Noticed a tunnel network as I was planting the new flowers. Now some of the flowers have disappeared, this is an act of war. Did some research and it has to be a gopher, uh soon to be dead gopher. 6/12/12 – I won, but I’ll refrain from showing the corpse. If there are any …
Category Archives: Animals
Damn Burds
While doing yard work there were a few burds making a ruckus. So I picked up my camera and tried to shoot them. The light was horrible.
Tern II
A tern was taunting me yesterday, but I’m so outta practice I couldn’t get a good shot.
Judy side light
Judy Burd
Ok I’m posting this not by choice but because Sandy insists…
Canon 5D MK III
Just arrived today! Took it out this afternoon for a quick test but I forgot that I have to calibrate the focus with each individual lens, so the results are not so sharp.
Canon G1X testing
It arrived Thurs the 7th via UPS. My 1st impressions? Things I like: Low light performance – Image quality – Hot shoe – Remote release. Things I don’t like: Min focusing distance 7.9″ (1.2″ with my S100) – Itz a bit chunky, but much smaller than a full size DSLR – Manual lens cap – …
Lazy Saturday
Today we met Aunty Amy, Cait, Chris, Tami & Noah at the Blue Dot Cafe & Coffee Bar for a late breakfast. Then we brought Aunty Amy to the local farmers market and we walked away with a carnivorous orchid which I have yet to ID. While photographing the orchid, I happened to look down …
Lambtown 2011
We checked out Lambtown in Dixon today. It was pretty small and I think I only saw 1 lamb. They should have named it Alpaca Town. Sandy dined on the lamb riblets while I gnawed on a lamb sausage.
Learning
I’m sure by now most of you are getting tired of all these duck tales. But I’m fascinated by their behavior. This morning, I fed Blondie & Chewy. Chewy is at that awkward teenager stage, half fuzz half feathers. As they were eating there was an intruder and while I was laughing and shooting at …