Foto Friday – A Plump Female Cardinal

Female Cardinal

From the photoarchives: I caught this Female Cardinal at in January 2010 at Spring Creek Nature Preserve in Garland TX. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 500mm f/4 L that I rented from  Borrowlenses.com (affiliate link). EXIF: 1/400sec, f/4.0, 500mm, 400ISO, 0EV

Foto Friday – An afternoon in the park

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Went for a walk in the park last weekend and snapped this photo with my iphone + instagram app. Turned out nicely I think.

Foto Friday – Fall Colors in Dallas

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We don’t often see colors like this in Dallas. Captured with my iPhone and Instagram.

Foto Friday – Jenny Lake Turnout, Grand Tetons

Jenny Lake Turnout - Grand Teton National Park

Here’s another from the photogarchives – Jenny Lake Turnout – Grand Teton National Park taken a few years ago. Captured with Canon 5D and Canon 24-105.

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