Whiskeyman's Shot-A-Day 2014
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Been there! Check the aperture you were using.
February 20, Day 51, Shot 51
I made plans to revisit an earlier shot this evening, but it required a visible sun for the sunset. What we had instead was a solid, horizon-to-horizon, overcast.
Then, I went home and set up for bird shots, but the birds didn't get the word.
So, I've gone macro, or should I say micro, for the shot today.
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In celebration of the "Live Free or Die" state, New Hampshire
Is this a Quarter? I gotta find one of those!
Whiskeyman
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If I hadn't already spent that one, I'd tell you to PM your address to me and I'd mail it to you. They are fairly common, so it's likely one of us will come across one soon.
WM
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Whiskeyman
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Thanks, Kevin. I shot it at ISO 200, 15 sec, f22. If I were to do it again, I'd lower my ISO as low as I could and increase my exposure time, as well as making sure that the exposure were started when there were no vehicles in the field of view. I would also move to where the divided highway sign weren't so prominent, even though I left it in the shot that day because I wasn't having any success with my bird shots and it showed and I was upset with myself. I also kept the light from oncoming traffic out of the frame because they were washing out the exposure on the left side.
Have fun with this. I'm definitely going to try this again, both with a sunset and after twilight is over.
WM
WM
Whiskeyman
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February 23, Day 54, Shot 54
Cold and wet describes our weather, and part of this description applies to this critter, and although I dislike them running the birds off, it is my daily shot.
Cold and wet describes our weather, and part of this description applies to this critter, and although I dislike them running the birds off, it is my daily shot.
Whiskeyman
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February 24, Day 55, Shot 55
Whiskeyman
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And after a bit of Photoshop Elements:
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
Much better
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BackdoorArts
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When I saw the first shot scrolling down I thought, "Hmmmm. That really needs some work in post." LOL
Whiskeyman
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The camelias are "busting out" all over my neighborhood, and I believe I'll revisit them soon. Hopefully, I can create what I envision.
WM
WM
Whiskeyman
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February 25, Day 56, Shot 56
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February 26, Day 57, Shot 57
Strawberries are starting to come into season, so...
A strawberry slice on sharp cheddar on a Ritz cracker! Soooo good.
Strawberries are starting to come into season, so...
A strawberry slice on sharp cheddar on a Ritz cracker! Soooo good.
Whiskeyman
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Thank you, Kevin.
Whiskeyman
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February 27, 2014, Day 58, Shot(s) 58
Made it home prior to sundown today, noticing lots of haze and dust near in the lower atmosphere.
And for something a little more serene.
I wish I'd had my tripod so that I could have bracketed shots for HDR processing, but I didn't.
Made it home prior to sundown today, noticing lots of haze and dust near in the lower atmosphere.
And for something a little more serene.
I wish I'd had my tripod so that I could have bracketed shots for HDR processing, but I didn't.
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Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
Nice series of sunsets.
Whiskeyman
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Thank you, Don.
Whiskeyman
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February 28, 2014, Day 59, Shot 59 (Plus)
Saw this hawk on the wire while driving today. Pulled over and started getting closer...
Which , while not nearly close enough for me, was too close for the hawk. Hence, the requisite bird butt photo; this time a flying one.
Well it didn't go far, so I started getting closer again. This time, I didn't get get as close as I had earlier before the bird headed into the woods.
My hawk ID is horrible, so if anyone can ID this one, I'd like to know.
WM
PS, I know the pink flower isn't a hawk. I added it by mistake, although I did take the shot this AM.
Saw this hawk on the wire while driving today. Pulled over and started getting closer...
Which , while not nearly close enough for me, was too close for the hawk. Hence, the requisite bird butt photo; this time a flying one.
Well it didn't go far, so I started getting closer again. This time, I didn't get get as close as I had earlier before the bird headed into the woods.
My hawk ID is horrible, so if anyone can ID this one, I'd like to know.
WM
PS, I know the pink flower isn't a hawk. I added it by mistake, although I did take the shot this AM.
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