Carpe Lumen Photoblog

Late to post due to connection issues, and pulling from archive because of brain issues. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: Focal Length:55mm | Shutter speed:1/320 | Aperture:ƒ/11Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | Shooting Date: May 19, 2009, 11:37 pm

What is most impressive about this is that the feeders are about 4′ off the ground and the chipmunk finds a way to climb up high enough to jump onto them. She’s just recently figured this trick out. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: Focal Length:200mm [...]

Dandelions are like sunsets, always so cliche, always so overdone… but this looked almost like fireworks. I was shooting toward the sun so some interesting rainbow/colour effects came out. (Click Pic to View Full Version; Click CLOSE or outside picture border to return)Shooting Details: Focal Length:55mm | Shutter speed:1/250 | Aperture:ƒ/16Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL [...]

Another of our most common yard birds (NOT the band)… the chipping sparrow. We’ve had babies AND parents this year, but have no idea where the nest is. (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 [...]

No, not the doctor. House sparrows are one of the most common birds in our yard. They’re always fun to watch, if you like birds… (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: [...]