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What’s Up? I headed down to the lake on Saturday morning in totally dreary conditions. The two adult eagles were in the nest tree and the chick was sitting up. Two hours later I returned after it had gotten brighter, but the chick was hunkered down a bit in the nest. I had brought my […] What’s Up? A single photographer needs to leave Homer a bit early (due to new, even more restrictive travel rules for Canadian citizens). This opens up two (or possibly three) pro-rated (with a late-registration discount) days on my 2022 eagle boat. This would seem to be a great opportunity for folks living in Anchorage or […] What’s Up? On Thursday morning I photographed a Turkey Vulture, a Sandhill Crane, and the young Bald Eagle in the nest. To say that the eaglet has grown incredibly fast would be a big understatement. Sunset was not bad with some nice sky color. Stay tuned for the news on the attempted data recovery. The […] What’s Up? Stick Marsh was better than expected. Just before sunrise there were about 20 Roseate Spoonbills on the North Rookery Island. Most of those birds flew off at about 7:15am. Soon thereafter, there were spoonies flying in and out until about 8:15am. The birds were displaying, courting, and pulling leaves (but not sticks or […] What’s Up? I headed out for a short session on Tuesday morning. I photographed the usual ILE suspects: Cattle Egret, Turkey Vulture, and Sandhill Crane. I am pretty sure that I got one very nice crane image. With no laptop, I will not know for sure for at least a while. I spoke to the […] What’s Up? My MacBook Pro (and the almost surely messed-up back-up drive) are on the way to the data recovery outfit in California by Fed-Ex Overnight Priority. I should find something out late today or early on Wednesday. My fingers still crossed. I will spare you the details when I learn more. If you […] What’s Up? I was unable to get my MacBook Pro (and the almost surely messed-up back-up drive) for shipment to the data recovery outfit by Fed-Ex Overnight on Saturday afternoon; the Fed Ex depot in Lake Wales was closed when I got there. It will ship today. Fingers still crossed. I will spare you the […] What’s Up? I am in the throes of a potentially major computer disaster. I may or may not be able to get a blog post done for the next few days. I will do my best. I sent my MacBook Pro (and a probably messed up back-up drive) to a data recovery outfit by Fed-Ex […] What’s Up? I slept long and well on Thursday night. I guess I was knackered from the great San Diego trip. When I left for California, the pool was 86°. When I got into the pool on Friday afternoon it was 81°. That’s the good news. I dressed warmly and enjoyed my 1/2 swim. The […] Your Fave? Which of today’s two featured images do you like best? Why? which background do you prefer? What’s Up? I was out of bed at about 2:30am San Diego time on Thursday to shower, finish packing, and pack the car before heading to the airport for my 6:45am flight to Austin, TX on Southwest. […] A Very Tough Call Which of today’s two superb images do you think is best (he asked modestly)? Please leave a comment let us know why you made your choice. Though there were more than a dozen photographers on the cliff this morning, I would be quite surprised if any of them made a […] What’s Up? Tuesday, my next-to-last photography day in San Diego this year, seemed not quite as spectacular as Monday had been, yet I created more than 5,000 images. No worries, I picked my 209 keepers in 31 minutes using Photo Mechanic! The forecast had been for partly to mostly cloudy all day. It turned out […] Your Favorite? Which of today’s four featured images is the strongest? Please leave a comment and let us know why you made your choice. I feel that two of the images are far stronger than the other two, and of those two, I have a very clear favorite. Comments on the two best are of […] What’s Up? I had a perfect plan in place for Sunday morning at La Jolla with perfect conditions. But the wind died and more than 200 pelicans sat on the opposite cliff until they flew off to the southwest to go fishing. You gotta love it. The rest of the day was football. The […] Your Fave? Which of today’s two featured flight images do you like best? Why? Which background do you like best? What’s Up? I headed back to Santee on Saturday morning. Right outside of the park fence, adjacent to my new favorite morning spot, there was a large tree removal operation replete with three very […] Your Favorite? Please leave a comment and let us know which of today’s three featured images you like best and why you made your choice. Enjoy this weekend’s NFL games. I was sad to learn yesterday of the death of Rock and Roll legend Michael Lee Aday, better known as Meat Loaf. The song […] What’s Up? The sun finally came out on Thursday morning. Photography was spectacular. We had lots of pelicans including many gorgeous adults, along with lots of head throws. We enjoyed another fine working brunch at Cafe Vahik. We got to Santee Lakes early in the afternoon and photographed drake and hen Ring-necked Duck, Northern Shoveler, […] What’s Up? A fourth straight cloudy morning turned into another very long, very excellent morning photo session with the afternoon off. We started doing pleasing blurs of incoming Brandt’s Cormorants. The action was non-stop. With her skeet shooting experience, Carolyn Johnson was a natural. We worked in manual mode with shutter speeds in the 1/20 […] What’s Up? We had another great long cloudy morning shooting session on Tuesday. And another great working brunch at Vahik Cafe. I am amazed this year by the large percentage of young pelicans. In most years, juvenile pelicans can be hard to find. This year there are dozens and dozens. The brown backed, white bellied […] Which Image Floats Your Boat? Please leave a comment letting us know which of today’s featured images floats you boat and why you made your choice. “Whatever floats your boat” pays homage to my late friend, the very dear Dr. Hugh P. Smith. What’s Up? Carolyn’s daughter Marni made it for both sessions on […] |
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