Hadn’t planned on birding today, but the light was hitting the water fountain perfectly this morning and stopped me in my tracks. That lead to many great discoveries of the day. First, noticed this Cooper’s hawk in the tree. I phished at him so he’d look at me. […]
Or rather..trying to do so. Today is a day to stay in and begin on my 2014 project. What project you might ask? To organize the gadzillion images I’ve captured the past three years and reorganize them. See, I’ve made a big mess of my files. Using both […]
#1 – Take the wrong lens for the job. #2 – Use too small of an aperture setting. #3 – Not paying attention to one’s shutter speeds to notice that they’re so slow to freeze motion. #4 – Not standing and holding the camera steady #5 – Not […]
Well I did it. I went and dropped my beautiful new awesome Canon 5D Mark III. Remember when I was at Longwood Gardens before Christmas? Using a Manfrotto tripod with a quick release plate, I was taking my camera on and off the tripod a few times. This […]
Last night’s webinair was a lot of fun, and all it did was motivate me even more to get out there and keep photographing birds. This afternoon, I stalked my front yard for a bit. Although the hummingbird and gold finch were more concerned about what I was […]
The day was becoming long, and after giving two horses some desperately needed baths, I must admit going out and taking some photos for today was a bit challenging. But thanks to all of you wonderful readers, just knowing that you’re out there hoping to see something pretty […]
In the beginning of the year, I committed to a Project 365 for my photography. Not realizing just how big of a task I had enlisted myself for, I must admit I’ve been enjoying the journey. How do I manage to keep producing daily so that I can […]
Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress. Charles Dickens ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edited in […]
There’s a reason why I’m copping an attitude. You see, my little house that I set up with my mockingbird love is just near the kitchen door. Inside the nest are four little ones that need lots of food and protection. Little did we know that when we […]
It’s been raining yet again today. Add 100% humidity and the day hasn’t exactly been conducive for outdoor shooting. When I returned home this afternoon from the barn. I made my cat Tuxedo go outside for a while. He wasn’t too pleased that it was raining, and almost […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 