Capture the Light
Capture the Light: Sometimes, a walkabout does not yield any critters or cool flowers. Sometimes, the only alternative is to shoot the light; the best light on the trail.
Jun 14, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2016, Nikon 1 V3, Walkabout
Capture the Light: Sometimes, a walkabout does not yield any critters or cool flowers. Sometimes, the only alternative is to shoot the light; the best light on the trail.
Jun 13, 2016 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Aviation, Daily Image 2016, F/A-18 Hornet, Military Aircraft, Nikon 1 V3, The Blue Angels
The Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets will soon be screaming across the sky at an airport near you. Yep, it’s air show season again and these guys never disappoint. To say “they are the best of the best” is an understatement.
Jun 12, 2016 | AF-S 50mm f1.4G, Daily Image 2016, Flowers, Lily, Nikon 1 V3
Lily Form: Form over function, sometimes it works.
Jun 11, 2016 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Birds, Daily Image 2016, Great Blue Heron, Nikon 1 V3, Walkabout, Wildlife
Great Blue Heron Reflection On tonight’s walkabout, I stumbled upon a Great Blue Heron and scared it. It’s a magnificent sight flying away.
Jun 10, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2016, Flowers, Lily, Nikon 1 V3
This image, Rain on a Yellow Lily, shows how the color gets saturated with light rain and an overcast sky.
Jun 9, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2016, Flowers, Nikon 1 V3, Thistle, Walkabout
Thistle Blooming They can be beautiful; they can also take over an area within a few years. My dad once said: one thistle plan, if left alone, would sow 10,000 acres with its seed. Maybe he exaggerated a bit; still, they are a hard plant.
Jun 8, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2016, Nikon 1 V3, Opossum, Wildlife
Running Opossum with Babies Why another image of yesterday’s opossum? Well, unless you get out and about at o’dark thirty or at least at first light, it’s not likely you’ll be seeing a site like this any time soon. Also, yesterday’s image did not show this opossum’s profile with its tail extended and jaw open.
Jun 7, 2016 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2016, Nikon 1 V3, Opossum, Wildlife
Opossum with Babies! Male opossums are called jacks and females are called jills, while the young are joeys. It it possum or opossum? The term possum includes about 70 species of marsupials native to Australia. Opossum includes over 100 species of marsupials living in the Western Hemisphere.