safaris to Africa and other trips to France, Greece, Norway and Denmark. In 2006 he traveled to Japan, India and Nepal. I returned to Antarctica in January 2008 and visited Iceland for the first time in June. He has also traveled extensively throughout the U.S. His U.S. trips have included California, New England, New Mexico, Utah, Montana, Arizona and Texas, just to name a few. Please check back from time to time as Jim is constantly adding more images. Thanks again for viewing. E-mail:f5eagle@aol.com

Featured Galleries

Award Winning Images : Contest images and published works.

Award Winning Images

Contest images and published works.

Updated: Jan 05, 2010 12:48pm PST

Iceland 2008 : I was fortunate to join Chas Glatzer (www.shootthelight.com) in June 2008 along with 9 others and Yann (Yann@internet.is) a bird naturalist and driver. What a fabulous experience. At Latrabjarg, we could almost reach out and touch puffins, At Floi, we were among the magnificent red-throated loons with their chicks. The stark landscapes, highly friendly people and superb wildlife opportunities make this a great place to revisit. Over 80% of these images are saved as at least 65MB tiffs so large size prints can be purchased. Email me requests for pricing. Hope you enjoy viewing Jim Other times to visit are mid July into August when the puffins fly in with fish to feed their chicks. Reportedly during the end of March and the first two weeks in April, King Eiders may be photographed. Not sure how close. Also not sure of the times to see Barrow's goldeneyes at Lake Myvatn. Email Yann or Daniel Bergman.

Iceland 2008

I was fortunate to join Chas Glatzer (www.shootthelight.com) in June ...

Updated: Sep 09, 2008 4:35am PST

Animals of Montana 2009 : All images were taken at Animals of Montana in January 2009. Thanks to Troy Hyde for training these creatures so well. I used a 1DM3 Canon camera and mostly a 70-200 IS f4 lens with a 1.4x teleconverter and to a lesser degree a 300IS f2.8 plus 1.4x. Although I did bring a tripod, I found I liked the freedom and flexibility of hand holding and being able to respond and change my position to be at eye level to these maginificent creatures. This proved to be a tremendous advantage in capturing images. All images are at least 50 MB in size and can be ordered as large as 16x 24 inches on request.

Animals of Montana 2009

All images were taken at Animals of Montana in January 2009. Thanks to ...

Updated: Mar 03, 2009 7:43am PST

2009 Homer, Alaska Eagles : All images taken in Homer Alaska in March 2009 as I joined Chas Glatzer again for a fantastic workshop. Homer does not permit feeding of eagles by individuals any longer. By renting a fishing boat and crossing Kachemack Bay, we were able to toss fish from the boat . All of these fascinating fishing images were taken with a 70-200 lens and 1DMIII camera. The non fishing flight images were taken near Jean's yard as were the finch images. The ducks were taken down on the beach at Land's End. Of course all participants got along so well. It was great to meet so many new fellow photographers Almost all can be printed up to 24x 36 inches. You must contact me so I can arrange printing and pricing of any image.

2009 Homer, Alaska Eagles

All images taken in Homer Alaska in March 2009 as I joined Chas Glatze ...

Updated: Apr 02, 2009 5:53pm PST

Galleries

Bach Symphony :

Bach Symphony

Updated: Jan 07, 2010 10:40am PST

Iceland 2008 : I was fortunate to join Chas Glatzer (www.shootthelight.com) in June 2008 along with 9 others and Yann (Yann@internet.is) a bird naturalist and driver. What a fabulous experience. At Latrabjarg, we could almost reach out and touch puffins, At Floi, we were among the magnificent red-throated loons with their chicks. The stark landscapes, highly friendly people and superb wildlife opportunities make this a great place to revisit. Over 80% of these images are saved as at least 65MB tiffs so large size prints can be purchased. Email me requests for pricing. Hope you enjoy viewing Jim Other times to visit are mid July into August when the puffins fly in with fish to feed their chicks. Reportedly during the end of March and the first two weeks in April, King Eiders may be photographed. Not sure how close. Also not sure of the times to see Barrow's goldeneyes at Lake Myvatn. Email Yann or Daniel Bergman.

