It’s August and that means it is hot out. Sometimes oppressively hot and I lose some motivation to go out and hike or shoot. I have been trying to make myself get out and do something and try to get some excitement and enjoyment out of shooting pictures. I had a failed attempt hiking at… Read More August Doldrums
I have bird feeders around my house and the birds can really drain the thing quickly in the morning. I thought it would be fun to attempt a time-lapse movie of the birds emptying the bird feeder. I waited until the sun rose over my roof and shone onto the bird feeder for good light… Read More Time Lapse of Bird Feeder
I haven’t had a lot of time this week to make a big blog for Wednesday, but I have a little something. Last night, I finally saw a Blue Jay at one of my bird feeders, he was in the late afternoon sunlight, and I managed to hide out with my 70-200mm lens and shoot… Read More Finally Got a Blue Jay
There is a little decorative birdhouse on my back porch with a Texas license plate for a roof. It is right next to my back door, so I walk right by it almost every day. A sparrow, I think, decided to make a nest in it. As I sat out there on Sunday afternoon watching… Read More Birdhouse on Back Porch
As you may know from Wednesday’s post, I recently went to a wildflower place near Fredericksburg Texas (and then to a winery). I was interested in the wildflower place for the large fields of wildflowers that I might like to photograph. You can see the bluebonnet pictures here. There were also some large fields… Read More Wildflowers and Hummingbirds
