Category: Landscapes & Things

I have been waiting more than a year for a hawk to show up close enough for me to get a good photo.Yesterday this one stopped by on the fence in the backyard when the sprinkler was on for a free shower. I was able to get outside the back porch and into the yard…

Naturally, serious astronomers all over the globe have been waiting for my images, what with my uber-fantastic 75-300mm telephoto lens. This of course doesn’t qualify as an observatory but I’m all about those click-bait headlines. I had it in mind to try this eclipse on Sunday night, but it was cloudy and sort of rainy…

Oh – what happened to the rest of 2021? It’s not like I wasn’t taking any pictures, I just wasn’t processing any of them. Back to Sanibel in June of 2021, and a small gallery. I spent more time enjoying the place than I did obsessing over the camera. No, seriously. A visit to the…

This cardinal has recently taken to hanging around near my home, sometimes in a tree in my backyard or one of the neighboring yards. So far this year, this is the best image I’ve managed. For someone who knows nothing about birds, I take a lot of photos of birds. It’s helpful that this cardinal…

After Sanibel the environment around my house seems dull, and then the weather turned cool, which for me ruins everything. I was still taking photos in December and in January, so here’s a random gallery of things. This leaping Shih Tzu is a frequent guest. In mid-December, when it was still warm, it took a…

Day One An overcast start to the day got sunny and hot. This was my first close-up look at a Royal Tern. [Identified thanks to a handy guide purchased locally.] A large group of them would occupy a stretch of beach just out of reach of the waves. Passing humans were largely ignored and they…

These birds are ready to party. Okay, they aren’t partying. This is a different thing, obviously, that has to do with birds and worms. Again my general ornithological ignorance is on display, as details go, but these visitors to the yard across the street are ibis. For my style of photography, they are convenient. Frequently…

This interesting visitor happened to be checking out the the scene in my front yard when I went outside to test a new lens in mid-August. No doubt I’m ruffling some feathers by not giving the model credit by name. I’ll get my ignorance and indifference out of the way quickly – I have no…

Getting to back to Sanibel in June 2020 was a welcome break – beach relief, indeed! I was not very busy (or obsessed) with the camera on this trip but got some interesting images. I have done some video work in my visits, but not a well-planned project. For the June 2020 visit I put…

I take photos of anything that seems interesting. Visiting Sanibel Island has been good exercise for my camera obsession. When I went in November 2017, it was my first try at taking pictures of landscapes or wildlife. I liked it more than I thought I would. Do you see the Ceratopogonidae in this sunset image?…