SRX09366DxO honeysuckle |
SRX09364DxO Thistle is so pretty |
SRX09361DxO Queen Anne's Lace |
SRX09360DxO jewel weed |
SRX09357DxO on post in new garden |
SRX09355DxO Some sort of allium |
P9160035DxO With fill flash |
SRX07028DxO on the job |
SRX06690DxO Have no idea... |
Front page website Ukraine |
SRX05846DxO Flag Walker.jpg |
Another screen grab |
SRX05871DxO Little girl with Peace Sign.jpg |
SRX05134DxO5 Junco |
In-camera HDR |
SRX04944DD Gift |
SRX04948D What a gift! |
SRX04816 Doe Across the Street |
SRX04835D Two Deer |
SRX04811D Squirrel Nest |
SRX04381D Green Meadows Community Barbecue |
SRX04295D Kudzu |
Ready for Takeoff |
SRX03793D Skipper |
SRX03357D herding cattle |
SRX03197D Green Heron |
:: The Big Tree Removal ::
|
Eastern Box Turtle |
Shot through window sidelight |
SRX02060D How many? |
SRX01887D Replaced the feeder! |
SRX01546D A Closer Look |
SRX00462D Noticing Me |
SRX00262D Nonchalantly preening |
:: Testing In-Camera Flash With High Shutter Speeds ::
|
SRX00132DxO Trying flash |
SRX09814DxO Windy! |
Louie's on Duty Again |
SRX09525 |
Not hostile rivals |
Object of Their Affection |
SRX09315 Darn |
SRX09315 Replaced Bud |
SRX09154 Not the sharpest... |
SRX08987 Mrs. Hen Comes A Callin' |
SRX09015 First customer |
SRX08964 Not pleased |
SRX08962_DxO Patriots |
SRX08941_DxO Members of a Bikers' Group |
SRX08932_DxO Bikers |
SRX08849_Almost Peak Blue Ridge Parkway |
SRX08840_Blue Ridge Parkway |
SRX08452 Not Afraid |
SRX08428 Black Swallowtail |
SRX08389 At the King Apple Parade |
You're supposed to be a butterfly! |
SRX08124 Google Lens says Robber Fly |
SRX08111 Milkweed Seed Pods are Fascinating |
SRX07990_DxO Watching for Competitor |
SRX07828 Common Buckeye |
SRX07778 It's a boy! |
:: Just Another Turkey Morning ::
|
SRX07619 Hot(?) Towhee |
SRX00881_DxO toms on slope |
SRX00903_DxO Look Who |
SRX00926_DxO They kept scurrying back to mom |
SRX00944_DxO So much fun to watch! |
SRX00979_DxO Proud Mama |
SRX00804 I feel better now.... |
SRX00608 Quilt Garden at the North Carolina Arboretum |
SRX00603 Special "Home" for Bees |
Up Close Turkey Poults |
SRX00478 Hen and Poults |
SRX00463 He got me up this morning! |
SRX00155 heading down slope |
SRX00143 Eating seeds I scattered |
SRX00134 Gorgeous.jpg |
SRX00134 When the light is right |
DSC00072 Pair |
DSC09834 Early Evening Visitors |
:: Why I feed the turkeys ::
|
DSC09659 Male American Goldfinch |
DSC09655 Female Purple Finch |
DSC09464 Hurry up! |
DSC09468 As patient as I can be |
DSC09379 They manage fine.... |
DSC09295 NOT through my window! |
DSC09245 Young'un taking a break |
DSC09171 Almost forgot what a sunset looks like! |
:: crow_love ::
|
DSC09126_DxO |
DSC09077_DxO Goldfinches |
DSC09075 across the street |
DSC08878 A Dark Rainy Afternoon |
DSC08844 Way, way up in a sourwood tree |
Why this image is so large... |
DSC08598_DxO Trouble |
DSC08272 Neapolitan Ice Cream Morning |
:: Persistent Eastern Phoebe ::
|
DSC08027 Snow + Cardinal = Pretty |
DSC08045 Doesn't want to share |
DSC08008 Doves like the heated birdbath |
DSC08004 Knows I'm behind the window |
DSC08002 Male Pileated Woodpecker |
