October 2013
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Recent Hummingbird Photos
It’s been a few years since I went outside to photograph any birds. So I decided to pack all of my camera stuff and took the long walk to the back porch…about 20 feet! To make it easier on me I removed one of my feeders and taped 3 of the 4 “holes”. Much easier…
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And the Sun Came Out
We were sitting here eating lunch and occasionally the sun would filter through the trees. I quickly finished my sandwich and waited until the sun poked through the trees again.
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Moon Over the Merced Wildlife Refuge
Now that the government shutdown is done (for now), I took a few trips over to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge. My plan was not to photograph the wildlife, but as a landscape photographer. Using “The Photographer’s Ephemeris” software, I can plan were the sun, or moon, is in reference to different landmarks. The first…