Life Up Close in Mono
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No crop here, as this young adult came in quickly and got pretty close. Worth viewing large to see the eagle details and the details on that poor fish.
A female Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis canadensis) poses while grazing near the mouth of North Fork Canyon west of Cody, Wyoming. The sheep winter along the lower elevations of the Absaroka Mountains.
This little wonderful bird was about a foot from me.
I could not resist get a closeup! This has not been cropped.
Some accidental motion shots from last week's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.
I love the patterns that wings in motion make. Just wish I'd actually planned to take them, as I think there should really be more synergy between the different images.
I'm still not sure if this should have been a collection of 3, rather than all 4, as there was one that was quite different to the others. Luckily, it's come out better than I was expecting. Seeing them like this, i think there's two I'd probably crop tighter if I had my time again. I would have needed to make that choice at the start, as the vignetting would look odd if I cropped now, plus there's elements of the wider shots I like in both cases. The editing mainly used the AntiquePlateII filter from SEfex, with recolour added back in AP when needed.
York Rail GP16 #1604 up close and personal while switching the East end of Lincoln yard in West York, Pa.
I just returned from a long trip in my van to Texas. I did stop at Paynes Prairie along the way but nothing was doing there. I travelled all the way to McCallen Texas and vicinity, south enough to meet a few border guards and see the fence. The guards were quite nice and I enjoyed talking with them. Before shooting at the Ranches with friends, I spent about a week exploring the area, getting stuck in the sand on the beach, and eating a lot of Mexican food. I hit about six local parks and South Padre, but due to the winds nothing was happening and most of the parks were dead. However, Estero Llano Grande State Park was a lot of fun and I found several subjects there. This bobcat being the star. I was alone, quietly watching some birds by a small pond when I sensed something behind me and saw this young bobcat coming my way. Moving slowly, I crouched down and remained still. It hesitated for a few moments then cautiously walked right by me. Once it got past it trotted into the bush. I can tell you, I felt pretty good! As it walked it was well inside of my focal distance and all I could do was enjoy its brief company. I bet it could hear my heart. Ah, moments like this…. (Lynx rufus) (Sony a1ii, 400mm lens @ f/2.8, 1/800 second, ISO 2000)