I saw on the news there is a pair of nesting bald eagles in Milpitas. I spent 4 hrs waiting for something exciting to happen. Other than a small hawk chasing the male it was boring and uneventful.
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0 Comment » My variable ND filter fiasco lead me to try a Fotodiox Sony adapter. Now I can use any of my Canon lenses on my Sony which is cool but more importantly it has a built in variable ND filter.
A week ago I made an attempt to go to Alamere Falls but I wasn’t quite prepared and I took the wrong trail and ended up coming back without any photos. This time I returned with Sandy and we took the proper route. It was a long haul (13mi round trip) full of flora & small critters.
Using the Fotodiox adapter was challenging as the auto focus did not work so I had to manually focus in bright sunlight on a LCD screen.
I was using a new Sony A6500 and like a dumbass I neglected to set it to raw capture, so my post processing was limited.
The tide was too high to get a good angle on the lower falls, which meant I ran out in between waves to get a mediocre shot.
Everytime I go to Livermore I usual see some wildlife. Today it was a Turkey Jerky.
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Animals On another trip to Gualala I happened to stop at a location where there were a sh*tload of Pelicans so I had to take a photo.
This burd will not give up. Every morning it tries to break into our house via the window. I’ve also become obsessed with photographing it.
Actually I think it’s just a youngster and it enjoys playing at the window every morning.
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