DSC07999 Male Downy Woodpecker |
DSC07992 Pileated Woodpecker |
DSC07976 Female Northern Flicker |
DSC07970 Male Purple Finch |
DSC07966 Female Northern Flicker |
DSC07960 Female Cardinal |
DSC07950 It has begun! |
DSC07915 Male and Female Woodpeckers |
DSC07923 Male and Female Pileated Woodpeckers |
DSC07885 DxO regal |
DSC07888 DxO foraging |
DSC07889 DxO "Haven't I met you before?" |
DSC07898 DxO in a hurry |
DSC07906 DxO strolling.jpg |
DSC07806 So where are my scraps? |
DSC07581 Very tired after a big breakfast! |
Female and Male Pileated Woodpeckers |
Female Pileated Woodpecker |
Playing it Cool |
DSC07418 Male Pileated Woodpecker |
DSC07325 Male Hairy Woodpecker |
New Audubon Society Bird Food Recipe |
He came calling for food |
DSC01249 "No food here..." |
DSC07130 |
"Crumbs? What crumbs?" |
DSC07042 Checking Me Out |
Patiently Waiting His Turn |
They Must Be Related |
DSC06996_DxO Huh? |
Long Wait at Chai Pani |
DSC06899 |
Haute Couture Asheville NC |
DSC06964 Little Skateboarder |
Felt monochrome was better |
DSC06961 |
DSC06881 Asheville, NC Busker |
Charming Jack Russell Mix |
DSC06892 Waiting... |
:: Vigil for Victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shootings ::
|
Rainy Days Make for Smaller Dynamic Range |
Where are those sunflower seeds? |
DSC06851DxO |
DSC06855DxO |
DSC06856DxO |
However....Olympus EM 10 ii |
DSC06675 Right at me! |
DSC06725 Nirvana? |
DSC06693 Taking a breather |
DSC06263 Bad feather day |
"Further To Fly" music group |
DSC05982 Really? |
DSC05902 Mrs. Cardinal Stopped By |
DSC05815 Feathery Seed Pods |
DSC05841 Find the Caterpillar |
DSC05556 DxO Molting Cardinal |
Dpreview advice |
DSC05481 Here's the OOC jpg... |
PhotoLab conversion + Photoshop |
DSC05441 Foundling |
DSC05440_baby.jpg |
DSC05388 Paper Wasp on Basil |
DSC05396 Paper Wasp in Profile |
DSC05421 Streptocarpella |
DSC05309 Awaiting Florence |
DSC05306 In scurried up to this post... |
DSC05302 Glad I didn't cut these down! |
DSC05292 female goldfinch |
DSC05273 Molting Cardinal |
DSC05271 Wild Kingdom! |
DSC05265 waiting.jpg |
DSC05158 Some day... |
DSC05106 Rare visitor this year |
DSC05012 Ominous Horse Fly |
:: Testing the RX10 iv for Difficult Duty ::
|
DSC04438 Trying to look intimidated? |
DSC04307 Male Eastern Fence Lizard |
:: Back to School Fest ::
|
How hummers drive me crazy |
DSC04126 Day Six! |
DSC04119 Wanda's still here.... |
DSC04092 Wanda's Wet |
DSC03990 Mantis |
DSC03980 Didn't completely get rid of the hazy look |
Paper Wasp Tending Larvae |
DSC03857 Drinking Paper Wasp |
DSC03860 paper wasp |
DSC03871 She actually let me shoot her outside! |
DSC03842 Checking Me Out |
As we were pulling out of our driveway early this morning...(shot with phone) |
DSC03708 Pretty intimidating looking spider at mid-day |
DSC03708_jpg_straight_from_camera_unedited.jpg |
P8080156 Same spider and web with Panasonic 100-400 |
DSC03621 Yellow Swallowtail |
DSC03600 So what do you do when it's been raining non-stop for several days? |
DSC03578 Drenched Sunflower |
DSC03573 Sunshine for a gloomy day |
DSC03554 Through front door sidelight |
