Osprey Carrying a Fish
Here are some shots of an Osprey carrying a fish on the way back to his nest. I was too far away from the next to get a decent landing shot but he was very cooperative on the way there.
Taken with Canon 7D and 100-400 lens, hand-held
AV, 1/2000 sec @ F5.6, ISO 400, evaluative metering, + 1/3 exposure compensation
AV, 1/1250 sec @ F5.6, ISO 400, evaluative metering, + 1/3 exposure compensation
AV, 1/1600 sec @ F5.6, ISO 400, evaluative metering, + 1/3 exposure compensation
Sandhill Crane Take-off
Found a few Sandhill Cranes on my trip to Indiana. Caught this one in a taking off sequence with this shot being the best with a some back lighting through the wings. Taken hand-held out the car window.
Aperture priority, 1/800 sec @ F5.6, partial metering, ISO 400
Wildlife Family Outing to Remember
You never know what you’ll see on the back roads of Indiana. I was driving around trying to find wild turkeys and found a whole family in the middle of the road along with a doe and fawn in the background. I was able to turn the car and get this shot out the window before they went into the woods. Not the greatest shot but a family outing that I couldn’t recreate if I tried
Taken with Canon 7D and 100-400 lens out the car window.
1/100 sec @ F5.6, ISO 400, partial metering, + 1/3 exposure compensation
Finalist in Art Morris Photo Contest
Made the finals in the Art Morris international photo contest in the “Pleasing Blur” category. Thanks Art. Close but no cigar, as they say. Tied for 4th. I’m very happy to get that far but was hoping for even more after seeing the scores from the public voting (which didn’t count) before they announced the winner. Got the second most votes from the public, which is very cool. Incentive for me to try again next year. More blurs to come on this blog…
You can check out my photo and the scores at the link below. My shot was the “skimming skimmer”.
Osprey in Morning Light
Found my favorite Osprey’s while on vacation back in Indiana in their usual location. Caught this one doing a fly by when the sun was coming up.
Taken with Canon 7D and 100-400 lens, handheld
1/800 sec @ F 5.6, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation, ISO 400
Nasby Dam Pano
Here is another shot of Nasby Dam in Indiana. This time I stitched together a few shots in Photoshop CS5 to generate this panoramic photo. Gives you a better perspective of this V-shaped dam. Anytime that you can mix fog and sunrise lighting is a good day.
Taken with Canon 7D and 100-400 lens.
My Bolivar Flats Article in Texas Explorer Magazine
I’ve got another article published in Texas Explorer magazine. This time it’s about Bolivar Flats, which is my favorite location for shorebird photography, if you haven’t noticed by now. I’ll be a regular contributor to the magazine. Thanks again to George Hosek for the opportunity.
Nasby Dam
Made the annual trip up north to visit family in Indiana last week and got to shoot at one of my favorite spots, Nasby Dam. It’s a very small V-shaped dam on the Pigeon River near Mongo, IN. Took advantage of the golden light and fog at sunrise to get these shots.
Taken with Canon 7D and 100-400 lens, handheld
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