“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty
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Killdeer-
The Killdeer is a year round resident in California, and gets its name from the shrill, wailing kill-deer call it makes. I love their big eyes.
Happy Earth Day!
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 200-500mm| Lexar Professional Digital Film| PS CC 2015|
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A little bit of this and that to share today. While developing images I discovered all the images I was selecting to work on had a theme; the color Yellow. Perhaps it’s because it has been quite nice, warm, and sunny here the last few days? I don’t know, but Yellow just feels good doesn’t it.
I took this image earlier in the year. Male Western Meadowlark
A Margarite Daisy blossom I think.
Toys in the Sandbox
Matilija Poppy
Protea from the Australian Garden in Santa Cruz, CA
I hope there’s some sunshine in your life today!
Nikon Df| Nikkor 28-105mm, & LensBaby Composer Pro w/Soft focus Optic + 8mm macro converter|Delkin Digital Film| PS CC 2015
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“I’ve got a song, I’ve got a song
And I carry it with me and I sing it loud
If it gets me nowhere, I go there proud”
~Jim Croce
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 200-500mm| Lexar Professional Digital Film| PS CC 2015
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When I was setting up my rig a few weeks ago in Santa Cruz to photograph Hummingbirds a California Quail jumped up on an old weathered post not too far from me surrounded by lovely flowers. I moved pretty quick to finish setting up my tripod w/Sidekick and mounting my camera hoping it would stick around!
“You lookin’ at me?”…
A little Morning Stretch…
Seeing and photographing this Quail first thing in the morning made my day. They’re so quick, and skittish that I’ve only been able to get a few good images of any. The rest of the images I made this day were icing on the cake.
Nikon D700| Nikkor 200-500mm VR| Lexar Professional Digital Film| PS CC 2015
Wishing you all a great week-end!
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I went over to Santa Cruz on Saturday while we had a break between rain showers to photograph Allen’s, and Anna’s Hummingbirds. It was a lovely day in the Arboretum.
There were very few people there since the weather wasn’t ideal. While I was waiting for a male Allen’s Hummingbird to return to a favored perch I looked behind me and saw a lovely female Anna’s darting around the Ericaceae plants which is a succulent plant.
Here’s a series of 3 images that shows her approach to the plant, feeding, then resting on a perch.
I love the fresh Spring color palette in this series, and this pretty little Hummingbird.
Nikon D700| Nikkor 200-500mm VR| Tripod w/ Wimberley SideKick| Lexar Professional Digial Film| PS CC 2015
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I made this image with the rental Nikon 200-500mm VR lens the morning after I rented it.
I saw this Great Egret out in the pond within the range of the lens so I walked out to the edge of the pond to photograph it. I initially set up in landscape orientation then I zoomed out to 500mm, and only had its head and half its neck in the frame! “Oh no, that won’t do!” I thought. I switched to portrait orientation, which fit the whole Egret in the frame, but only half the reflection, and I wanted to get the reflection because it was very clear, and the blue sky and water were gorgeous on this morning. Next I started pulling my zoom in…400mm, nope, 300mm, nope, 200mm, not quite. I had to back up to get the whole reflection in, and stay at 200mm. This image isn’t cropped at all. So, began my learning curve with this lens.
After that week-end I liked the lens so well I bought one, and have been using it a lot. I’m on the down side of the learning curve now. 🙂
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 200-500mm VR hired unit| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital film| PS CC 2015
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They’re mine! All mine!
It was a great morning for this American Robin, and for me too. It was a lot of fun
seeing him on this branch so full of berries.
American Robin-Male San Mateo County, CA
Nikon D700| Nikkor 200-500mm VR| Lexar Professional Digital Film| PS CC 2015
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