Foto Friday – Swallow Feeding Baby

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Caught this Swallow feed its baby on our fence. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L Handheld

Foto Friday – Gull on the Boardwalk

Gull on the Boardwalk

Another from the archives of our trip to Wilmington NC in 2008. Captured this gull with a Canon 40D and Canon 100-400 L handheld. EXIF: 1/500, ƒ/8, ISO 400, 400 mm

Foto Friday – Backyard Sparrow

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Captured with a canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L handheld Exif: 1/250, ƒ/7.1, ISO 400, 400 mm

Foto Friday – Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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I went out for a walk last night and saw a couple Scissor-tailed Flycatcher’s catching bugs on the ground. I laid down on the ground and inched as close to them as I could. My auto-focus was having a hard time keeping up but this one turned out OK. I just wish the sidewalk wasn’t [...]

Foto Friday – Oklahoma City Memorial

Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

Today is the anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing. Rather than do my normal Foto Friday, I wanted to add a few photos from the Bombing Memorial. Enjoy and remember the people that lost their lives and the families that were affected.

Foto Friday – Great Blue Heron in Flight

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I captured this Great Blue in flight over the weekend with my Canon 7D and a Canon 300mm f4 IS with Canon 1.4x Extrender III handheld. Exif: 1/1250, ƒ/5.6, ISO 500, 420 mm

Foto Friday – American Robin

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An American Robin sitting perfectly for a portrait. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L sitting atop my Induro CT314 Tripod.

Foto Friday – Mockingbird in Morning Sun

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I captured this mockingbird at Spring Creek Forest Preserve.  Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L sitting on my Induro CT314 Tripod.

Foto Friday – Yellow Rumped Warbler

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A nice portrait of a yellow-rumped warbler. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L sitting atop my Induro CT314 Tripod.

Foto Friday – Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon National Park

Here’s a photo of Bryce Canyon from our trip to Zion / Bryce in April of this year. Captured with Canon 5D and Canon 17-40L handheld.