I would pay for a large print of this picture on matt paper, the forest looks so haunting with no top foliage and the clean snow with no footprints in the foreground, the foggy look to the sky and the far distance forest, and the two beautiful deer just there, smack down in the 2/3rds of the frame. Amazing picture.
You better get something done about it or else you will have a full on revolte on your hands and I don't know if the Cameraderie community can handle the hostage situationView attachment 371573
The squirrels have joined forces with the birds to stare in my window and remind me the bird feeder needs replenishing. I could swear I hear empty sunflower seed shells hitting the window when I'm not looking.
Looks like it's time to start shopping for a sleigh. HoHoHoThe deer have decided my driveway was going to be their highway this week. I took this one a few hours ago on my way out to start my truck this morning.
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That's why I never use a camera strap any more. I found that wrist straps are much more usable when actually taking photos and really help stabilize at the same time.View attachment 372003
If they only had a camera, they'd be able to show you how silly I looked when I shot this today. My camera strap was all twisted around the lens. It took a half a minute to get it untangled and hung around my neck when I got out of the car. You can probably tell by their expression.
Well, it gave them something to stare at. The first time I looped it over my head I almost strangled myself in what I'll call the Jeffrey Epstein maneuver.That's why I never use a camera strap any more. I found that wrist straps are much more usable when actually taking photos and really help stabilize at the same time.
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If they only had a camera, they'd be able to show you how silly I looked when I shot this today. My camera strap was all twisted around the lens. It took a half a minute to get it untangled and hung around my neck when I got out of the car. You can probably tell by their expression.
That's some frosty balls on that frog to be up so earlyFunnily enough, I was walking the dog last night when something caught my eye. It was pretty dark so I stopped to get a closer look. I couldn't believe it when it turned out to be a frog. We have just had about 6inch of snow over the last few days and it has only just thawed so I was quite surprised. I dashed home and got my phone to take a quick shot, it's not very good due to my aging phone.
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So that's how replacement eyeballs are grown!For some reason, it's difficult to find frogs in my area (or I don't know where to look for them, both possibilities exist in my little box, just don't open it) BUT I found, for the first time, frog eggs ... or at least I think they are:
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In the middle of a field with quite a lot of water and puddles, I came across this little slimy bunch, sitting out in the open, only a few hundred meters away from hungry Egrets.
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I can't see any wiggly tails so I'm guessing (again) that they are early in their development. On the right side, it looks like something took a chunk out of their little group as well.
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I wish I had my little tripod with me because it was hard to get enough of them in focus without going to the Tamy 28-75mm G2 wide end, which would make them quite small in the frame (fitting for their nature but less interesting when I wanted their little group to be the main focus and details). I should have tried f 16 at least. I can't wait for the spring update for Sony a7 Mark IV to get the automatic focus bracketing (FINALLY !!!).