Carpe Lumen Daily

I’d never seen one of these birds up close. I also have not seen one since the day I took this photo. I believe it is a purple finch, although it could be a house finch as both have similar colouration. I’m a bit disappointed that this shot was not sharper, and it is the [...]

Yeah. More birds. The look so bland from a distance but grackles, with their blue heads and bronzed and sometimes purple bodies are quite beautiful up close. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: Focal Length:400mm | Shutter speed:1/500 | Aperture:ƒ/8Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | [...]

Yes, this is the background of my CarpeLumen Twitter account. I actually won an “award” for this photo on some site I was on in the past. The wife and I went on a weekend “getaway” – the weather was awful (rained until Sunday), so few pics of the falls were had, but we did [...]

I love the reflections and colours in this shot. I’ve played with it numerous times, and I prefer it a bit darker. However, on some monitors it ends up being VERY dark. Not so when it is printed, though. I guess it is a good way to check your monitor settings! BTW, like many, this [...]

This butterfly was smaller than most of the others with similar colouration. It was nice to catch one in isolation like this, as at times it can be quite chaotic inside the Butterfly Conservatory. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: Focal Length:300mm | Shutter speed:1/200 | [...]