Well, that gave me time to play with my NEW camera. My old one has a 2X telephoto and this one has 12X. It has optical image stabilization, which takes care of my shakiness, but it doesn't make the birds sit still! This one below was perched up on the stub of an old branch and was just asking to have its picture taken.
The Grosbeaks were gone for 4 days and now there are a couple back again. They don't sit still for a minute. He kept hopping from branch to branch and this is the closest to still that he got.
This is a shot of the shade garden quite a ways away from the house. With my old camera you wouldn't have seen the shapes of any of the leaves. The red plant is husker red penstemon. I love the contrast of colors of leaves.
My art quilters are coming today so I will try some more arrangements of the triangle blocks and take pictures.
That is one of the best photos of the Grosbeak that I've ever seen! I think they are very hard to photograph.
ReplyDelete...and I'm very jealous.
I can see that this is a remarkable camera. Of course any tool is useless without a good crafts person using it!
ReplyDeleteHave you seen Joen Wolfrom's book, "Visual Coloring"? I immediately thought of this as I read this post. She shows how she uses her nature photos to create new color schemes for her quilts.
Have a terrific day with your art quilters!
What a great camera! You captured amazing detail.
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Wanda, you love birds, too?? No wonder I enjoy your blog! Gardening and quilting and birds... what more can a gal ask for? :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. The camera will be fun to use, & try out new ideas. I love to see the birds, they are so different to the birds we have.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting to have a new camera! Very nice shots of the birds. At least quilts don't usually move around so much! :)
ReplyDeleteYour photograph abilities are great! I love these pics.
ReplyDeleteI meant to say photographic abilities!
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm really tired, I meant to say photography abilities! I need to go to sleep!
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