Iceland 2008

I was fortunate to join Chas Glatzer (www.shootthelight.com) in June ...

Updated: Sep 09, 2008 4:35am PST

Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica 2008 : I feel very lucky to have visited this area of the world for a second time. I found the chicks I had hoped to see, but never expected to see a snowstorm on Paulet Island. Many thanks to Peter Harrison, the most spell binding story teller I have ever heard, Shirley Metz, his lovely, capable and accomplished wife, Mike Messick and Jonathan Rossouw of Zeagrahms, the Clipper Adventurer staff and my fellow adventurers for making this trip so memorable. This galley is composed of my better wildlife images and other memorable views from my trip. Enjoy viewing

Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica 2008

I feel very lucky to have visited this area of the world for a second ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2008 8:26am PST

Sandhill Crane : These images of one and two day old chicks were taken near my home in Sanford, Florida. I visited the nest for 20 consecutive days, both early AM and late PM. Finally on Sunday morning I observed two adults at the next site and when the one on the nest got up, there was the first chick and one egg in full view. Later that day the chick was 70 yards from the nest..

Sandhill Crane

These images of one and two day old chicks were taken near my home in ...

Updated: Jun 02, 2007 9:45am PST

Antarctica, South Georgia Island, and the Falklands 2002 : Views from my trip taken mid November into early December 2002

Antarctica, South Georgia Island, and the Falklands 2002

Views from my trip taken mid November into early December 2002

Updated: Apr 11, 2007 6:30am PST

Exotic Butterflies : These butterfies are a real challenge. I hope to get to Costa Rica in 2009 to try and get some in their native environment. Please let me know if any identifications are in error. Prints of these images may be ordered as most original Tiffs are at least 65 MB in size. Plese contact me for ordering. Hope you enjoy viewing. Last updated November 27, 2009

Exotic Butterflies

These butterfies are a real challenge. I hope to get to Costa Rica in ...

Updated: Nov 26, 2009 9:58am PST

Butterflies : Many of these butterfly images are from Lukas Nursery. Some are from the wild or other butterfly conservatories. All images are at least 65 MB and are for sale, but you must notify me as to size desired. Last updated 09/15/09

Butterflies

Many of these butterfly images are from Lukas Nursery. Some are from ...

Updated: Sep 15, 2009 7:26am PST

Caterpillars : Photgraphing these caterpillars is challenging. One of the biggest problems is employing enough DOF and speed so all is sharp. Then you need to achieve a non-distracting blurred background. All images are for sale. Most original tiffs are at least 65 MB. Contact me regarding pricing. Latest update 09/14/09

Caterpillars

Photgraphing these caterpillars is challenging. One of the biggest pr ...

Updated: Sep 15, 2009 6:25am PST

Red-eyed Tree Frog :

Red-eyed Tree Frog

Updated: Sep 23, 2008 6:20pm PST

Snow Monkeys-Japan 2006 : I loved the snow monkeys in central Honshu and really lucked out with the white-tailed eagles, japanese cranes and of course the majestic stellar sea eagles in Rausu.

Snow Monkeys-Japan 2006

I loved the snow monkeys in central Honshu and really lucked out with ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2008 8:16am PST

Roseate Spoonbills :

Roseate Spoonbills

Updated: Apr 10, 2007 2:07pm PST

Award Winning Images : Contest images and published works.

Award Winning Images

Contest images and published works.

Updated: Jan 05, 2010 12:48pm PST

2008Alaska Bears, Puffins, Seals : What a great trip with Chas Glatzer( www.shootthelight.com). Many thanks to Angela and Perry, Darryl, Bob, and Gary at Katmai Wilderness Lodge on Kukak Bay. Yes I know there are too too many bears but they were fantastic. Never once a charge or threatening gesture and at times they came within 15 feet of us. I marveled at our ability each day to be so close to these magnificent powerful creatures who went on with their fishing and let us be so close to them. All images are at least 65MB so they will easily print 16x24 or larger. Contact me for pricing.

2008Alaska Bears, Puffins, Seals

What a great trip with Chas Glatzer( www.shootthelight.com). Many tha ...

