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I've not much in particular to share, so I'm free-wheeling again. Many of these images were snapped around the house and the Carbondale Farmer's Market almost two weeks ago, and these first three were shot at the Wal-Mart Garden Center as we shopped for a few flowers. All were shot with the S23 Ultra. One... Continue Reading →
S23 Ultra - 30x digital zoom I've not much in particular to share, so I'm free-wheeling. We begin with the photo from the phone, above. As it says, 30X digital zoom, with the subject about 22 ft from where I sat. Digital Zoom is, in effect a crop of the 10X optical zoom . .... Continue Reading →
These were taken on April 8, before I photographed the eclipse. I snapped many good images but pared them down to 22, all action shots. Because of it, very few words in this post. Some of these are the best I've ever taken of the respective birds. We begin with the Blue Jays above and... Continue Reading →
This, then, is the fourth and last post showcasing photos I snapped on April 7th. Honestly, I don't expect anyone but a few diehards to pay any mind to this post. Consequently, despite the gallery containing 52 images, this will be a short post. It's much like the others . . . birds, and then... Continue Reading →
On April 7th, I again sat outside with my coffee and Nikon D7500. I snapped 345 images, trashed a few, and picked 209 to share. That's too many for one blog post, so I'm splitting them into four posts with 50 to 55 images each. This, then, is the third of four posts about what... Continue Reading →
On April 7th, I again sat outside with my coffee and Nikon D7500. I snapped 345 images, trashed a few, and picked 209 to share. That's too many for one blog post, so I'm splitting them into four posts with 50 to 55 images each. This, then, is the second of four posts about what... Continue Reading →
On April 7th, I again sat outside with my coffee and Nikon D7500. I snapped 345 images, trashed a few, and picked 209 to share. That's too many for one blog post, so I'm splitting them into four posts with 50 to 55 images each. Even then, I won't show all the images in each... Continue Reading →
April 1st . . . lacking anyone to play pranks on, I opted to amuse myself by sitting outside with my coffee and my Nikon D7500. It's been a while since I've done that . . . last year, to be exact. That's because the weather hasn't exactly cooperated . . . until yesterday. Anyway,... Continue Reading →
Great Horned Owl So, I shared a sampling of the two-thousand-one-hundred-twenty-four (2,124) images and videos I shot with my Samsung S23 Ultra while in Florida. I didn't use the Nikon D7500 much because many of the photos were indoors, and the phone does an amazing job of capturing images in less-than-optimal light. Plus, even when... Continue Reading →
That is a Red-shouldered Hawk. That's the only bird I was able to photograph during a frustrating drive through the Refuge. Frustrating because I saw three different hawks in great settings and well-lit (the Sun behind me, and the hawks unobstructed by branches) . . . and as careful as I was to not spook... Continue Reading →
. . . and a feather and leftover rock. I had left out one of the rock photos I snapped on that day in August . . . so here it is. The previous rocks post is HERE<<link. But, this post is about birds, and the first is the Common Tern<<link. Perhaps I should remind... Continue Reading →
Note: lots of photos . . . they might load slow. You can click on the above for a larger view . . . OR, you can click on THIS LINK for a full-size version that you can zoom in on. BUT, beware the full size is a 48NB file. Plus, the far right side... Continue Reading →
These photos have been in the SmugMug gallery for . . . well, a long enough while that I thought I had already posted them. But, no; these sat there patiently waiting for me to remember them. OK, so it's not that they were entirely forgotten. It's just the number of photos from that day... Continue Reading →
Red-shouldered Hawk So, another post about driving around Rend Lake. Got me some photos of birds to share. They are all in a gallery . . . 85 photos, but many are near copies of each other, so I won't share all of them here. Full disclosure: the Red-shouldered Hawk wasn't at or even near... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, we went for a drive that took us past the Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area and the Mermet Swamp<<click. I took a few photos. I share some here. There were patches of dead water lilies<<click in both the swamp area and the lake . . . and I done... Continue Reading →
Disperser Tracks 