Wednesday View - 22 December 2021 Edition

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Today I am going to continue sharing photos from my trip to the nature center bird blind yesterday. Though I think the woodpecker shots I posted yesterday are really good I think today's offering is pretty close. Here we see two different but familiar birds. First we have a female cardinal and next a bluejay. I have said before that shooting bluejays can be difficult because they don't seem to sit still. But when they don't know you're there it's a little easier. And you can pretty much say the same thing about cardinals. They can be very skittish. Anyway check these out.

 

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Monday View - 19 March 2018 Edition

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Today I am sharing another shot from Peace Valley Park. This time we are shifting back to the bird blind and another one of my up close and personal views. This cardinal would eat and fly away and return again for another bite of food. I was about five feet away from her. It was so cool. I need to build a blind in our backyard.

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The quality is not what I would like it to be but again I did not have a longer lens with me and had to do some cropping. Next time though I'll be more prepared.

Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View...

Sunday March 18, 2018

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Sunday View - 18 March 2018 Edition

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Today we continue our photographic visit to Peace Valley Park. Shifting away from wildlife though we take a look at Lake Galena from the point of view of one of the park's boat docks.

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Sometimes I'll look at a RAW image and think that it would be great in black and white. Then there are the images that I plan and shoot for black and white. This is one that I knew right away needed it's color removed.

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And here is Yesterday's View...

Saturday March 17, 2018

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Saturday View - 17 March 2018 Edition

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It's been a while but today I finally got to go out and shoot somewhere besides in our own backyard. Not that I'm complaining about the wonderful and very plentiful nature that I have right here at home but some variety is nice too. And best of all it was someplace we have never been to before. 

Today Kim and I headed to Peace Valley Park near Doylestown Pennsylvania in Bucks County. With my camera in hand we walked along Lake Galena where we saw lots of geese, some seagulls and a variety of other wildlife. After visiting the lake we drove to the parks nature center. The nature center houses an activity center and a nice gift shop. But best of all it also has a really nice bird blind. In the blind we were able to see birds at a very close range and of course photograph them. There was a good variety too. We saw bluejays, cardinals, finches and a couple different kinds of woodpeckers in addition to other breeds too. I just wish I had been better prepared. When we went out this morning I had fitted my camera with a lens that only zooms to 55mm. This is great for landscapes but not so much for wildlife. But I did get some good shots and for today's view I would like to share this one with you.

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This red bellied woodpecker (I know it's belly isn't red but that's a subject for another post) was shot from quite a distance and I had to crop it a lot. But I think it came out okay. Next time I'll bring a longer lens.

Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View...

Friday March 16, 2018

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