The Raptor

Today while I was out, I encountered this hawk again. I saw it before, but never got a good shot of it until now. I also found a mourning dove with a broken wing that I caught and brought to a wildlife rehabilitator. Hopefully she recovers, her mate will miss her. I saw a lot…

Olympus Image Stabilization and Cropping

Even with only 12 megapixels, the resolution of my camera is so great that I took this shot at 1/320th’s of a second while laying on the ground. Here it is uncropped vs. cropped: The Image Stabilization of the camera plus the relatively fast shutter speed allows me to use a low ISO and zoom…

The Peace of Mother Nature

Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve had a “happy place” down by the bridge of Irondequoit Creek, in Penfield NY. The first year that I lived there, it was stocked with TONS of monster brown trout! I caught some as large as 18″! Almost every cast I made I was able to hook up…

Gold Finches… and more!

Today I set up my SLR on my new tripod right in front of my window. I sat for about 2 hours during peak sunlight and managed to capture some great shots! Please let me know if you like them.

Annual Bee Photo

This spring was full of life! I have a lot of new photography gear on the way, and a few jobs to do. Things are good. I’ve received a lot of support from my family over the past several years. I feel like a dormant bear that’s coming out of a winter’s hibernation. I’m hungry…

Professional Godox Studio Lighting

I purchased some monolights from BHPhotoVideo.com. I wasn’t sure what to expect, I’ve never had any professional lighting before, so I went with a kit. They arrived very quickly, in a well packaged box. First thing I noticed was how big they were. These are a travel variety, but they really provide more than ample…

Kitty’s Tail Wags Vigorously!

Yes, so I have a cat. I’ve tried to hide her the best I could, because she is so precious to me. But now that we’re settled into our own apartment, I can see that… It’s time for her to be a star! I used to call myself the WanderingiDog. Now she has become my…

New Photographic Opportunities

As I told you all in one of my last posts, I was moving into my own apartment… My mother moved back in January, it’s hilly there, with tons of trees. There’s a creek right down the driveway where I’ve caught TONS of really BIG trout. I have pictures somewhere that I will post of…

Rose of Sharon Bushes

So, we live on a property with a row of Rose of Sharon bushes lining both the front and back of our yards. The bee’s love them! So, every year, I try to get at least one good shot of a bee pollinating the flowers. This year I captured this image, which was shot on…

Lumix 2.2x Telephoto Converter

I recently picked up a converter for my little Lumix. It was a “high definition” model on Amazon for $150. It definitely allows you to zoom in closer. 150mm is the optical Lumix limit on the camera, so if you multiply it by 2.2, you end up with 330mm. It was fun to play with…

Appreciating the small things of life…

I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to do the kind of photography I really enjoy, in my own yard or across my street and in the park. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end… I’m moving out of my Mother’s apartment, and into my own apartment… Hopefully, this will be a…