Archive for August, 2009
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
On Sunday’s trip to Theler Wetlands in Belfair I was carrying the usual two camera, one to capture birds in the distance and another to capture flowers, and anything else that might be visiting the “flowers.” Although I don’t mind carrying two cameras, the truth is I seldom end up using both effectively because [...]
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
If you visit here regularly, you know that Cedar Waxwings are one of my favorite photographic subjects. They’ve always struck me as being rather elegant.
I’ll have to admit that I was a little puzzled Sunday when I saw a small flock of them flying around a tall fir tree. When I noticed [...]
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
I took my new, very expensive 500mm lens to the beach on Monday in hopes of taking advantage of our recent sunshine and the beginning of the bird migration. Needless to say, it wasn’t sunny except for a very short length of time, as the heat inland drew moisture off the ocean, causing low clouds [...]
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
I went to the beach in order to try out my new 500/700mm lens, and I certainly managed to get some shots that I would never have gotten with my old 400mm lens, like this one of a Lesser Yellowlegs with a small fish in its beak
and all of the shots I featured yesterday.
It seems [...]
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