Foto Friday – Backyard Canna

Canna in the backyard

Yet another from the photoarchives. A photograph of a Canna flower in our backyard garden. Taken with a Canon 5D and Canon 24-105 mm. EXIF: 1/640 sec, f/4.0, 105mm, 200 ISO, 0 EV

Foto Friday – Baby Chimp

Baby Chimp at the Dallas Zoo

Here’s another from the photoarchive: A capture of a baby Chimp playing at the Dallas Zoo.  Captured at a bad time of day with the sun directly in front of me (behind the chimp)….not a great location or background but it turned out OK. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L handheld. EXIF: [...]

Foto Friday – In Honor of Veterans Day

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In honor of Veteran’s Day today in the US, I’m sharing this photo taken a few years ago from the deck of the USS North Carolina docked at Wilmington NC. Taken with Canon 40D with handheld. Veterans – Thank you for Serving EXIF: Not available

Foto Friday – Morning at the Park

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I’ve been playing around with Instagram on my new iPhone (the iPhone 4…not the 4s).  I’m not that happy with the output in terms of noise, etc but I really like the ‘feel’ of a lot of these images. This is one from last weekend taken at the local park. I’d never consider replacing my [...]

Foto Friday – Texas State Fair Ferris Wheel

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I picked up my first iPhone a few weeks ago (I love it…much better than my Android). Of course, the first thing I had to do was try the phone’s camera. I grabbed this shot of the Texas State Fair Ferris Wheel using the Instagram App.

Foto Friday – Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

From the photoarchives – This is my first Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L on my Induro CT314 Tripod. EXIF:1/1000 sec, f/8.0, ISO 400, 400mm, -2/3 EV

Foto Friday – Male Cardinal on Evergreen

Male Cardinal - Spring Creek Nature Preserve

I captured this Male Cardinal at Spring Creek Nature Preserve last year.  The photo is a bit too ‘bright’, but I like the pose…hope you like it too. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L sitting on my Induro CT314 Tripod. EXIF: 1/160 sec, f/9.0, 400mm, ISO 200, -1/3 EV

Foto Friday – Young Big Horn Sheep

Young Big Horn Sheep

Another from the photoarchive – Another shot of some young Big Horn Sheep from Zion National Park. Captured wth Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L. EXIF: 1/400sec, f/5.6, 400mm, 800ISO, +1/3 EV

Foto Friday – Wallaby at the Heard Natural Museum

Wallaby at the Heard Natural Sciecnce Museum in McKinney TX

Another from the photoarchives – A Wallaby at the Heard Natural Museum. Captured with a Canon 7D and Canon 500mm f/4.0 L EXIF: 1/640 sec, f/4.0, 500mm, 0EV

Foto Friday – Prairie Dog

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Another from my photoarchives – A Prairie Dog at the Abilene TX Zoo. Captured with a Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L. EXIF: 1/800sec, f/8.0, 400mm, 0EV