Please share your photos of nature, wildlife, etc.

[december-fire]

Last year, I saw a Bohemian Waxwing (photos posted earlier in this thread).
This past weekend, I spotted a Cedar Waxwing.
Then he spotted me.

 

[Karl_K]

awesome Cedar Waxwing pics, love the second one.

 

[december-fire]

check your monitors color temperature setting. It should be 6500k it is likely set to 9300k
Some newer monitors don't have a setting for directly setting it, set it to photo mode should get the correct color temp.

Thanks! I couldn't find the setting, but did come across something regarding colour management and photo mode. After some sleep and a couple of cups of coffee, I'll go back and verify that. Its about 1:30 a.m. here and my brain called it a night a while ago.

 

[december-fire]

awesome Cedar Waxwing pics, love the second one.

Thanks!
Yes, the look he's giving in the second photo made me think I was in serious trouble!

Prior to last year, I'd never even heard of a Bohemian Waxwing or a Cedar Waxwing.
For anyone unfamiliar with these lovely birds, I'm reposting the Bohemian Waxwing so both types appear on the same page.

 

[jordyonbass]

Jordy, can I just say that I love that gorgeous opal in your avatar!
The photo and the stone are amazing!

Thank you DF!! The fine handywork with the camera is by Mrs Jordy, she uses a Canon 100mm macro and Canon 700d. She's the photography guru though, I just cut opals!!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Not my video but worth sharing. A little stereotypical--but what the heck.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/mountie-bear-waterton-red-serge-1.4224835

cheers--Sharon

 

[mochiko42]

Sharon,
I saw that on the Cbc Facebook page earlier and I was the only way that photo could be more Canadian was if the Mountie had a Timmies double double!

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Not wildlife but not quite pets. In the garden.

 

[WinkHPD]

Thanks!
Yes, the look he's giving in the second photo made me think I was in serious trouble!

Prior to last year, I'd never even heard of a Bohemian Waxwing or a Cedar Waxwing.
For anyone unfamiliar with these lovely birds, I'm reposting the Bohemian Waxwing so both types appear on the same page.

I love the two in this post better, just because the eyes are better exposed. I find myself wanting the raw image of the first two just so I can try my adjustment brush in Lightroom to bring out the eyes a little more. (Just a little!) I have only learned how to use it a couple of weeks ago, so I now find myself wanting to play with it a LOT...

I love the way you use a relatively shallow depth of field so that the background does not interfere with the subject.

Wink

 

[WinkHPD]

Thank you DF!! The fine handywork with the camera is by Mrs Jordy, she uses a Canon 100mm macro and Canon 700d. She's the photography guru though, I just cut opals!!

Clearly a great team effort!

Wink

 

[canuk-gal]

Sharon,
I saw that on the Cbc Facebook page earlier and I was the only way that photo could be more Canadian was if the Mountie had a Timmies double double!

AIN'T that the truth! LOLOL

..
Not wildlife but not quite pets. In the garden.

 

[WinkHPD]

HI:

Not my video but worth sharing. A little stereotypical--but what the heck.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/mountie-bear-waterton-red-serge-1.4224835

cheers--Sharon

Classic!

 

[WinkHPD]

Sharon,
I saw that on the Cbc Facebook page earlier and I was the only way that photo could be more Canadian was if the Mountie had a Timmies double double!

..
Not wildlife but not quite pets. In the garden.

Your picture brought back fond memories of my mom's fish pond. She and dad put that in for an original investment of about 10k including some very nice fish. By the time she passed, I know she spent well over $50k for constant expenses, new filters, constant moss treatments, new fish as the herons loved to come stand on the edge and go "fishing" and also some of the bigger fish got to rambunctious in the Spring and jumped too high, clearing the nearly 2 foot edge.

We gave the Koi to some of her friends who had their own money pits and when we sold her house, the new owner immediately filled it in and made a stone rimmed garden out of it.

Wink

 

[Austina]

Sorry it's not a good photo, but I just grabbed the iPad before it toddled off.

Our little hedgehog visitor

 

[WinkHPD]

So, I went out about a half hour before sunrise the other day and got some photos of ducks and geese, both before and after sunrise. Amazing what a digital camera can do...

Here is a hen showing, literally, the meaning of the expression, "Like water off a duck's back".



And here is a another hen doing her early morning cleaning...



Here is a mother daughter swim along.



And a little feeding time in the early morning sun.



Wink

 

[elle_71125]

Sorry it's not a good photo, but I just grabbed the iPad before it toddled off.

Our little hedgehog visitor

Aww..so freaking cute!!

 

[elle_71125]

So, I went out about a half hour before sunrise the other day and got some photos of ducks and geese, both before and after sunrise. Amazing what a digital camera can do...

