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 [...]
View This Post»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 | Shooting Date: [...]
View This Post»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 [...]
View This Post»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 [...]
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