It’s another mostly sunny day at the Ridgefield NWR in southwest Washington state. I decided to shoot from around noon until sunset today instead of catching the sunrise. Temperatures were in the upper 20′s to lower 30′s, so there was some ice around. Speaki ... Continue Reading
The instant before touchdown is captured here with a Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 1600, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Ridgefield NWR, Dec. 10, 2012. Continue Reading
A Northern Harrier’s first wing action as it decides to lift off from a post at the Ridgefield NWR, Dec. 10, 2012. Captured with a Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 2500, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Continue Reading
Greetings all! This is my Dec. 10, 2012, batch of images taken at the Ridgefield NWR. It was quite cloudy today and I had to rely on the high ISO capability of the 5D Mark III camera to get most of these shots. I’ll include the ISO setting with each image so that you ... Continue Reading
It was an awesome day weather-wise today, Dec. 5, at the Ridgefield NWR. There were some clouds hanging around but also plenty of clearing to allow some light to shine through. The beautiful light was filtered by a thin layer of clouds for much of the day, reducing some of th ... Continue Reading
A caught this Northern Harrier the instant she touched down on a post at the Ridgefield NWR, Dec. 10, 2012. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 1600, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. See a larger view of this shot on my Flickr page at this page. Continue Reading
Sun up at the Ridgefield NWR in Ridgefield, WA, USA. Some sun is actually peaking through the clouds which is an awesome sight here in the Pacific Northwest and helps photographers like me who use a slow f5.6 bird lens. I’m not really complaining because I’m very ... Continue Reading
I’m back at Ridgefield NWR just after sun up and ready for my second outing with my new camera, the Canon 5DMarkIII. I continue to be elated with the increased number of focused shots that I have to choose from using this camera body. You’ll quickly notice with ... Continue Reading
An awesome bird in morning light–a rare sunny morning in the Pacific Northwest! Taken with my Canon 5DMarkIII, 1/1600, f5.6, ISO400, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Continue Reading
Here’s my first posted shot taken with my new Canon 5D Mark III body. I took it out for the first time Friday, Nov. 2. The weather was still a lot cloudier than I would have liked but it gave me six hours of shooting before it started raining. These two Harriers were ... Continue Reading
