Canon Thursday Photo 2012: #19

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<p>Happy Thursday everyone! I'm happy to say that all five of our goslings are still around and they're getting bigger. I am done with the spring semester and have a few weeks off of school so hopefully I'll get out to shoot some birds while the weather is beautiful. I have been shooting quite a bit around the yard lately, but wouldn't mind getting a little farther from home. Here's a shot of a female eastern bluebird in the yard from this week. They have been trying to nest in a birdhouse, but a territorial mockingbird has been bullying them all week. The birdhouse does appear to have more nesting material in it though, so hopefully the bluebirds are getting in there when he's not looking. I hope everyone is enjoying the awesome spring weather before it gets too hot. Let's see those photos!</p><div></div>

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<p>There's been a lot of discussion in the Forums, and all the buzz about the Super Moon!<br>

Well, I missed it, . . . but after a sleepless night on the 8th, I decided to give the moon a shot!<br>

It was taken at 04:08:07 AM<br>

Then I took a straight shot, and went to bed!<br>

And this is starting out to be another sleepless night! Go figure! . . . maybe another shot would help!</p><div></div>

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<p>Bench at the park<br /><img src="http://stieferphotography.smugmug.com/Randy/Art-1/i-kRZmNTX/0/L/Bench-at-the-park-L.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="534" /><br />Canon T2i, Canon 50mm f/1.8 @ f/1.8, ISO 100, 1/640th second exposure</p>

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<p>Lupo,<br />That's flying! . . . by the seat of your pants that is!</p>

<p>I worked in NYC for a while last year, and this is a shot taken around the corner from our office in lower Manhattan; obviously worked on to get this outcome. It has the right feeling for this street.</p><div></div>

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<p>There's been so much rain recently, that I haven't done much photography.<br /> This is when the sun was shining. <br /> The winding gear, lighthouse and nuclear power station have all been decommissioned, but still draw crowds of visiters and photographers.<br>

Scanned film - shot with an EOS-1 and EF 70-200/2.8 IS<br>

<a title="The end of the line by Peter Meade, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7095/7029240939_7e67cdd129_c.jpg" alt="The end of the line" width="800" height="533" /></a></p>

<p>Last saturday was the bevrijdingspop festival in Haarlem (NL) again. Fire department had a exhibit across the street from the market. This photo is before the grounds were open to the public. Neber did get around to checking them out when we were open. Too busy organizing the market. 5d2, 28-80 2.8-4.0 L</p><div></div>

<p>I like the bluebird shot, Nathan. Nicely done. <br>

Jim - good moon shot. I'd agree with Bob Atkins, the best moon shots are not the ones with the full moon since there's less shadow detail. You captured fine detail in the craters on the right side.<br>

David Cavan - makes me think of those early shots of NYC that I see. Processing is perfect.<br>

Ervin - getting some good mileage out of that 60 macro, I see. Nice detail.</p>

<p>Birds...let me see what I've got...</p>

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<p>A very good start I would say. Ervin, that's a very nice macro. This shot was taken last Sunday at the Broad St. Run, a ten milers straight down the heart of Philly.</p><div></div>

Seoul station<div></div>

<p>Yellow-crowned Night Heron finishing off a crab at the beach. </p><div></div>

<p>40D 60 mm EF-S macro MR-14EX macro flash</p>

<p>Spring at last and the morels are out.</p><div></div>

<p>Sittin' on the dock ....<br /><br /><img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jburzynski68/7144606533/in/photostream" alt="" /></p><div></div>

<p>Great shots y'all!<br>

This week I discovered a lost memory card. So I have my bird from the lost time in January.....<br>

Rich</p>

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<p>big ears</p><div></div>

<p>His and her hobbies</p><div></div>

<p>It was primary election day here in West Virginia on Tuesday and a couple blocks away from my humble abode the news crews were running amok gathering news so I figured it would be fun to catch the news teams in action. WBOY reporter Stacy Jacobson here appears to be asking directions to the story.</p><div></div>

Photos for me this week ranged from wild flowers and emerging foliage to a Bald Eagle snatching a gosling from the water. Flowers are easier to look at.<div></div>

<p>Canon 7D; ISO 400; f/8 1/3200 sec.; 500 mm f/4 L IS; -2/3 exposure bias; AV mode; Pattern metering;</p>

<p>White pelican portrait taken in March at Darling NWR, FL. </p><div></div>

Another high school play, Cinderella the musical. High school kids did a great job but it was really dark so had to use max ISO to get this shot of the impending midnight. Canon 55-250mm ISO 6400 Canon 2Ti.<div></div>

<p>Really nice contributions this week! This is my last contribution from the Midwest, so next week I should be back to an earlier post. Here is a shot of a first winter California Gull landing that I took a while back.</p><div></div>

<p>The "supermoon" as seen from Long Island, NY at about 8:30 PM. There were passing clouds, and of the several shots this was the least cloudy.</p><div></div>