“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty
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This is my 1st sighting of this bird! He’s a beauty. He was sitting on a snag singing his heart out until a House Wren flew over and chased him off the snag. Then the Wren started singing.
It was a delightful morning. The lizards came out to be serenaded by the Wren and this Lazuli Bunting.
Happy May Day everyone!
Nikon D300s| AF-S Nikkor 300mm @f4| 1/2500s| ISO 400| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| Tripod
Santa Clara County, CA, USA
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1) Waterfalls
We had a little rain a week ago which we really need here in the Western U.S. These little waterfalls flow best after rain.
There wasn’t as much water as in past wetter years, but it was still peaceful and beautiful.
2) The Ice Plant in bloom on the coast
This is Pigeon Point in Pescadero, CA.
3) Fledglings
This Bewick’s Wren was making quite a fuss yesterday afternoon in my backyard. I opened the patio door and saw him and another little chick near the fence yelling for their Mother. She was in the Flowering Plum tree hissing at me.
The nest is in the Oleander Bush in my yard. I had no idea she had babies! They must have just Fledged yesterday. They flew off soon after I took this image. I hope they come out again today.
Images 1, and 2 taken with a Nikon D700, Image 3 taken with a Nikon D300s
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Here’s one from my archives; from a trip to Yellowstone National Park in September 2013. I woke up to snow on this morning. On the way to Lamar Valley we spotted a herd of Buffalo grazing near the road so we pulled over to take photos. It was just one of many delightful sights on this day.
Nikon D300s| AF-S Nikkor 300mm f4@ f5| 1/320s| ISO 2000| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| Hand-held
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This is the “cool” version of Sunset that I took while at Tunnel View in Yosemite a couple of weeks ago. I used a Singh-Ray LB ColorCombo Filter to enhance the colors and reflecting light.
The haze in the image is moisture from the low clouds, and smoke from camp fires down in the valley. I hoped to get Alpine Glow on both Cathedral Rocks and El Capitan, but it didn’t happen while I had my Singh-Ray filter on. You just never know what it’s going to be like. It’s never the same twice.
Nikon D700| AF-S 17-35mm @ f11| 1/10s| ISO200| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| Tripod| Singh-Ray LB ColorCombo filter
Yosemite National Park, California, USA- sunset
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Acorn Woodpecker-Male
Nikon D300s| AF-S Nikkor 300mm f4 lens at f/8| 1/1250s| ISO 500| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| Hand-held
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I’m so excited-this is the best Male-Northern Flickr image I’ve made to date! It is also the closest I’ve ever been to a Northern Flicker.
My friend Rainey and I had been shooting wildflowers up in the mountains when we were descending we spotted him pecking at the road. He flew up to this perch and stayed just long enough to capture two frames. Both were a bit over exposed, and not as sharp as I would have liked as I was shooting on the fly from the passenger side of the car through the window. Thankfully Adobe Camera Raw, and a bit of sharpening in Photoshop saved the image.
I am not happy about cutting off his tail though. So, while I’m happy to have made this image there is a better one still to be made. The chase continues. 🙂
Nikon D300s| AF-S Nikkor 300mm @ f4| 1/200s| ISO 500| Manual Priority| Matrix Met| Hand-held| San Benito County, California, USA
Ruffled Feathers, originally uploaded by CircadianReflections Photography.
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Another Allen’s Hummingbird image I made last week-end. He has a little smudge on his breast that I’m tempted to clone out, but I also like him the way he is in his natural environment. What would you do clone it out, or leave it?
Nikon D300s| AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4 @ f8| 1/400s| ISO 500| Manual Priority| Matrix Met| Tripod| Santa Cruz, CA| Fine weather
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