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Your Fave? Thanks to all who commented on the Allen’s Hummingbird images. I am still excited about those. All are invited to leave a comment letting us know which of today’s three pelican images is their favorite, and why they made their choice. What’s Up? Carolyn Johnson, a shipmate on a Southern Ocean voyage […] Thank You Nice Lady On Saturday, I was photographing pelicans from the sidewalk and getting some really nice stuff on a lousy weather/great photography day in San Diego. A lady walked by and said, “There’s a male Allen’s Hummingbird up on the Coast Walk Trail.” “Thanks,” I said, “I have been photographing birds for 38 […] What’s Up? My flights to San Diego were happily non-eventful. As often happens, I got a ton of work done on consolidating the 26 SONY Alpha a1 Set-up and Info Notes e-mails. I had already completed a SONY Alpha a1 Setup and Info Getting Started Guide and an Artie’s Settings & CAMSETA2.DAT Buttons and Dials […] What’s Up? Me, in the air at 11:35am today (if everything goes as planned), headed for one of my favorite places on the planet, San Diego, CA. Today is Friday 14 January and the weather does not matter as it is a travel day for me. I did enjoy a short photo session on […] What’s Up? Wednesday morning was close to a bust photographically. I did see another pair of cranes copulating and I spotted a Purple Gallinule in the marsh just to the north of the pier after my less-than-inspiring blur session. It was cloudy most of the day, but the sun broke through just after 5:00pm so […] What’s Up? The temperature at 7:00am on Tuesday here at ILE was 54°. With a brisk wind from the north by slightly west, it seemed like the coldest morning of the year (even though we had 48° about two weeks ago). IAC, once I was out on the pier, I walked back to the car […] Which is the Best Image? All are invited to leave a comment letting us know which of today’s six featured images they like best, and why they made their choice. Thanks for all the comments on the Black Vulture images in yesterday’s blog post. The consensus pick was Image #4 with the interesting background. […] The Best? Which of today’s four featured images do you think is the best? Please leave a comment letting know why you made your choice. (Though I love all of them, I will share my clear favorite with you here fairly soon). What’s Up? After the stellar photo session at sunset on Saturday, I […] Fill-in Quiz Though together today’s images tell a great story, and though each is well executed, none of them is a contest winner … Try your hand at image analyses with these: Image #1 would have been better if the bird on our left _____________________________. Image #2 would have been better if both birds had […] What’s Up? Friday morning was all blurs, 386 of them. I kept only 14 and most of those were not-too-good. With perfect conditions, I had chances at sunset and made 519 images with most of those not being very good. Perhaps the cattails are a lot taller than they were last year. So, is […] Image #1: A 500% unsharpened crop of the master […] Your Call You are invited to leave a comment letting everyone know which of today’s featured images is your favorite, and why. If you do not like either one, you are invited to say just that and explain why. What’s Up? For the past few weeks, I’d seen the potential for creating pleasingly blurred […] Your Favorite? All are invited to leave a comment letting us know which of today’s six featured images is their favorite and why they made their choice. What’s Up? Multiple IPT veteran Shelly Lake and I had an amazing session with the white pelicans at Lakeland. Shelley has had an a1 for a few […] A Tough One … Which of today’s featured images is the strongest. Please leave a comment letting us know which image you like best and why you made your choice. What’s Up? Monday morning was cold and cloudy with a stiff NW wind. I took a nice walk with the Sony 70-200 II, the […] Your Favorite? Which of today’s two featured images do you like best? Everyone is invited to leave a comment and let us know why they made their choice. Note: be absolutely sure to click on each image to view a larger, high-res version. What’s Up? The sun broke through the fog just before 7:30am […] It’s Getting Beyond Late … Been thinking of joining me on the San Diego IPT? It is getting very late. Consider taking advantage of the largest-ever late-registration discount. Scroll down here for details. The Stronger Image? Which of today’s images do you like best? Do understand that Images 2 and 2A are different versions […] This image was created on 3 November 2021 at Indian Lake Estates. Talk about being lazy? This image was created from the driver’s seat of my SUV. Talk about versatility? I used the hand held Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens (at 248mm), and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless […] |
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