We purchased a new traveler trailer last August and this is our first extended stay for 3 weeks and we are staying at the Hilton Head RV Resort near the Pinckney Island Refuge. Although the lighting was not the best,…
Journal
“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” Elliott Erwitt
We were lucky enough to be in the area of totality during the eclipse in Blue Ridge, GA. Below are some of the photos I took using a solar filter on my Tamron 150-600mm lense. The pictures are the 3…
I have a bird-feeder outside my cabin in Blue Ridge, Georgia and normally I only see Tufted Titmouse (see below) and Carolina Chickadees. But the other day I noticed a flash of yellow fly-by the window and quickly looked outside…
Cooper’s Hawk A pair of Cooper’s Hawks have returned this year near our cabin in @blueridgega. I have been seeing them flying around near dusk. At lunch yesterday, I took a walk up the road and heard this one calling…
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher We decided to take an early morning Sunday stroll at the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve with our granddaughter. When we arrived, there was a couple at the look-out station who pointed out some gnatcatchers nearby. The gnatcatchers were…
There are three main factors that go into the exposure of a photo: aperture, shutter speed and ISO. To get the most out of your photography, you’re going to have to understand how three affect your pictures, but since ISO…
It was Saturday and we were close to a walking trail that I frequent during lunches, so my wife and I decided to take a walk. It was cloudy so not the best lighting conditions for photographing birds, especially when…
This is my second time catching a hawk sitting on a low branch. The last time I had to wait approximately 20 minutes before he/she dove to the ground and caught a small snake to eat (see day two). This…
I was working from home today and went out at lunch to sit and enjoy the weather. I looked at the huge tree across the street and noticed a few birds and I couldn’t determine what type they were. So…
If you read my previous post, you will know that I waited four hours at the eagle’s nest for activity. And during those four hours, I watched these bluebirds land at the nesting box that was only about 12 feet…