26. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

On my photographic exercise walk I discovered this snail circumventing a small pile of dead weeds. The shape of the trail got my attention and I clicked the shutter a few times.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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25. May 2010 by Friedhelm.

While I was photographing the cacti at the Arizona Cactus Garden I met two more photographers that were photographing a woodpecker. I joint that group and got this shot of a woodpecker bringing food into the nest. Enjoy!

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16. May 2010 by David.

I’ve been to the Merced Wildlife Refuge many times and even though there are a lot of rabbits around I’ve never really tried to get a photograph, too fast, too far.

While taking photographs of a wildflower I noticed this rabbit out of the corner of my eye. I expected it to run off so I took a couple of quick photos with the wrong lens. This fellow (?) just stayed there going about his business never more than 10 feet away. I had time to change lenses, set my tripod up and here’s the shot.

f7.1 at 1/250sec, 250mm, ISO 125

Keep clicking

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13. May 2010 by Friedhelm.

I shot this image with a canon 70-200L lens. This lens is just amazing. Enjoy!

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4. May 2010 by Friedhelm.

On our hike through the high country above Yosemite Valley I saw a bunch of deer. They could not smell mys cent because they were above me and I had plenty of time to get my camera ready and photograph them. Camera setting: f5.6, 1/500sec., ISO 100

Enjoy

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21. March 2010 by David.

I went to Hite Cove yesterday for some wildflower photographs and kept my promise not to take any landscape or sunset shots.

This spider was about the size of the tip of a ball  point pen. I used my 28-135mm lens set at 117mm with a lens doubler and two extension tubes. I also used a small flashlight to help illuminate the web since I was taking this after sunset.

F6.3 at 1/5th sec, 117mm at ISO200, tripod mounted.

Keep Clicking

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12. March 2010 by Friedhelm.

I photographed this bird yesterday on my daily exercise walk. I saw the bird first sitting on the fountain with a truck in the background. I decided to take my chances and walked around the bird until I found a contrasty natural background. One of my photography teachers always told me that the first consideration for a great image is the background. I follow his advice and I got rewarded with many great shots. Camera setting: focal length 200mm, f5.0, 1/800sec., ISO 200.

Enjoy and have a great day!

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5. January 2010 by Friedhelm.

Andrew Molera State Park is located about 20 miles south of Carmel on Hwy 1. You have to walk about a mile to get from the parking place to the coast. The hike is well marked and there are many subjects on the way to photograph. Bring a long lens and you will not be disappointed by the coastal birds. Camera setting: 400mm lens, f11, 1/100sec, ISO 400, tripod mounted.

Enjoy!

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20. December 2009 by David.

With the budget crisis in California and the Federal Government the Merced Wildlife Refuge has employed some of the natural residents of the area to help enforce the rules and regulations.

Keep Clicking

Dave

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12. December 2009 by Friedhelm.

The last few days were a challenge for me. First it was bitterly cold and then it got rainy. I took my exercise walk in between rain storms yesterday morning and discovered this bird on a tree. It was overcast, high fog and all looked gray in gray. The perfect weather to get depressed, in other words. On the bright side, the light for photography was very soft and great for outside portraits. So I took a portrait of this crane using a 200mm lens, tripod mounted, f3.5, 1/500sec., ISO 100. Enjoy and have a happy week-end!

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