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Blue Sky Deja Vu

I can speak for the rest of you but I for one am about done with these days upon days of dull. I am feeling the need for blue skies, puffy white clouds and bright sunshiny days. If you are feeling the same, here is some Blue Sky Deja Vu!

Unmistakably Unencumbered

Ducks At Dusk

Sea Gull Flyby

As my last post mentioned, I spent sometime by the lake yesterday. I used my Canon Powershot S3is on several captures but wanted to try my Sony A300 on some nature shots. I have practiced with it on portraits and such but wanted to see what it would do wide open in the “wild”. I have mixed results, the mix being from o.k. to that really sucked! As I have relative success with manual controls of my point & shots, I am somewhat frustrated by my lack of skill with a full on DSLR. For the most part I was able to place my self in an advantageous spot on most of my shots but the old Minolta lenses leave something to desire in the speed department. With that said they take great portrait and wedding shots so I am just going to have to hone my skills to maximize their strengths and work around their weaknesses.. Here is one of the captures of a Sea Gull Flyby!

Ice, Ice and Some Gulls

Today I went to the lake to get shots of the geese. Well they must have found another spot since I saw nary a one. But the Gulls were there and seemed to enjoy the cold as well as the ice on the lake. As I was standing facing up the lake I heard a hissing-like sound from behind me. It was the ice building up on shore as the thin sheet of ice riding the waves came ashore. The top photo and the next were taking within twenty or so seconds of each other. Notice how much has built up in that short of time. The last photo is the Gulls just doing whatever Gulls on ice do. I took these with my Canon Powershot S3is.

Something Fowl From Awhile Ago

I came across several shots I had taken late Autumn 2012 with a Fujifilm S700. My Dad had loaned it to me after my beloved Canon Powershot S3is had died. During that time he bought himself a small Nikon and gave me the S700. I use it from time to time and this was my weapon of choice on a very bright but cold morning by the lake. I saw these this morning and it has me motivated to brave the cold and head to the lake here in a bit. Till The next time here is a little something fowl from awhile ago.