Here is a hen showing, literally, the meaning of the expression, "Like water off a duck's back".



And here is a another hen doing her early morning cleaning...



Here is a mother daughter swim along.



And a little feeding time in the early morning sun.



Wink

Wow. That some exceptional photography.

 

[december-fire]

Thank you DF!! The fine handywork with the camera is by Mrs Jordy, she uses a Canon 100mm macro and Canon 700d. She's the photography guru though, I just cut opals!!

Mrs J takes great photos!
However, a photographer needs a subject to photograph, and that opal is one gorgeous subject!

By the way, never say that you 'just' cut opals.

 

[december-fire]

I love the two in this post better, just because the eyes are better exposed. I find myself wanting the raw image of the first two just so I can try my adjustment brush in Lightroom to bring out the eyes a little more. (Just a little!) I have only learned how to use it a couple of weeks ago, so I now find myself wanting to play with it a LOT...

I love the way you use a relatively shallow depth of field so that the background does not interfere with the subject.

Wink

Wink, if I'd taken RAW photos, I'd happily share them with you. Only took jpeg.
I'd read about the advantages of RAW photos and did take a few last year just after getting my camera.
However, that was before I had the software to open RAW images!
So much to learn, so little time.

Love that you're having fun with Lightroom!
Yes, I agree, the Cedar Waxwings photos would be nicer with the eyes better defined, or a bit of a glint.
I keep going out with my camera, hoping to spot these handsome lads and get another shot at them.

Thanks for the shallow depth of field compliment.
Its just the result of zooming in on my subjects, who tend to be at a distance.

My new camera has two memory slots, so I should set it up to save jpeg on one and RAW on the other.

 

[december-fire]

Up until now, I've taken photos through my window of the birds in my backyard.
Last Saturday, I sat outside and took photos.
No glass barrier between the camera and the subject!

Lots of photos to go through, but here are three for now; Black-Capped Chickadee and female Downy Woodpecker.

Black and white and polka-dots! I love the classic looks!

 

[Karl_K]

Sorry I could not resist as this was a perfect image for b&w

 

[december-fire]

Karl, beautiful!

I agree that some photos really are best in black and white.
A few years ago, I commissioned a painting and was asked if I wanted it to be in colour or sepia.
Absolutely, in my mind, the image called for sepia.

Colour can be wonderful, but there are times black and white (or sepia) provides a more interesting look; giving a timeless quality, or highlighting the pattern or effects of lighting.

 

[Matata]

Snowy Owl, Caribou, Puffins from our recent trip to Newfoundland.

 

[rockysalamander]

 

[Natalie222]

WOW! How many wonderful pictures! I also want to share my hobby. I'm a birdwatcher. I even bought a binocular for this purpose (https://www.atncorp.com/smart-hd-binocular). I like long walks and always come back home full of excitement. I'm going to buy a camera in order to make pictures, so I hope I will be able to share my pictures here soon.

 

[Dee*Jay]

Momma deer is on the other side of the street keeping an eye on the twins.

 

[rockysalamander]

 

[rockysalamander]

Last year, I saw a Bohemian Waxwing (photos posted earlier in this thread).
This past weekend, I spotted a Cedar Waxwing.
Then he spotted me.

Were they in a flock? When they flock, their contact call sounds like ray-guns from a 1960s SciFi flick!

 

[rockysalamander]

A few photos from Sunday morning.

A Great Blue Heron on a branch overhanging the river.


A lovely squirrel wondering if I brought him a treat. Unfortunately, I hadn't. Opps



A mystery snake (3 feet long) which I believe is a Northern Water Snake (according to my googling the following day). Interesting fact that I learned the day after taking the photo, is that when the Northern Water Snake bites, a small amount of an anticoagulant is secreted which prevents the wound from healing properly. Therefore, if bitten by this snake, a person should seek immediate medical attention. I'm learning so much. After the fact. Ha! However, I wasn't at any real risk of being bitten because I didn't attempt to pick up the snake.



For those who are interested, here's a closer look at this lovely suit.

They do have a mild anticoagulant secreted from a gland in their mouth, but it is really not a big deal. Wash out the bite and move along. They are, however, seriously grumpy. The one species of snake I've gotten bitten from twice...but, I was grabbing it to put a PIT tag inside it. So, I'd have bitten me too!

 

[mochiko42]

4m Burmese python in the garden. Police and snake catcher carted it away.

 

[rockysalamander]

4m Burmese python in the garden. Police and snake catcher carted it away.

So cool! Other than to small pets, they are pretty harmless and eat rats. Invasive species in some parts of the world, especially in southern Florida in the US, in which case I would totally have the snake put into a controlled setting.