IT'S SPRING!

SELF | March 20, 09 | swampsniper

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I haven't done much the past few days. I was riding down a narrow residential street the other day and saw a little front yard surrounded by these lillies. The yard was shady but the flowers were glowing like hot coals. I shot these through the car window.

[SouthTexas]

We have bluebonnet, as in one. Been dry.

[newhouse]

Bluebonnet as in one
Hey at least that is one more than I have.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

The glass was down!

[SouthTexas]

LOL

I guess if I go lay down in the yard and get real close to it, I can imagine a beautiful blue field.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

The EXIF data is in the image, no tricks involved. I take pictures, I don’t spread BS!

[newhouse]

I take pictures.....

You take absolutely breathtaking pix and they are the highlight of my day.

[George Smiley]

It says arboretum in the URL...

[Gator113]

Beautiful capture. What settings and lens did you use?

I am new to being serious about photography.

[Jet Jaguar]

Very nice!

[George Smiley]

Hit your Flickr site.

Mea culpa.

Now I understand the origin of your screen name.

Ever been to Cumberland Island, GA?

If you like “shooting” birds, it’s spectacular at certain times of the year.

[Gator113]

Excellent captures. I have a lens that will get that, but this rookie must first figure it all out.

[Richard Kimball]

Thanks, I usually don't do the nature thing, but here are a couple I did last year:

I love doing any type of photography. Post some of your shots. I'd like to see them.

[rustbucket]

I went out in one of the thick Houston fogs this week and found hundreds of small spider webs made visible by tiny water droplets from the fog. The little webs had an upward pointing cone shape. There were so many of them they must have been like a minefield for insects.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Download PHOTOME or OPANDA EXIF READER, both freeware. Most digital cameras embed data in the image files containing all the details of the shot. You can read this with the right program. Some processes remove the data, but I try to avoid that. It is a great learning aid to see what others are doing with their efforts. there is also a program called SIMCAM that is great.
This is from the Panasonic FZ30, nothing but a UV filter on it. I never go out without something protecting the lens, in outdoor work anything can happen. I’d rather clean the cheap filter than scrub on my lens.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

This pose is a once in a lifetime catch!

[Dallas59]

He was feeding by himself...but when Moma bird came to the feeder, he would puff up and go into his “feed me” routine.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I try to post here often, but my work is on display at

http://www.pbase.com/tsiya

http://cabbagehammock.blogspot.com/

Since I retired my cameras are my main companions, I have little use for most television.

[Gator113]

Those are fantastic.

I can’t post any yet.... I just bought my camera gear. I have so very much to learn, but I am coming along and I am passionate about it. I bought a Canon 50D and 4 awesome lenses.. and loads of other stuff. My 580ex II flash just arrived today. The buying is done for now.. the work to learn this craft/art will now be my daily focus.

My first project will be capturing each of the local business that have shut down in my county of 10% unemployment. Depressing, but it needs to be memorialized. Then I will do the beauty thing.

While my interests are wide, I will focus on landscape and seascape for now.

[Richard Kimball]

I always check your posts. I like your work. I do mostly sports, but the pay isn’t the greatest for that, so I do a lot of proms, weddings, etc. I love doing those, too.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Looks like some kind of webworm infestation.