DSC03557 Sidelight Pecker! |
DSC03532 Black Swallowtail Butterfly |
DSC03541 The Obedient Plant, physostegia virginiana blossoms are almost open |
DSC03456 They like garlic chives! |
DSC03447 Hunting and Pecking |
DSC03441 Very acute hearing! |
DSC03430 Switching to "Standard" color |
DSC03373 What a thunder storm we had late yesterday afternoon |
DSC03345 I heard some birds in an oak tree |
DSC03277 Sunflower Bud |
DSC03261 Rose of Sharon |
DSC03285 Later in the day |
DSC03235 Wondering if he spies me through the sidelight |
DSC03237_knows_im_there.jpg |
DSC03222 Still Life |
DSC03163 First touch of yellow |
DSC03139_sweet_visitor.jpg |
I love to plant sit! |
DSC03086 Happy Spot |
DSC03075 Checking me out |
DSC03063_monarda_and_bee.jpg |
DSC02942 My "boys" |
Still around |
DSC02882 between rain showers |
DSC02876 ratty monarda |
DSC02866 dragonfly |
DSC02860 in a hurry |
DSC02843 Not bothered by the rain |
DSC02688 Can't get much closer |
DSC02700 older nymph on zinnia leaf |
DSC02683 running away from me |
Butterfly Bush - buddleia |
DSC02618 Am I too early for Thanksgiving? |
DSC02620 Taking off |
DSC02625 Up the slope |
DSC02639 They just love showing off |
DSC02541 Early morning in-camera hdr |
DSC02499 I love this camera's hdr mode |
DSC02492 Unidentified on Lemon Balm |
DSC02486 In-camera handheld comparison Sony to Olympus with Panasonic 7-14 |
DSC02482_ Testing slow shutter handheld in camera hdr |
DSC02427 Lowe's End of Season Mark-Down |
DSC02393 faithful katydid nymph loves cucumber blossoms |
DSC02383_asclepias |
DSC02363 lily |
DSC02367 Horse Nettle |
DSC02288 Sage Blossoms |
DSC02341 front colors |
DSC02315 katydid nymph after moving... |
DSC02298 Cucumber certainly grow fast! |
DSC02300_vetch |
DSC02278 Going stir crazy! |
DSC02265 In-camera hdr |
DSC02271 Decanter insignia |
DSC02121 Purple Vetch |
in-camera continuous bracketing |
DSC02095 from very far away... |
DSC0208 Paper Wasp |
DSC02085 Potter Wasp Nest |
DSC02057_I did a double take... |
DSC02058 Squirrel Damage |
DSC02018 Thanks to digital technology... |
:: A Surprise Late Day Raccoon Visit ::
|
DSC01815 Wonder what color this foxglove will be |
DSC01833 wild (?) geranium |
DSC01784 It's a young magnolia! |
DSC01780 Fringe Tree |
DSC01776 mace sedge |
DSC01773 berry blossoms |
DSC01764 Ducks |
DSC01584 Back lighting was a challenge |
DSC01571 Challenging lighting in outdoor tent |
DSC01351 Very dim lighting at Haywood Community College |
DSC01176 lots of ladies |
:: Bianca and her daughter, Donna Isabella ::
|
DSC00788 Not only for birds! |
DSC00742 Bright background isolated this speaker |
DSC00702 Wants to replace Mark Meadows |
DSC00592 Mockingbirds are hard to capture |
DSC00537_DxO house finches like chickweed too |
DSC00341 Rain, rain go away, but thanks for the photo op today! |
DSC00333 Mourning doves are among the most charming of birds |
DSC00267 Now the fun begins! |
DSC09502_Lawrence Dobler |
DSC09590_Carmina Burana Soloist |
:: Visiting the Connemara Goats ::
|
DSC09042 Always be prepared! |
DSC08970 bluebird |
DSC08983 pine siskin |
DSC08978 titmouse |
DSC08924 Otto Luyken Laurel |
