I go out for walks in the early morning and sometimes bring my camera in case I find something to photograph. The animals are often more active at dawn and I can get some good shots. On Saturday morning I found a big white egret at the pond that wasn’t too afraid to let me take his photo up nice and close. I also found a big lost turtle sitting out in the grass while all her friends were swimming in the pond.
I am also trying to work on more artistic ways of shooting wildflowers. There are different wildflower that crop up at different times of the year so I get lots of practice on different subjects. This morning there were some white flowers that I thought I could do something with.
I patiently waited until the sun could get high enough to put a little light on the flowers and experimented a little. Below is one group that just managed to get some warm sunlight.
I found a lone flower and worked on getting it in sharp focus with the larger group creating a blurred background. This involved holding the camera an inch or so off the ground and focusing on the back screen. This turned out much better than I thought with the golden stem of the flower and the white petals being mirrored in the background by the out-of-focus bunch of flowers.
The above photo was shot at 115mm focal length (172mm full-frame equivalent). The longer the focal length, the easier it is to blur out the background on a close-up.
I don’t know what these flowers are called, but they make a good subject in the early morning sun.
Jason Frels 
the egret is such a beautiful bird, and the photos of the flowers are wonderful…
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If you give nature a little bit of semi-wild area, it is amazing what happens even in the middle of a city.
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life finds a way…
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those flowers are gorgeous- this is the first time i’m seeing this species, so it was nice to see them.
T U R T L E!!!!!
so cool!
❤
love always,
[gotw}
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Can’t go wrong with a turtle.
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Egrets are beautiful, but turtles are special! I think this turtle wants to tell you something. 🙂
Love the wildflowers, especially the one with the sunlight on it!
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The turtle asked how to get to Pennsylvania.
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Oh dear! She really must be lost! So did you give directions?
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Myrtle! So cute. LOL!
Gorgeous shots. I’m always looking for ways to be artistic with my pictures, too.
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Now, this gives me the inspiration to go walk early morning and bring my cam. Good pics, they tell stories of their own. Thank you for sharing.
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I like the shot of the turtle. It looks like a snapping turtle, getting ready to tell you off.
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Aww, the turtle… 💜
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