14-AUG-2007
Redhawks At 3200 ISO
Taken at the Oklahoma City Redhawks game on 8/14/07. The stands on the left sit on the west further blocking any late sunset light. Photo was taken at 8:34 PM, at f 4.5, at 115 mm, 1/400 sec and at ISO 3200. I slightly adjusted the exposure downward .15 in PS Bridge, and that was it before converting to JPG. In PS3, I applied 66% at .8 pixel only - in smart sharpen. What you see here is a down-sized image from the original of 15.6 MB. The D3 is capable of producing outstanding images at times.
22-AUG-2007
Mississippi Kite
On the trail of a Cicada - will pass the PETA test. Their diet consista totally of insects. Larger ones, such as Cicadas, Dragon Flies, Beetles, etc. I was lucky to catch this one in the dive configuration. They usually soar gracefully with wings wide-spread over tree groves near lakes, where insects abound. I finally caught one just as it began to tuck its wings, and zero in on the target, that it caught. They have large, extended families. This same morning when I walked into this area before sunrise, there were nine of them all sitting closely in the same tree. Shot at ISO 1600, f 5.6 @ 1/800 sec.
31-JUL-2007
Mississippi Kite I
A watchful parent allows me to get close only because of the need to tend to the safety of two nearby juveniles.
30-JUL-2007
Mississippi Kite II
Another angle of the one immediately following. Not much difference, except maybe a little nicer glint in the eye. These are a very graceful bird in flight.
30-JUL-2007
Mississippi Kite
A parent (mom or dad - unknown) keeps close watch on the two juveniles that are in a nearby tree.
30-JUL-2007
Man With Dog
A nice dog that had recently gone through obedience school, and was getting a refresher from his owner. In the original photo, I can clearly see the hands on the man's watch, including the second hand.
26-JUN-2007
Yellow Crown Night Heron II
Another one. Near, but not at the same location on Mulvey's Pond. This one is either a female, or a younger version of the other one. The crown is much smaller. Oklahoma is known as the landof the Red Earth. Nearly 10" of rain in two weeks will result in a lot of the red clay wasing downstream and this is what it looks like in a pond for a few days until it settle to the bottom.
26-JUN-2007
Yellow Crown Night Heron
This is a smaller Heron. Weight average for an adult is shown as 1.5#. About the size of a goose in height. This one was looking for small fish or crawdads following a 2" inch rain.
26-JUN-2007
Raining In Oklahoma
May and June has been one of the wettest, and coolest periods ever seen in this state. We're getting another nice rain today. I can't count how many days in a row that we've had measurable precipitation, but most of it has been slow and drizzly. Today is somewhat different. The rain is heavier again and we are expected to get up to 3". Enjoying it while we can. We all know that in 3 days, the winds could be blowing and the dust flying.
14-JUN-2007
Storm Coming
Best view is on a hill. Shortest distance for lightning is to the hill. Taken from inside a tent when the rain started.
03-JUN-2007
Family Moment
Daddy Sparrow feeds juvenile.
28-MAY-2007
Cardinal - Female
Taken with the Canon 1 D Mark III with the Canon 100-400 IS L, with the Canon 1.4x TC at ISO 800. No post-processing other than the crop and image down-sizing.