I snapped this photo of a female Cardinal against a grey winter sky while testing the auto focus and vibration compensation (VC) on my recently repaired Tamron 28-300mm lens. The photo is hand held at 300mm but there was sufficient light to keep VC from playing a large role. Still, I’d say the lens is [...]
“Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways and sings, and children’s faces looking up, holding wonder like a cup.†– Sara Teasdale
A seagull soars beneath a sunset sky with the setting sun glinting off the bright feathers of wings edge.
It started off as a cold morning but by afternoon had turned into a nice day with temperatures in the mid-50’s.
Wanting to be out and about I spend my afternoon raking leaves, mowing yard and removing dead or dying potted annual plants from the porch…chores required each fall after the first frost and most of [...]
Often getting a good photo is simply two parts prepared and one part lucky, as was the case when this white heron dropped into scene for a little early morning fishing.
He caught a number of fish and I got several photos. We both were happy!
[ Along the Columbia River, Oregon at dusk ]