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Cute and Pesky

This fella will be flying south real soon.

That's the Telephone Co. box - maybe they think it is a party line? A humble sparrow looking proud.

Another Crop-A-Lot shot The original - just downsized for uploading. Shot with the Kenko 1.4

I can't follow the techno-gargon that Nikon spins out about this lens but apparently the "e" on 5.6e does make a difference. Half a stop better than the competition (which makes a big difference when mounting a 1.4 TC) But apparently it has "e"xtra special F stops. Whatever they did they...

stolen from FB

This is the Sir Cropalot lens.

Now that the leaves are almost gone in some trees it makes it a little easier to spot those birds that have either don't migrate or have not yet migrated. Mind you that little grey one does blend in with the trees branches. One is a sparrow of some sort, maybe a clay? The other is a female robin.

these two let me get quite close before flying off.

Love it when the sun is low - long shadows - adds to the drama.

teal winged duck flying low

Lots more honking going on as these big birds get ready to migrate. Looks like one of them did not get the memo about flying in a vertical line formation.

The Black Capped Chickadee is in the running for Canada's Official National Bird. This is just a snipe of a poll the Weather Network is doing does not affect the outcome. National Bird Project - Canadian Geographic - Vote for Canada's national bird This is official site - FYI the Common...

After some tuning in Corel's Paintshop Pro.

Went out birding and.... look ... squirrel ...

How about model photographers Not photographers who take pictures of models. But a scale model that features models of photographers. This scene at the Edmonton Model Train Show has no less than four miniature 'photographers'. The model builder also use mini bright lights to simulate flashes...

I was not the only one taking pictures at the Model Railway Show this weekend.

Well - had a grand day merging two of my hobbies. Came home with a bag of model railway goodies and a few hundred images. As luck would have it I was able to take in a seminar on " Photographing Your Model Railway" by Richard Poon - a professional photographer, educator and model railway...

I'm off to endulge one of my other hobbies and will attend the Edmonton Model Railway Show. Two indoor soccor fields of model trains and scale model buildings. Some of that work is amazing. I just spend an bit of time playing with my lenses down on my own layout to see what one(s) I should...