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A view of the Bayview Trail in Mason Neck State Park. A 1.2 mile trail with heavy usage and considered easy. There are some stairs and it's well maintained. #MasonNeckStatePark #Virginia #hiking #randonnée #Wandern #nature #Natur #BayviewTrail #VirginiaStateParks #trail
A view of Belmont Bay from Virginia's Mason Neck State Park. This was taken from the Bayview Trail. A 1.02 mile easy trail that skirts the bay and the marsh. #MasonNeckStatePark #Virginia #nature #Natur #Fujifilm #BelmontBay #baie #water #Wasser #eau #Bucht #入口 #ハイキング #草木 #plants #Pflanzen #végétaux #StratocumulusClouds
A Slaty Skimmer Dragonfly {Libellula incesta) in the marsh at Mason Neck State Park clinging to a twig. #MasonNeckStatePark #SlatySkimmerDragonfly #insect #animal #nature #Natur #arthropod #虫 #トンボ
Marshland in Mason Neck State Park. This was shot on Bayview Trail. A 1.02 mile trail that is considered easy. #MasonNeckStatePark #BayviewTrail #Virginia #marsh #nature #Natur #Sumpf #marais #Moor #marécage #沢
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies (Papilio glaucus) and bees being good neighbors with Belmont Bay in the background. This was taken on Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail in Mason Neck State Park. #HFF #MasonNeckStatePark #butterflies #wildflowers #Schmetterlinge #papillons #花 #Blumen #fleurs
Persian Silk Trees have very unique blossoms; bees and butterflies love to work them. I got this shot at Mason Neck State Park in Virginia.
A marsh area fed by Potomac River in Mason Neck State Park, Virginia. #MasonNeckStatePark #Virginia #marsh #nature
In winter folks often see several Bald Eagles at Mason Neck, but I only saw this juvenile during my recent visit. After flying away from me twice (before I could get a decent view), it finally chose a perch that allowed me to get a few shots.
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So... yeah. I know it's all blurry. When I was looking through the camera, it was in focus, but what the camera transferred to the film was decidedly not. I'm having second thoughts about tossing out my busted up Pentax. I might keep it around for experimentation, but with the understanding that nothing will come out the way I expect it. I think a lot will depend on the Canon Elan 7n that's slated to arrive tomorrow.
In the meantime, I don't know... I kind of like it. The autumn colors that look painted, the soft edges of the mushrooms that are almost more like impressions of the mushroom than anything realistic.
Thousands of acorns have fallen to the ground recently at Mason Neck State Park in northern Virginia. I suspect this Red-headed Woodpecker has stashed away a lot for winter. I wish I could have looked into that cavity.
Something a little different here .....at first glance I thought these two might be mating but as I got closer and zoomed in it appeared that the dragonfly on the right is consuming the one of the left.
Maybe @Odonata457 can weigh in on this oddity?
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While trying to nab some photos of the ever-busy Tree Swallows, this White-breasted Nuthatch came in for a two second perch on this birding sign at Mason Neck State Park. I tried to maneuver for a better shot but it immediately flew away. I still enjoyed the moment.
The warbler that started me on the journey of photographing warblers - Prothonotary Warbler - Mason Neck State Park
Custom settings, straight out of camera jpg.
Auto White Balance, Warm Color OFF
+4 Step Red
-5 Step Green
Natural Profile
+1 Saturation
+1 Contrast
+2 Sharpness
Highlight +1
Shadow -5
Gradation Normal
It was around this time that I started to notice something was off with my camera. I remember focusing on the little buds, rubbing my eyes, focusing again, pushing random buttons on the camera, focusing again... and finally just pressing the shutter and hoping for the best.
I saw lots of Tree Swallows on my visit to Mason Neck and they were not darting around like crazy (as they often do); they are beautiful birds if you can get a good look at them.
The warbler that started me on the journey of photographing warblers - Prothonotary Warbler - Mason Neck State Park
The warbler that started me on the journey of photographing warblers - Prothonotary Warbler - Mason Neck State Park
It was really all about that one dead leaf that fell onto the remnants of green left in the forest.
(I'm throwing up old pictures, and film stuff, because I'm just really tired. Between work and school, I barely have the energy to take the picture, much less edit it. And I'm definitely shirking on my duties of commenting/critiquing/being social. Tuesday I will make amends, I promise.)