Posted on September 10, 2022
Dragonfly season will soon be ending but here are a series of Blue Dasher Dragonfly images from a series of different outings. The Featured Image was taken with a Canon 400mm DO lens on a Canon 1D mkIV, @f/8, 1/400 sec.
Category: 300mm Canon f/4 lens, Blog, Blue Dasher, Blue Dasher Dragonfly, Brigantine NWR, Oceanville NJ, Canon 1.4X Teleconverter, Canon 1D MkIII, Canon 1D MkIV, Canon 7D, canon R, Davidsons Mill Pond Park, Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel FL, Dragonflies, dragonfly, Equipment, Insects, Plainsboro Preserve, yard & pond Tagged: Blue Dasher Dragonfly, canon 1.4x teleconverter series III, Canon 1D MkIV, canon 300mm f/4 IS lens, canon 300mm f/4 lens IS, Canon 400 f/4 DO lens, Canon 400mm DO lens, canon 400mm f/4 DO, Canon 7D, canon R, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, Dragonflies, dragonfly, Dragonflys
Posted on July 25, 2022
We were coming back home from the grocery store and were going through the gated entrance for our condo community. I noticed this Great Egret in the trees above the small pond by our back entrance. I had my Canon 7D with me so after I entered through the gate I parked and walked back through the gate to take a few images of the Egret. The Featured Image was taken with a 300mm lens with a 1.4X teleconverter. I wanted to get a wider view to show more of the surrounding scene so I shot a 5 image Panorama to get what I wanted for the pano. I first shot top left, then top right, then bottom left, then bottom right. I finished my series by shooting the center just to make sure I had enough images for the pano and everything lines up correctly. I have found that having that center image helps the blending of the image.
Category: 300mm Canon f/4 lens, Birds, Birds, birdscapes, Blog, Canon 1.4X Teleconverter, Canon 7D, Equipment, Favorite Locations, Great Egret, Image Stacking, Multi-Row & Multi-layer stacked panoramas, Panorama & Stacked Images, Panoramas, Photo Tips, Stacked Images, Wildlife, yard & pond Tagged: Canada Geese, Canada Geese sleeping, canon 300mm f/4 IS lens, Canon 7D Camera, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, Great Egret, Great Egret Panorama, Great Egret Roosting in tree, Rossmore back gate Entrance
Posted on July 22, 2022
On our visit to the Blackwater Natiional Wildlife Refuge I was concentrating on photographing Landscapes, Birds & Dragonflies. It is taking a while to go through all the Raw files so I will be posting a few each day from those categories. This post is showing images of Needhams Skimmer Female Dragonflies.
Category: 300mm Canon f/4 lens, Blackwater NWR, Blog, Canon 1.4X Teleconverter, Canon 7D, Dragonflies, dragonfly, Female Needham Skimmers Dragonfly, Needhams Skimmer Dragonfly Tagged: blackwater National Wildlife refuge, Blackwater NWR, Blackwater NWR Wildlife Drive, canon 1.4x teleconverter series III, canon 300mm f/4 lens, Canon 7D, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, Female Needhams Skimmer Dragonfly, Female Skimmers Dragonflies, Needham Skimmer Dragonflies, Needhams Skimmer Dragonfly
Posted on July 21, 2022
I am still going through images from our trip to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge Maryland. I had posted some of the bird images I had taken but I wanted to switch and post some Dragonfly images from the trip. All images were taken with a Canon 300mm lens with a 1.4x Teleconverter on a Canon 7D. The Featured Image is a Female Eastern Pondhawk.
Category: Blackwater NWR, Blackwater NWR, Cambridge MD, Blog, Bugs, Canon 1.4X Teleconverter, Canon 7D, Dragonflies, dragonfly, Equipment, Insects, wildlife drive Tagged: Blackwater dragonflies, blackwater National Wildlife refuge, Blackwater NWR, canon 1.4x teleconverter series III, Canon 7D Camera, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, Eastern Pondhawk, Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly, female Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly
Posted on July 2, 2022
A series of images of a close Osprey flyBy at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge Maryland.
All images were taken with a Canon 1D mkIV with a 1.4x Teleconverter.
