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Category Archives: Animals
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 …
Diving Ducks
An important skill for the ducklings to learn is the dive & ditch. This is where they dive under the water and shoot off in different directions when they are about to be pounced on.
Stinky
Noticed what I think was a stink beetle this morning. I spent so much time photographing him that he escaped under a crack in the siding.
Killer Duck
Yesterday on our daily ducky count we noticed Luz was down from 8 to 2. We also noticed that 4 floating dead duckies. We never seen this before as usually they are eaten by the carnivores. Sandy’s suspicions were correct as this morning I photographed Blondie trying to drown the ducklings.
Soul Survivor
Of Blondie’s brood only 1 survived. Because he/she eats at an alarming speed Sandy has named him/her Chewy.