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It was an unusual cold afternoon here in Southern California, fortunately my daughter was in very good spirits after being selected as student of the month (from the entire school) her grades are up and her hard work is paying off. I had a great time creating these photos for her.
Exposed in late afternoon ambient light.
>Bronica ETRSi with150mm Zenzanon PE F3.5
>1/125 sec. at F4.0
>Kodak T-Max 400 rated 400 / Kodak Xtol 1+1
>Ambient light
>Minolta Flash Meter IV
>Film scan with Epson V600.
The sunsets have been simply amazing for the last eight days in a row. I used to drive to places, like the Ottawa River shore or some other place just to see the sunset. For the last three or four years, though, my night vision went to space so I can't drive anymore when it gets dark. But I feel I'm so lucky that I can still see it through a window, or from the backyard.
Our resident wild cotton tail bunny. She's been with us 3 years and had several litters under our storage shed. She's made a place for her self there. She'll come out from under the shed to the sound of my wife's voice knowing that there's usually a small clump of peeled sweet potatoes left near by. She feels comfortable enough in our back yard that when the weather is nice, she'll lounge under one of our trees for hours. Even when we're sitting on the back deck watching. She's still wild and we don't approach her, but she doesn't seem bothered by us being there. We've watched her raise her babies to young adults before she runs them off to fend for them self. She hasn't caused any issues in the yard since she's been here. We grow mostly plants that these rabbits will not eat. The babies are so fun to watch! She loves peeled sweet potatoes and peanuts! She leaves the yard just as it gets dark, then stays out all night. She returns every morning. She sleeps most of the day, then repeats her adventure again every evening.
Guess
For those that were guessing, this is photo of banana leaf in my backyard on plant that is leafing out. When they first come out, they are rolled up. I held the flash below the leaf and shot the photo with macro setup down into the leaf with a narrow depth of field.
The diverse wildlife that inhabits our backyard is a constant source of amazement and appreciation for me. While I was visiting family in the lower 48, I left my cameras running, and the footage I reviewed upon my return showcased this incredible variety. From birds to martens, weasels to moose, and even a coyote, it’s fascinating to see the range of creatures that call our backyard home. Sit back and enjoy this glimpse of the varied wildlife that surrounds us.
This momma possum is carrying at least three babies in her pouch (based on the number of tails that I can see when she is walking along the fence). She has been seen for a couple of days during the day, which is a little unusual for possums around here.
We are saying good-bye to our beautiful backyard bush. Hydrangeas (when eaten by puppies) cause stomach and bowel irritation and extreme vomiting!
I made this photo of this beautiful succulent as I was taking photos in, and from, the backyard of our San Francisco home. When I first got this succulent, it was a singular plant that I just stuck in a big vase filled with soil. As it aged, four or five other succulents like this sprouted as the original plant deteriorated. I shot this in mid afternoon shaded light using my Canon Powershot SX50.
In late summer, we began to dig two holes, each 80 cm deep. Then we made the concrete piers. A lot of cement was used (1.3 tons). To make it more comfortable, a wooden floor was built.
Setup in rear:
Omegon 127/880 Apo and EOS 6D mod. on Losmandy G11
Setup in front:
TS ONTC 254/1200 Newton and EOS 60Da on Skywatcher AZ EQ6 GT
This baby raccoon has learned how to raise the plexiglass front on one of our feeders. He just has a seat and cleans up the sunflower seed. This is taken in our backyard that is deep woods and it was dark and rainy, forcing me to use a very high ISO (1000) and still could only get a slow shutter speed of (1/30). I didn't realize how bad a shape my feeders in until going through the shots I took. Taken in my backyard Carthage, NC
Backyard Autumn trees texturized. The red background is (I think) a Dawn Redwood. Black are a row of sugar maple.