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Labels: Art in the County, Camp Picton
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Labels: Art in the County, Camp Picton
Labels: Black-and-white Warbler, Black-throated Green, Blue-headed Vireo, Prince Edward Point, Scarlet Tanager, spring, warblers
Over the past few years I haven’t used my macro lens much. Somehow it got sidelined. I didn’t think it was as sharp as my new shiny 100-400 zoom. And maybe it isn’t, but I've started using it again this year. For some reason I was struggling to get a sharp image of a Juniper Hairstreak butterfly. So I pulled out my old 180 macro lens to try and get something I liked. To my surprise it worked.
The park across the road from us has lots of mushrooms and lichen to explore. It has been nice and damp lately. Perfect conditions for this kind of thing
The 180 works well when nothing is moving and I have time to set up with a tripod. Often I focus stack several images to increase the depth of field. Working very carefully, I can still get excellent results from this lens.
The 100-400 is the best choice if the subject is moving and I need fast autofocus. I can hand hold it and move very quickly with this setup.The 100-400 has become my most used lens for everything other than landscapes.
My 500 f4 lens is a big cumbersome thing however it gives that extra reach when needed.
It is wonderful to have all of these tools at my disposal. Picking the right one for the job at hand comes with experience and anticipation.
Labels: butterflies, camera lenses, fungus, Great Egret, Juniper Hairstreak, lichen, macro lens, mushrooms, Ontario, zoom lens
Labels: Lake Superior, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Manitoulin Island, Misery Bay Provincial Park, Philadephia Vireo, warblers
Every time I finish a long road trip I think ok, this is the last one. I’m done with this. And then, with time I start to think, maybe we could go to Newfoundland or Jasper in the fall. I haven’t dared start to plan a big trip during the pandemic. Hopefully we will be able to get away somewhere this year. It may not be out of the province but a change of scene would sure help perk up our spirits. This has been a long haul…
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.
-- A.A. Milne
To lose patience is to lose the battle.
-- Mahatma Gandhi
When you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.
-- George Harrison
Labels: Crystal Palace, Klu, longing, Picton, road trips, Sandbanks Provincial Park ON; Blanding's Turtle; American Redstart; Barn Swallow; Northern Lights; Termination Dust, Yellow Warbler, Yukon
Labels: Hepatica, Kinglets, Picton, Picton Courthouse, Pileated Woodpeckers, Prince Edward County, Salamanders, Sandbanks Provincial Park ON, Trilliums
Labels: backyard, Covid-19, Frost, lighthouse, Mariners Park Museum, Prince Edward County, Prince Edward Point, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Surface Hoar Frost