“When snow falls, nature listens” by Antoinette Van Kleef
Bird Photography
Tag: Nature photography
Landscape Photography – Before & After
It’s been a while since I have done photo editing on my tablet. Thought this photo would be a good test revisiting the Adobe Lightroom app. Was pleasantly surprised.
Bird Photography
Canon Rebel T-5; f/5,6; 1/1600; ISO-800
Bird Photography – Morning Dove
“Sometimes it is the quiet observer who sees the most”. Kathryn L. Nelson
Bird Photography – Chickadee
Canon T3; 250mm; f/9; 1/600 sec; ISO 800
Chickadees are one of my favorite backyard birds. I get many visitors throughout the seasons.
Flower Photography – Close Up
Normally I shoot most of my flower photographs in bright lit settings. This time I tried something new. It was evening and the room was lit with one dim lamp. By really increasing my ISO it picked up the variance of light illuminating the flower casting a sheen effect. Think I will try this more often. Would like to hear any suggestions for other indoor lighting. I don’t usually photograph indoors. But given it’s winter in the Midwest. I am desperate.
Photography-Flowers and Backgrounds
Two yellow flowers, two different backgrounds.
With the summer days quickly flying by, I decided to visit the Chicago Botanic Gardens to photograph flowers. My focus was to isolate a flower and pay attention to background. At the time of capture I honestly had nothing in mind in choosing a background. But, after reviewing, discovered color can really impact the mood of an image especially when photographing flowers…two yellow flowers, two different backgrounds evoke two different moods.
Monkeying Around – Animal Photography
f/6.3; 1/800 sec; ISO 3200; 187mm
f/6.3; 1/400 sec; ISO 6400; 210mm
Brookfield Zoo also known as the Chicago Zoological Society is located in Brookfield, a suburb of Chicago. One of my favorite places to visit is the monkey house. There are quite a variety and more than a few that are happy to pose.
Wrens – Bird Photography
We were lucky this year to have a couple of wrens build their nest in one of our birdhouses. Every morning we wake up to their wonderful sounds and singing. For such a little bird they have a powerful set of vocal chords.
Photography – Up Close & Personal
“In every walk in with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” John Muir
These photographs were taken with a Sony Mirrorless Camera in a Manual mode setting using an 18-55mm lens with an Opteka Achromatic 10x diopter attached to it.
Jan Williams 