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
Happy New Year to all! Welcome to my first photo shoot of 2013–Jan. 4. I was hoping for some clearing today but all I got was overcast skies with no sign of the sun peeking through. Temperatures ranged from the low 30′s (F) to the low 40′s. Many of toda ... Continue Reading
Hi! Returning now for a look at some shots I took on Apr. 23 at the Ridgefield NWR. The weather was nice and sunny for most of the day. For the benefit of readers who are new to my blog, the Ridgefield refuge is in southwest Wahsington state, USA, and boasts a 4-mile auto tou ... Continue Reading
Today was my first bout with mosquitoes this season and they kind of snuck up on me near the end of today’s photo shoot at Ridgefield NWR (Apr. 9). I didn’t notice them until I was driving through the wooded area of the auto tour between 6 and 7 pm. This was one o ... Continue Reading
Although the bird photos I post here were taken back in March, I have to stop today, May 18, 2012 (the day of this post), and honor a very important man in my life–my father-in-law, Max Horrocks. (I’m writing this in the early wee hours of the 18th). The last few ... Continue Reading
I’m back with another photo shoot at Ridgefield NWR. It’s been a while since my last blog post–just too many projects going on right now. This was a very active day at the refuge and that big, yellow ball in the sky (I think they call it the sun) was actuall ... Continue Reading
