I just found out today that my coyote shot titled, “Rainy Day Coyote,” has been published as a full page shot in the July issue (pg. 46) of BBC Wildlife Magazine. I photographed this coyote on Nov. 22, 2010, at the Ridgefield NWR. The magazine has a circulation of ... Continue Reading
Hi! I took my Canon 1.4x III extender out to Ridgefield NWR, May 15, 2013, along with my Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. All shots shown (except one) were taken with this combination attached to my 5D Mark III. As you may recall, a few weeks ago (my May 1 blog post) I also shot for ... Continue Reading
In my previous posting (May 1), I went out to my local refuge and shot the 1.4x II extender attached to my Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Today I took off the extender and used the bare 400mm f5.6L lens, which is my typical set up. I’ll give the 1.4x III a try next time. It wa ... Continue Reading
I had been keeping an eye out for Canon’s firmware update to the 5D Mark III and it finally appeared on April 30. One of the features of the update allows auto focus with the center focus point when a lens and extender with a maximum aperture of f8 is attached. Prior to ... Continue Reading
Firmware version 1.2.1 is now available for the Canon 5D Mark III. One way to get to the download is to go to the Photography Bay link below. Be sure to follow the instructions on the PDF file that is part of the download. http://www.photographybay.com/2013/04/29/canon-5d-mark-ii ... Continue Reading
I decided to shake things up a little for this blog post and share some shots I took last summer. I had skipped over these to get my blog caught up…and of course, now I’m behind again! Hopefully, these fair weather shots will help warm you up a little as we wait f ... Continue Reading
Hi Friends! I’ve entered my Red-tailed Hawk landing shot into a photo contest on Facebook. The contest, unfortunately, is one of those where the number of “likes” determines the winner. I’m reaching out for votes and hoping you could spare a moment t ... Continue Reading
Feb. 8, 2013, at Ridgefield NWR, was a relatively slow day for me but I eked out a dozen shots to share this time. Let’s get right to the pictures on this partly cloudy day. This is “Henry” the Red-tailed Hawk, who hangs out around marker #12. He ... Continue Reading
It’s the beginning of February and the wildlife is active at the Ridgefield NWR in Washington state. Today’s weather is partly sunny and around 40 degrees F. Before we get started with the photos I wanted to share with you that one of my Ovenbird photos (taken 1/22/ ... Continue Reading
Greetings all! I’m late in getting this post up but I finally made it. Today’s photo shoot was a bit different from my usual Ridgefield NWR event. January 22, I followed information I had received online about the location of an Ovenbird in Portland, OR. I liv ... Continue Reading
