Last night I was at the wildlife refuge with the goal of playing with the camera settings trying to find the best metering/focus settings. The D7000 is a different animal than my D80 when trying to capture birds in flight (BIF). I did not bring anything but my basic camera bag that contains the flash, … [Read more…]
The Hunt for Birds
KRP was off a couple of days this week so she took me out hunting birds. We made it to the Colusa Refuge – lots of ducks, a few Egrets, but otherwise most of the big birds have not arrived yet. Everything is about 2 weeks behinds schedule here. Even the rice, corn, and squash … [Read more…]
Dragonflys, Photography, Cranes, and Jerry
One of the things I enjoy about being involved with photography is all the folks I meet. In the early 2000’s I met my friend Chuck while at the dog park. Later on I became interested in photography and we found ourselves out shooting together. Chuck was the first person who explained how aperture controlled … [Read more…]