Pond at a nearby park.
I followed a heron all around the park. This series includes a takeoff and landing. It was the first time I’d really tried to photograph a bird in flight. There are things I’ll do different next time to ensure the bird is more in focus (ahem), but I’m pretty pleased for a first attempt.
I took this photo on my way to work Friday. I was fully stopped, not to worry.
Ed and I went to Banning Mills yesterday. I really like the angles in this photo…
…and like the light in this one.
I used a wider aperture than usual (I stay on f/5.6 for some reason most of the time — which may NOT be a good thing) and a slow shutter speed, which resulted in this photo with a wide depth of field (area that’s in focus), but still blurred the water.
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Oh I love the fence post!!
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I love the fence and I love the last three vut these are all gorgeous.
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I love those last three. They look like something out of a Kincaid painting.
Your waterfall came out great (I think). All of them did.
Those are really neat of the birds. I love them. However, my favorite is the fence. I just love that one the best.
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That fence calls for a frame!!
Great shots, as always!!
OOOH the fence is a pretty special shot.. I like your series of heron shots too.. It is really hard to photograph wild birds. cheers Kim
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I love all the photos but those puffy clouds is my fave and the last one:)
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Oooooooooohhhh!! ALL of these photos are spectacular!!! I LOVE the waterfalls, the fence and the clouds. Beautiful. You are a very talented photographer! :)
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Great pictures, the third one is my favorite! Nice work!
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Those are all fantastic! I love the bird shots, but the angle on the fence is fabulous!
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What a wonderful series of ‘winners’ this week! Thanks for sharing.
Hugs and blessings,
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Beautiful pictures ! and the flying birds look great ! It’s quite difficult to take pictures of them !
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I was going to say the fence post was my favorite…but then I saw the waterfall, and now I can’t decide.
I need to start playing around with my aperture settings…
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Annie, seriously, since I’ve broken out of my photographic “rut” a little, I’m experiencing my camera in a totally different way. And it’s SO FUN! :)
Those last three are really nice and I agree, the angle on the fence shot is really good.
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That last one is like a postcard!
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Those last 3 are my faves. I really like the fence one.
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Wow! Gorgeous shots from start to finish.
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Beautiful! I love the fence. And I’m so impressed with the bird in flight. I’m incapable of capturing anything that’s moving.
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Jenny, I’m looking forward to trying this again soon. :)
Wow! So many great shots this week!! I really like the ones where you captured the birds in flight and the waterfall photo is beautiful.
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I ♥ the pics of the fence and the waterfall! I would SO love an SLR…(Oh Santaaaaa…)
You SO should start campaigning now. :)
Oooh, much to love! I’ve never even attempted birds taking flight. I really love the clouds - kind of splotchy and cool. The fence just might be my favorite, though. It’s simple, but, like you said, the angles are really nice.
Maggie’s Mind’s last blog post..Weekly Winners 8/31/08
You did well w/the bird shots :) The clous shot is beautiful! The fence is really nice but my faves are the last 2~so pretty & tranquil :)
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I absolutely love the fence shot! It is stunning.
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So wonderful nature! The waterfall is cute! But the fence is my favorite!
I like them all alot! I love the fence and the waterfall and the heron is great!! :)
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Great job stalking that heron! I also love the fence and waterfall!
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It’s so funny that you used the term “stalking” about the heron. I almost did, too. :)
Wow all of these are amazing. My favorites are the fence and the water fall.
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All are pretty, but my favorite is the fence.
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What a beautiful park. I think the fence is my favorite shot!
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