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5-9-13: We have lots of red-winged blackbirds around here. I enjoy watching them. They are quite busy birds. These were at my next-door neighbor's pond. They got rather concerned as I approached them, but after a while they started to ignore me. Chums Overviewing

Love the bottles of soda. Try cropping the pickle jars so that you get rid of the empty space. Here's an example: Just an idea.

5-8-13: In between the periodic downpours this afternoon, I was able to get this dandelion puff that blossomed two days after the lawn was mowed. Poof

5-7-13: Addendum I was sitting out on the front steps enjoying a very nice evening and caught these. I did have to crop them but am very happy how they came out. We have a new pair of cardinals and tons of robins. Point of View Odd Fellows Yum, Worms!

5-7-13: Out with the photography class again this afternoon. We walked over to where maintenance had been cutting down a few trees yesterday and checked out the trees. As you can see from the trunk of one of them, they definitely had some health problems. I guess they were only cutting down...

5-6-13:While out with my photography class, we saw maintenance cutting down some trees that border along the railroad tracks. I really do hope they do not cut all the trees along the tracks down because that will really increase the noise from the trains as they pass by. The school is near the...

I was watching a pair of cardinals on the lawn. They decided to fly off. Here is my attempt at getting the male cardinal in flight. It looks more like an impressionist painting of a cardinal in flight. The bird is the red blur in the center of the photo, if you were wondering. :)

Re: Bird in Flight This is my first successful BIF photo, and I don't even care that it is "just" a blue jay. :) . Pure dumb luck. I was holding the dog's leash with one hand and the camera with the other. Love the backlighting, too. Taking Flight

5-5-13: Part 2 Warning! Opportunistic feline photos! You have been warned!! :) Again morning light can be beautiful, and if you are a cat, a bit of feline Nirvana. When I came back with the dog, this is what I found: I really love the way the sunlight hits Creature's fur and lights it up...

5-5-13: Part 1 I am going to separate today's posting into two parts because they are so dissimilar. Here is the first group. I love the light of morning, so while I took the dog out this morning, of course I brought my camera with me. Both photos were taken with my D3000 and 55-200mm...

5-4-13: I didn't have to go far to get this little guy. I've been trying to get a photo of him for over a week. I was finally successful. After some research, it turns out that this is a brown-capped chickadee. According to the Cornell Ornithology Lab Website, these chickadees are rather...

If you have been thinking of learning Photoshop, below is a link to one of the best Photoshop tutorials I have seen in a while. Enjoy! Fafa's Photoshop Tutorial - YouTube

5-3-13: Allergies have kept me inside most of today but I did wander around outside after I came home from work. Again, one's front lawn can provide some interesting subjects. These flowers grow in clusters all over the lawn. I always wondered what they were. They are called thyme-leaved...

5-2-13: It's amazing what you can find by just walking around the house. In the back yard we have a lot of white violets. Every year, we get more and more of them. Amid all the white ones, we also have a few purple ones. Cropped color outline of the above violet. It is amazing how...

Here is my third and final entry for this challenge.

5-1-13: While out with the photography class, I was standing under a maple tree. Got this photo by just looking up. I have been getting my students to see things from different perspectives. They are having a blast with it. Looking Up After getting home from work, as I was driving up the...

4-30-13: I took advantage of a sunny afternoon after work. For some reason, I seem to be getting a lot of robin photos. I think this is one of my better ones. What Was That? I saw this caterpillar on a fence post. I love how this guy is backlit in the second photo. When I researched to...

4-29-13: It's been drizzling on and off all day. It was still drizzling when I got home so I decided to use one of my back up plans. No, I didn't get any opportunistic feline photos. I will leave it up to you to figure out what it is. This one is a whole lot easier than the "What Am I?"...

4-28-13: Today started to get cloudy early in the afternoon, but spousal unit and I went out for a drive to see what interesting things were out and about. We came across this pond right on the NY/PA border. I don't know the name of the pond, but not only did it have a number of breeding...

4-27-13: Today was too beautiful a day to not take advantage of it. Lately, I have been finding my neighbor's pond a wonderful source for all sorts of interesting photos. Today was no different. These three photos were taken with my D7000, AF 85mm f/1.8 nikkor, ISO 200, f/8; shutter speed...