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was having a lovely walk with 2 of my friends, and our 7 German shepherds, when this alpaca came to say hello, all 7 German shepherds sat at the fence calmly while the alpaca greeted them one by one, was such a beautiful moment and shows how gentle German shepherds can be, wish i could have got in a better position to take the photo but wanted to catch the moment quickly and didnt want to scare the alpaca, I wasn't quite quick enough to capture the moment my white GSD was nose to nose with the alpaca, but still think its a sweet photo.
First snow of this winter in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Nikkor 16-35mm f/4 lens.
16mm 125/ sec. f/14
I went out early in the morning, looking for large wildlife to photograph. In June, grizzly bear is the primary target, but I'll gladly settle for moose, elk or wolf.
It was another of those frustrating days, where you see fresh bear scat everywhere but no bears. A solitary elk crossing the road, too far in the distance for photos and a moose that was just teasing me but I knew I would have to be lucky to get a photo.
I had stopped a couple hundred meters from the moose and was down in the ditch, hoping that he would keep moving in my direction. Alas, he trotted off into the trees and although I took some photos, none was worth keeping. I just sat there thinking what a frustrating morning it had been.
Then I looked over and saw this young red squirrel on the ground, enjoying a snack. I am sure that out here, in the middle of nowhere, this squirrel had never seen a human before. I did this nonchalant thing that works with some animals, where you look the other way but leisurely creep towards them. Surprisingly, she didn't run away, even as I laid in the grass just a couple of meters away and slowly swung the camera her way.
We spent a few minutes together, so the morning wasn't wasted after all. I wonder what story the squirrel told when she went back to the trees.
I love everything about common milkweed, especially when a single blossom opens among a cluster of closed buds. Photographed in the La Crosse River Marsh.
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In a quiet area of the wood between two main paths.
~ A-Cappella by Petra Haden - King Crimson - The Sheltering Sky ~
My first snowflake picture ヾ(≧∇≦*)ゝ
As well as the first snowfall of the season.
Taken at 5x with the Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite Flash. Still getting the hang of these two, but the results are super rewarding!
So this was the first of the 5 little Canada goslings to jump off the roof of my barn yesterday. I knew this was going to be happening sometime yesterday so I had, the day before, set up a spot where I would be able to just sit and watch and wait.
I knew exactly where they would jump down from (it's only an 8 ft drop) but it was just a matter of when.
I woke up a little before 6 AM yesterday morning, grabbed my binoculars to check if the geese were still on my barn roof which they were, then I took care of all my animals, brushed my teeth, got dressed, grabbed my camera and a couple extra batteries and planted myself in the spot I had chosen to watch from.
I waited about 6 hours for the event to happen but I didn't mind the wait. And to clarify, it didn't take 6 hours for the goslings to jump. Once they got started it was a matter of seconds but It was so worth it to me to get to see this happen. I purposely am not zooming in on the gosling that's falling because the siblings watching from above on the roof are, in my opinion, an important part of the story.
They watched so intently and it was amazing to me how the goslings were very quick to get down to business and jump, one after the other until they'd all made it down to where mom and dad were waiting, then they all left and headed for one of my neighbor's ponds.
I got good shots of the 1st, 2nd and 5th goslings jumping down but for the 3rd and 4th goslings, the photos were crap. I was so mad. But at least 3 out of the 5 turned out good, I don't know what I did on those 2 that didn't turn out but it is what it is. I'm happy for what I got.
Lots of people probably don't care a bit about watching geese leave a nest but this event was for me a real highlight. Anything in nature like this is what thrills me to the bone.
So in the next few days I'll be sharing some images with you that I got yesterday. So stay tuned. Or don't. Whatever floats your boat :-)
My very first D300 upload 8)
Don´t have much time to play with my new bad boy but we are connecting..
I got some great shots earlier that got ruined by Picasa so I couldn´t show them off.. :-(
Have a great day and TGIF
We have red kites flying over our house most days, and this afternoon I decided to have a go at taking an image of one. I have aimed my camera at them before, but not had a recognisable result. Today I used continuous auto focusing and tracking using the hi speed facility, and after some post processing managed to capture one. I am now encouraged to try again.
It took a lot longer than expected to get to my hotel close to Zilina, Slovakia. The road was narrow, full of curves and rather busy. I did enjoy, though, and I enjoyed the warm dish and the spacious room at the hotel even more. The next day, I had planned a day on the non-electrified railway lines around Horna Stubna, hoping to see some of the 754-series locomotives in action. And who knows, maybe even a "Bardotka" with a freight train.
Not knowing what to expect, I just went to the station of Klastor Pod Znievom where I was lucky enough to catch 754 020 hauling a train to Horna Stubna. A very good start of the day!
ZSSK 757 020, Klastor Pod Znievom 22.9.2016
First Forget-Me-Nots growing wild in our backyard garden, taken before the winter rains we've been having lately.
EXPLORE #460, 02-18-09
Excitement on the croft today as my neighbour Andy got his first lamb.Proud mum staying close by for protection
First light in the Lyman greenhouses just touching the trays of tulips. This is Tulipa x 'Double Maureen,' a gorgeous, double white tulip with green accents.
First light breaking over the himalayas. Read more about it at my photoblog www.arrivalsanddepartures.com/
First rays of the sun hitting the half-submerged tree trunk, making it look like a zombie hand out of a horror movie, one cold and foggy December morning at the coast of Leptokarya, northern Greece.
first in the garden, Very late this year, usually fully out in late Feb, got 150 regular ones in the garden all not ready as yet
First time attempting to grow some of my own veggies. I'm delighted when I saw this beauty emerge. How does a tomato even grow, let alone turn from green to yellow? Seems rather miraculous to me. Can't wait to taste it with the purple basil and other herbs!