As a late Birthday celebration for Sandy we met Kathy & the Kung’s at Zeni for an Ethiopian lunch. This was followed by a quick trip to Pinkberry. Later we sat a while at Kathy’s while I tormented Fredi.
Category Archives: Animals
Baby Hummer
Sandy quietly called me to the upstairs window to view what she called a baby hummingbird. I said no way it’s an adult… 2 seconds later the mother flies over to feed it. These are shot through a dirty window so the quality reflects this.
Mole Removal
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 …
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 …