DSC08916 I love in-camera hdr! |
DSC08903 Talk about a difficult focus situation! |
DSC08759 nuthatch |
"Shazbot!" |
DSC08796 in camera hdr |
DSC08681 Must be a couple |
DSC08717 Interloper |
DSC08771 "Mine!" |
DSC08776 Checking out a possible rival, or... |
DSC08635 extra fine jpg |
DSC08586 They know I'm watching! |
DSC08556 grape hyacinth |
DSC08548 carpenter bee |
DSC0852 Late Day Charmer |
DSC08457 Best friends |
DSC08461 How handsome they are! |
DSC08372 So that's who's making all that rustling noise in our woods! |
DSC08329 Scratch Scratch |
DSC08068 Really wants to take a bath... |
DSC07944 "Really - would you mind your own business, so I can go about my scavanging?" |
DSC07734 male pileated woodpecker with brown feathers |
DSC07617 "Not guilty, Your Honor!" |
DSC07356 ibis |
Ospreys at Seagate Beach, Naples, Florida |
DSC06756.JPG |
Hummm |
DSC06609 Sedum "Tile" from Home Depot |
DSC06587 house finch love |
DSC06562 Hellebore (lenten rose) buds |
DSC06561 Pieris |
DSC06552 brown wings |
DSC06543 house(?) finch |
DSC06525 On kitchen table |
DSC06475 red bellied woodpecker |
DSC06469 Carolina wrens |
DSC06447 Northern Flickr waiting for the suet feeder |
DSC06397 He figured it out! |
Plan C |
DSC06130 thinking |
DSC06131 reaching |
DSC06133 It's a start.... |
DSC06127 harp player? |
DSC06126 ha ha...you can defeat my skills! |
Too pretty a pose to delete |
DSC06087 DxO Viewpoint Perspective Correction |
Not bad from a really small image |
DSC06023 Can't you give me a bit of privacy? |
DSC06005 crow in tree |
DSC05983 way off in the woods - heavily cropped |
DSC059343 less wary |
DSC05889 Uh oh! |
DSC05845 Find the interloper! |
DSC05787 bluebird |
DSC05756 waiting flicker |
DSC05747 Male Yellow Shafted Northern Flicker |
DSC05692 Almost scared them off |
DSC05372_Severe trunk overexposure |
DSC05372_Fixed Tree |
DSC05465_DxO dove in rain |
DSC05398 Contemplating exploding from overeating |
DSC05244 waiting |
DSC05255 |
DSC05225 late afternoon sun |
DSC05138 Nuthatch |
DSC05151 Red Bellied Woodpecker |
DSC04879 Yellow Shafted Flicker |
DSC04911_DxO Yellow Shafted Flicker |
:: A late afternoon visit by some neighborhood deer ::
|
DSC04770_DxO Two does this morning |
DSC04684 Cardinal |
DSC04667 On the run |
DSC04588_DxO Infinitely Fascinating Pileated Woodpecker |
DSC04574_DxO Drinking |
DSC04566_DxO Looking Up |
splash of sun_DxO.jpg |
DSC04481 squirrel through window |
DSC04337_DxO Dove |
DSC04394_DxO pileated woodpecker on railing |
DSC04401_DxO Aware Crow |
DSC04299_DxO goldfinch |
DSC04292_DxO Hairy Woodpecker |
DSC04284_DxO Goldfinch |
DSC04255 bit of summer |
DSC04253 chickadee |
DSC04245_DxO and Topaz Adjust HDR |
DSC04244_DxO After raiding the suet |
DSC04225 Mr & Mrs Pileated |
DSC04144_DxO Processed.jpg |
DSC04133 sunset |
Sweet potato |
DSC04048 Female Northern Flicker |
DSC03949 a homeowner's work... |
DSC03907 First Snow |
DSC03908 green onions |
DSC03914 Inconvenient |
DSC03903_DxO denoised wren at me.jpg |
DSC03897_DxO denoised carolina wren.jpg |
DSC03871_DxO denoised Flickr.jpg |
DSC03851_DxO Goldfinch |
DSC03819_Red Bellied Woodpecker |