Category: Birds, Birds, Birds in Flight, birdscapes, Blackwater NWR, Blog, Cambridge MD, Canon 1.4X Teleconverter, Canon 1D MkIV, Equipment, ospreys, Wildlife, wildlife drive Tagged: blackwater National Wildlife refuge, canon 1.4x teleconverter series III, Canon 1D MkIV, Canon 400 f/4 DO lens, canon 400mm f/4 DO, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, osprey, Osprey @ Blackwater NWR, osprey flight, Osprey FlyBy, Osprey Flying, Osprey in Flight
Posted on June 17, 2022
A series of images of Black Skimmers flying and skimming from previous trips to the Brigantine Division of the Edwin B. Forsythe NWR in Oceanville, NJ. The Featured image was taken with a Canon 1D mkIV with a 400mm DO lens & 1.4x Teleconverter
Category: Birds, Birds, Birds in Flight, birdscapes, Black Skimmers, Blog, Brigantine Division, Brigantine NWR, Brigantine NWR, Oceanville NJ, Canon 1.4X Teleconverter, Canon 1D MkIV, Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Equipment, Oceanville NJ, Wildlife, wildlife drive Tagged: black skimmer, Black Skimmers, Black Skimmers Fishing, Black Skimmers in Flight, Brigantine birds, Brigantine Division, Brigantine Divison Edwin B Forsythe NWR, Brigantine NWR, Brigantine Wildlife Drive, canon 1.4x teleconverter series III, Canon 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm DO lens, canon 400mm f/4 DO, Canon 400mm f/4 DO lens, Canon 400mm f4 DO lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter
Posted on June 11, 2022
The Featured Image is a closeup image of a male Blue Dasher Dragonfly resting on a stem. Image taken with a 400mm Canon DO lens with extension tubes to get closer focusing on the small subject Blue Dasher dragonfly but taken from a distance away. I found that using longer lenses with extension tubes for close focusing works well on these skittish dragonflies instead of macro lenses. You have a much longer working distance so your subject dragonfly does not get nervous & fly off giving you more time for shooting a variety of angles & compositions of images. And a bonus of using a 400mm lens or 300mm lens with extension tubes is you get very clean smooth blurred backgrounds. You can also add a 1.4x or 2x teleconverter for more working distance and even smoother backgrounds.
Category: Blog, Blue Dasher, Blue Dasher Dragonfly, Bugs, Canon 1.4X Teleconverter, Canon 1D MkIV, Dragonflies, dragonfly, Equipment, Insects, Tips & Techniques Tagged: 1.4x teleconverter, 2x Teleconverters, Canon 400 f/4 DO lens, canon 400mm f/4 DO, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, Dragonflies, extension tubes, Photographing Dragonflies
Posted on April 13, 2022
On a visit to Blackwater NWR I saw a Bald Eagle off in the distance. It was flying towards me so as it was getting closer I was tracking & taking images of it just in case it changed course. After I got a few images it veered off & flew away. But at least a got a few images of the Bald Eagle to post here.
Category: Bald Eagle in Flight, Bald Eagles, Birds, Birds, birdscapes, Blackwater NWR, Blackwater NWR, Cambridge MD, Blog, Canon 1D MkIV, Equipment, Favorite Locations, Wildlife, wildlife drive Tagged: Bald Eagle, Bald Eagle At Blackwater, bald Eagle At Blackwater NWR, Bald Eagle in Flight, canon 1.4x teleconverter series III, Canon 1D MkIV, Canon 400 f/4 DO lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter
Posted on April 5, 2022
On a previous visit to the Blackwater NWR we saw this Bald Eagle in a tree at the entrance to the Refuge. I thought this was going to be a Great Day for photographing Bald Eagles. After I went through the Entrance Gate I pulled over to get out of the car to photograph the Eagle. The Featured Image was taken when I got a little closer and is cropped for an Eagle Portrait. I got quite a few images before I continued on the Wildlife Drive.
Category: Bald Eagles, Birds, Birds, birdscapes, Blackwater NWR, Blackwater NWR, Cambridge MD, Blog, Cambridge MD, Canon 1D MkIV, Favorite Locations, Wildlife, wildlife drive Tagged: Bald Eagle At Blackwater, bald Eagle At Blackwater NWR, Bald Eagles, Bald Eagles at Blackwater NWR, Bald Eagles at sunrise, canon 1.4x teleconverter series III, Canon 1D MkIV, Canon 400 f/4 DO lens, canon 400mm f/4 DO, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter
Posted on April 3, 2022
When photographing at the Brigantine Division of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in NJ, you often see large groups of Cormorants swim by in the channels along the Wildlife Drive. This group had about 92+ Cormorants in the Group. It is hard to get an actual count because some are under water as you are counting the group. I counted 92 Cormorants in the image, but some more were not visible as I was counting.
Category: Birds, Birds, birdscapes, Blog, Brigantine Division, Brigantine NWR, Brigantine NWR, Oceanville NJ, Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Equipment, Favorite Locations, Oceanville NJ, Panorama & Stacked Images, Panoramas, Wildlife, wildlife drive Tagged: Brigantine Division, Brigantine Divison Edwin B Forsythe NWR, Brigantine Panorama, Brigantine Wildlife Drive, Canon 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, Cormorant, Cormorants, Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Drive, Large Groups of Cormorants