October 19 - 26 2010

With family visiting who are also interested in wildlife and photography I have been able to get out quite a bit in the last few weeks. Normally I would update my blog after each trip, but I have been unable to this week - so here is a selection of the more memorable shots for me from the last 3 outings:

Desert Spiny Lizard (Click to enlarge)


Exif: 1/250 sec, f5.6, ISO 200, 600mm, Manual Mode, Pattern Metered.

White-faced Ibis - 1st Fall Plumage (Click to enlarge)


Exif: 1/800 sec, f5.6, ISO 200, 420mm, Manual Mode, Center Weighted Metering.

Snowy Egret (Click to Enlarge)


Exif: 1/2500 sec, f8, ISO 200, 420mm, Manual Mode, Center Weighted Metering.

Cactus Wren (Click to enlarge)


Exif: 1/250 sec, f8, ISO 200, 600mm, Manual Mode, Pattern Metered

Costa's Hummingbird (Click to enlarge)




















Exif: 1/1000 sec, f5.6, ISO 200, 420mm, Manual Mode, Center Weighted Metering.

Monarch Butterfly (Click to enlarge)




















Exif: 1/320 sec, f11, ISO 200, 420mm, Manual Mode, Pattern Metered

This last image is not the best example of wildlife photography. We happened to see this fellow in the distance - I managed to get 4 handheld shots in burst mode - this was the only one where he was facing us, the others showed him running for cover. This image is included only as a record of sighting. This was taken in Buckeye, about 3 miles from my house.

Bobcat (Click to enlarge)


Exif: 1/640 sec, f6.3, ISO 200, 420mm, Manual Mode, Pattern Metered

Trying out some new workflow ideas.

I am comparing workflow ideas at the moment and thought I would put some comparison shots on the site. My aim is to make these a photoshop action, so that the bulk of the edit is done in 30 seconds rather that 15 minutes. Here is the first image (after and before).







































Edit: It's interesting that the thumbnails are low-res images. I uploaded them from my hard drive, rather than linking them from my hosting service. If you click on the images a larger, higher definition image will appear.