DSC03814 Where all my bird suet is going! |
DSC03712 Ooops! Forgot maximum Auto ISO was set to 800 |
DSC03712 Noise detail full size |
DSC03712 Background Denoised |
DSC03699 late afternoon male cardinal |
DSC03632 paper white narcisus in spot of sun |
DSC03663 In Praise of Topaz Adjust 5 HDR Filtration |
DSC03695 Who's in charge? |
DSC03586 Cropped to about 30% of original image |
DSC03586 with unsharp mask dehazing |
:: Carolina Concert Choir ::
|
DSC03205 Nuthatch |
DSC03180 Nuthatch |
DSC03131 Male Pileated Woodpecker |
DSC03113 goldfinch.jpg |
Framed Bluebird |
DSC03102 With a little bit of softening... |
DSC02952 in camera hdr |
DSC02876 Nuthatches are always good for a smile |
DSC02545 Confrontation |
DSC02492_3_4_Fusion-Natural GR.jpg |
DSC02486_7_8_Balancer Bed No NR |
DSC02477_8_9_Balancer.jpg |
DSC02472_3_4_5_6_Balancer-f8 |
DSC02388 A heated water bowl comes in handy on a cold morning |
ORG_DSC02386 Late Afternoon Light |
DSC02373 "Move over!" |
DSC02346 American Goldfinch - Female in Winter Plumage |
DSC02344 Male House Finch |
DSC02335 Male Purple(?) Finch |
DSC02271 Dessert |
DSC02261 Female Cardinal |
DSC02248 Not much to eat here |
DSC02281 "Should I jump?" |
DSC02283 Waiting for the pileated woodpecker to leave the suet feeder |
DSC01983 Schlumberga - Thanksgiving Cactus |
DSC01916 Sunset |
DSC01845 with fill flash |
DSC01833 auto white balance |
DSC01802 nuthatch |
DSC01798 schlumbergera |
DSC01781 female downy woodpecker |
DSC01792 male downy woodpecker |
DSC01761 So near and yet so far... |
DSC01754 Eating something that had been buried in one of the pots |
DSC01749 How convenient a food burial site |
DSC01743 "This is awkward - fill that suet cage, please!" |
DSC01738 In my parsley pot?!!!! |
DSC01231 kitchen fairy |
DSC01217 Goldfinch |
DSC01162 Lamp |
DSC01112 backlit |
DSC01091 bluebird on suet |
DSC01709 Tough focusing situation |
Face off |
Next time I'll use a tripod with I shoot images for a gif animation |
DSC01602 "Do you mind?" |
DSC01456 Klutz |
DSC01395 While looking for rafts on the river |
DSC01382 Bryson City Museum |
DSC01377 Swain County, North Carolina Heritage Museum |
DSC01369 Tuckasegee River running through Bryson City, North Carolina |
DSC01366 Everett Street Diner in Bryson City, North Carolina |
DSC01356 Calhoun House Inn Dining Room, Bryson City, North Carolina |
DSC01347 Along Everett Street in Bryson City, North Carolina |
DSC01329 Shot through car window at between 60 & 70 mph |
DSC01323 60-70 mph shot through car window |
DSC01288 crow |
DSC01286 quick sip |
DSC01284 clever feet |
DSC01279 female cardinal |
DSC01168 about to jump |
DSC01164 squirrel |
DSC01234 uncropped |
DSC01234 from across the room - cropped |
DSC01217 seriously backlit |
DSC01212 |
DSC01206 Assassin bug with internal flash |
DSC01190 obedient plant |
DSC01157 From extra fine jpg |
DSC01114 no NR |
DSC01113 No NR |
Checking out continuous + manual focus and focus peaking |
DSC01033 bluebird notices me |
DSC00984 Did I hear the sliding door? |
DSC00815 iguana |
DSC00742 Very difficult backlighting |
DSC00756 The Carousel was running at a good clip |
DSC00823 Gecko |