Apr 22, 2014 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Black-capped Chickadee, Daily Image 2014, Nikon 1 V1, Walkabout, Wildlife
Black-capped Chickadee Now I’m not really a birder; still, it seems like I’m capturing more bird images these days. On my walkabout this evening, a couple Black-capped Chickadees were playing in the trees right next to the trail. All I had to do, was stop, sit down, and wait a bit for them to get closer. Within e few minutes, the Chickadees came back to play; flying branch to branch in little spurts of energy. The Nikon 1 V1 with a 70-300mm lens makes a great bird lens with a maximum effective focal length of 810mm.
Apr 21, 2014 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Daily Image 2014, Nikon 1 V1, People
Easter Excitement! Great follow through; where’s the ball? The follow through was in slow motion.
Apr 20, 2014 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6, Animals, Daily Image 2014, Dogs, Husky, Nikon 1 V1
In Your Eye! Ever try to stare down a Husky?
Apr 19, 2014 | AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Coyote, Daily Image 2014, Nikon D200, Wildlife
This coyote mother was very busy relocating her litter of pups. In the image, she is on her way back to the pups after already relocating several. After watching her for over an hour, I could not really get a fix on where she had the pups. Obviously, she did not like the location because she was moving them. I really wanted to capture an image of a pup in her mouth as she carried it. Unfortunately, she took a more indirect route when she had a pup in her mouth. And, I did not want to disturb her.
Apr 18, 2014 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Birds, Daily Image 2014, Nikon 1 V1, Red-tailed Hawk, Walkabout, Wildlife
The Hawk Red-tailed Hawks frequent the areas along my walkabout. His guy seemed to be giving me the hawk stare. Even though lots of folks walk along this trail and this hawk should be accustomed to seeing and dealing with people, I still backed off at this point so he would not fly off.
Apr 17, 2014 | AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, AF-S TC 2.0 E III Tele-converter, Aviation, Daily Image 2014, MiG-17 Fresco, Nikon D300
MiGs The good news; no snow today. The bad news: no air show today either. Yes, it’s getting close to air show and fly-in season in the midwest and I am beginning to get ready. The jets will be back this year including the MiGs. Like most pilots, I’m looking forward to it.
Apr 16, 2014 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Daily Image 2014, Landscape, Nikon 1 V1
Last Snow? Last snow of the season; let’s hope so.
Apr 15, 2014 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Daily Image 2014, Nikon 1 V1, Walkabout, White-tailed Deer, Wildlife
Taxing Deer Yea, it’s tax day and it’s snowing, again. If I were a deer, I’d be wondering if spring were ever going to arrive. Perhaps, I’d worry about how cold my babies will be if it does not get much warmer soon. Being a photog instead of a deer, it’s just another opportunity for a cool image.
