Photographing The Milky Way

The posts this week will follow the common theme of long exposure photography again. I setup for a special type of combined photo (which I'll post Thursday). Before I left to go home I turned my camera to grab a photograph of the Milky Way. This is the setup I mentioned in last week's encouragement. … Continue reading Photographing The Milky Way

Watching A Storm Come In

Last Sunday evening I wanted to try for two different photo setups. First I wanted to try to get a hummingbird photograph then I wanted to fly my drone for the first time in a while for a sunset photograph. I setup for a few minutes to try for a hummingbird photo but it was … Continue reading Watching A Storm Come In

More Birds and Butterflies

Ok, no bees or hummingbirds on this setup. After the setup which I've already posted from these past two days I put some bird feed out in a different spot close to my garden with the hopes of catching a few birds eating the seed. As I waited I kept seeing butterflies and moths behind … Continue reading More Birds and Butterflies

The Target: Hummingbirds

I mentioned yesterday having a particular photograph I was looking to get. While I've setup near my garden taking pictures of birds and whatnot I'd see hummingbirds around my Zinnias but could never get a photo. This time I setup closer and tried to keep my camera ready and pointed towards the Zinnias (but as … Continue reading The Target: Hummingbirds

Birds, Bees, and Butterflies

I mentioned last week some outings I had watching birds in my backyard. I setup out there again next to the garden for a particular photo I was hoping for. As I waited I was treated by several other visitors. Hint: tomorrow's post will be the particular photo I was looking for!

Long Exposure Photography At The Lake

I mentioned last week getting back into long exposure photography. The other morning I was out at Lake Monticello early to walk before it got too hot. I took some long exposure photos of the stars from the parking lot. Long exposure photography is enjoyable especially this time of year! Recent Perseid Meteors Long Exposure … Continue reading Long Exposure Photography At The Lake

Backyard Birding

It seems the post so far this week has been photography of birds. We'll go with the pattern one more day this week. In the evenings when I go down to my garden I seem to always scare birds out of my sunflowers. I've still got a few plants down there from sunflowers I planted … Continue reading Backyard Birding

The Kite Again

I wrote the other day about seeing the Mississippi Kite in our backyard. Its been back there most evenings so I snuck down after supper a couple evenings to take some pictures. It doesn't like it if I get any closer... Try # 1: Well, almost! It took off and I did not get the … Continue reading The Kite Again

Cut Off Creek Birds

We took our son to Cut-Off Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) a few weekends ago to spend some time outside before he had to go back to school. While there at the creek this pair of Whit Ibis (I think, again not a bird expert) kept hanging around the creek. They flew off but returned … Continue reading Cut Off Creek Birds

Perseid Meteors

At the beginning of this week I've been able to go out to Lake Monticello for one of my favorite photography outings. The Perseid Meteor shower. It is one of my favorite times but one I've not been able to do in several years! Either scheduling, weather, health, etc... the list of excuses is long. … Continue reading Perseid Meteors