My shoe is off. My foot is cold. I have a bird I like to hold. — Dr. Seuss Last May
Category: Photography
Phriday Photo – Christmas Bird Count Season Begins
This is from last year’s romp through tons of snow. Here’s hoping for a little easier walking 🙂 Look for photos and a recap from tomorrow’s Christmas Bird Count. Hope we see a ton of birds!!
Phriday Photo – White-breasted Nuthatch Digiscoped
This is a White-breasted Nuthatch we digiscoped last year. One of our favorite birds and photos.
Phriday Photo – Oak Ridge in HDR
Oak Ridge Forest Preserve is a tranquil area in southeastern Winnebago County in northern Illinois. We’ve hiked many times here and the habitat is one of the better oak savannas in the area. These scenery shots are in high dynamic range (HDR)
Phriday Photo – Whooping Cranes at Nygren Wetlands
Despite a heavy fog we were finally able to view a group of five Whooping Cranes that had stopped over at Nygren Wetlands in the northern part of Winnebago County here in Illinois. Here are the best shots amongst the fog. All images were digiscoped with our new Swarovski 25-50x eyepiece. Oddly enough, I was
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Morton Arboretum in High Dynamic Range (HDR)
High Dynamic Range (HDR) involves processing three (or more) photos of varying exposures to get a single shot with somewhat exaggerated details. The technique requires a steady hand (or tripod) and a bit of post-processing but can produce some really interesting shots. Here are some from our trip to the Morton Arboretum. Bur Oak Cicilian
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Phriday Photo – Missouri in October
Just got some photos from Jennie (Veery) from her temporary home in Missouri. These are from mid-October. Ha Ha Tonka State Park – the castle
Phriday Photo – Digiscoped Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker, digiscoped in poor lighting at Deer Run Forest Preserve in Winnebago County, Illinois.
