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Saturday Past! Both of today’s featured images were created last Saturday on a very stormy day when no other photographers ventured out. With 250-odd keepers after the first edit (out of 5300+), it was a memorable day. And it proves the old adage: the worse the weather, the better photography. You will be seeing lots […] Higher Res Viewing Please note that the small JPEGs in each blog post are for display purposes only. Clicking on each blog image to enlarge it will bring up a stunning high resolution image. For unknown reasons, the smaller images simply do not look sharp. I am attempting to rectify that situation. In the meantime, […] What’s Up? At 7:00am on Saturday morning it was teeming rain with a 25mph north wind. By 8:00am things had calmed down a bit so we headed out to the beach. There were thousands of skimmers blasting off into a stiff east wind up and down the beach. But I knew exactly where we needed […] What’s Up? As detailed in the opening of yesterday’s blog post, Friday morning was challenging at best. I kept very few images from a very short session. Today’s featured image was my favorite. Today is Saturday 28 August 2021; we may be headed to Plumb Beach to look for the reported Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Wherever you […] What Should Be Up? For morning bird photography, you should be up. Very early … Learn more below. What’s Up? Thanks to the many who commented on the two pleasing blurs featured in yesterday’s blog post. I will share my thoughts with you on those images here tomorrow. On Thursday, multiple IPT veteran […] Multiple Choice Quiz Which of today’s featured pleasing (to many folks) blurs do you like best? A- Image #1 because ____________. B- Image #2 because ____________. C- I like both because ____________. D- I hate all blurs because ____________. Higher Res Viewing Please note that the small JPEGs in each blog post are for display […] Higher Res Viewing Please note that the small JPEGs in each blog post are for display purposes only. Clicking on each blog image to enlarge it will bring up a stunning high resolution image. For unknown reasons, the smaller images simply do not look sharp. I am attempting to rectify that situation. In the meantime, […] Higher Res Viewing Please note that clicking on each blog image to enlarge it will connect you to a higher resolution image. For unknown reasons, the smaller images simply do not look sharp. I am attempting to rectify that situation. In the meantime, click on the images to be impressed by the quality of the […] Your Fave? Which of today’s four, very strong featured images is the best? All are invited to leave a comment and let us know why they made their choice. Thanks to the many who left thoughtful comments on yesterday’s shorebird images. This Just In Please note that clicking on each blog image to enlarge […] Your Fave? Which of today’s five featured images do you like best? All are invited to leave a comment and let us know why they made their choice. What’s Up Saturday morning at the East Pond was very good, but with large groups of birders visiting on the weekend along with a few photographers, […] What’s Up? As I had hoped, the East Pond was better than it had been in a decade. The water level is perfect with acres of exposed mud flats. There were dozens of Lesser Yellowlegs, two Wilson’s Phalaropes – a juvie and an adult molting to winter plumage, hundreds of juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers, good numbers […] Your Call? Which of today’s two featured avian images is best? All are invited to leave a comment and let us know why they made their choice. Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM Lenses in Stock at Bedfords! The personable, helpful, and always eager-to-please Steve Elkins let me know yesterday that Bedfords just received more […] Your Call? Which of today’s two featured images is more endearing? Which one do you like best? All are invited to leave a comment and let us know why they made their choice or choices. What’s Up? Not much. I spent most of the day e-mailing and texting. Late in the day, I attempted […] What’s Up? Yesterday, we enjoyed one last morning (for now) at Nickerson Beach. Grey skies and a stiff wind off the ocean led to some great opportunities for skimmer flight and midair fights. We saw the first flying young skimmers of the season, and even managed a few good frames. Be sure to scroll down […] Please Be So Kind … Be so kind as to leave a comment and let us know which of Anke Frohlich’s four featured image you like best, and why. What’s Up? On Monday morning, Nickerson was once again not terrible and it was not great. Again, we worked at creating pleasing blurs. The researchers […] What’s Up? I was glad to learn that the Homer Bald Eagle IPT is a near sell-out. There is just one slot left on each segment. Today is Monday 16 August 2021. Nickerson was good again on Monday morning. It was sunny at first with a northeast wind, followed by increasing cloudiness. Wherever you […] Your Fave? Which of today’s six featured shorebird images is the strongest? All are invited to leave a comment and let us know why you made your choice. What’s Up? It was delightfully cool at Nickerson Beach early on the morning of Sunday 15 August 2021. And the photography was pretty good as well […] Your Fave? Which of today’s juvie Osprey flight shots is the stronger? Please leave a comment and let us know why you made your choice. What’s Up? Not much. I drove down to the Fish Store in Bayport to get some flounder filets and a dozen and a half Little-necked clams on the half […] Canon Stuff in Stock at Bedfords! The personable, helpful, and always eager-to-please.Steve Elkins let me know yesterday that Bedfords has a decent supply of Canon R5-s and several R6-s in stock, a very few RF 100-500 lenses, and lots of the new Canon RF 100mm f/2.8 Macro lenses. He expects the 100-500mm to be gone […] What’s Up? We did well on Wednesday morning despite the south wind as I came up with a new strategy for photographing the feeding terns on mornings with less than ideal conditions: a south wind and clear skies … Wednesday afternoon was looking good. You cannot get into Nickerson until after 6pm if you are […] |
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