Updated: Sep 09, 2008 4:40am PST

India- Fall 2006 :

India- Fall 2006

Updated: Jan 29, 2007 8:56am PST

India II- Fall 2006 :

India II- Fall 2006

Updated: Jan 29, 2007 8:55am PST

Animals of Montana 2009 : All images were taken at Animals of Montana in January 2009. Thanks to Troy Hyde for training these creatures so well. I used a 1DM3 Canon camera and mostly a 70-200 IS f4 lens with a 1.4x teleconverter and to a lesser degree a 300IS f2.8 plus 1.4x. Although I did bring a tripod, I found I liked the freedom and flexibility of hand holding and being able to respond and change my position to be at eye level to these maginificent creatures. This proved to be a tremendous advantage in capturing images. All images are at least 50 MB in size and can be ordered as large as 16x 24 inches on request.

Animals of Montana 2009

All images were taken at Animals of Montana in January 2009. Thanks to ...

Updated: Mar 03, 2009 7:43am PST

2009 Homer, Alaska Eagles : All images taken in Homer Alaska in March 2009 as I joined Chas Glatzer again for a fantastic workshop. Homer does not permit feeding of eagles by individuals any longer. By renting a fishing boat and crossing Kachemack Bay, we were able to toss fish from the boat . All of these fascinating fishing images were taken with a 70-200 lens and 1DMIII camera. The non fishing flight images were taken near Jean's yard as were the finch images. The ducks were taken down on the beach at Land's End. Of course all participants got along so well. It was great to meet so many new fellow photographers Almost all can be printed up to 24x 36 inches. You must contact me so I can arrange printing and pricing of any image.

2009 Homer, Alaska Eagles

All images taken in Homer Alaska in March 2009 as I joined Chas Glatze ...

Updated: Apr 02, 2009 5:53pm PST

OCC Images of Antarctica, South Georgia Island and the Falklands : I presented a talk at the Orlando Camera Club 5/25/2009 and there is a pdf file in their eLibrary that goes along with these images from both the 2002 and 2008 trips.

OCC Images of Antarctica, South Georgia Island and the Falklands

I presented a talk at the Orlando Camera Club 5/25/2009 and there is a ...

Updated: May 29, 2009 5:22pm PST

Black Skimmers : All images were taken in the July 2009 on 4 trips to a black skimmer nesting site. I will add images from my 2008 trips to this same nest site shortly. In 2008 the chicks were born a bit later and the adults aggressively flew at you if you got too close providing many opportunities for dramatic flight images captured with my 70-200 f4 lens. This year all birds were far more tolerant and the 400 f5.6 lens proved to be my favorite lens. Many images were taken lying prone on the sand. The young chick images have ben cropped, otherwise most are full frame and at least 60MB in size. Contact me regarding purchase prices of individual prints. email: f5eagle@aol.com

Black Skimmers

All images were taken in the July 2009 on 4 trips to a black skimmer n ...

Updated: Aug 01, 2009 6:49am PST

Wekiva River Promise : Images from Wekiva Run, Kelly State Park, Wekiva State Park and images of birds that can be found on the river. Thanks to Russ Moncrief and David Murray for taking me out in their motorized genoes. These images may be cropped for futher closeups or creation of vertical images from hoizontals for our brochure Please let Mary Sue know of the Wekiva Island images. Also let David Murray know of these images

Wekiva River Promise

Images from Wekiva Run, Kelly State Park, Wekiva State Park and images ...

Updated: Sep 20, 2009 8:58am PST

Wekiva 2 : Possible cover images. I like the last two best. Images of Mary, her daughter Ashley, and Carrie. I have model releases for use on our cover

Wekiva 2

Possible cover images. I like the last two best. Images of Mary, her ...

Updated: Nov 15, 2009 4:08pm PST

Mary of Wekiva Island :

Mary of Wekiva Island

Updated: Nov 16, 2009 9:57am PST

Swallowtail Kites : Swallowtail kite flight images taken at Wekiva Island summer of 2009

Swallowtail Kites

Swallowtail kite flight images taken at Wekiva Island summer of 2009

Updated: Dec 20, 2009 2:23pm PST

BTO India : Images of my fellow adventurers

BTO India

Images of my fellow adventurers

Updated: Dec 19, 2006 12:02pm PST