tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post6625054477748650833..comments2024-02-08T23:36:57.924-08:00Comments on bikesbirdsnbeasts: HighlightsBlack Jack's Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18436115876996209227noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-24721172588878518782009-08-05T13:32:45.494-07:002009-08-05T13:32:45.494-07:00Caeol,
The D90 is a nice camera! Allan has a 70-3...Caeol,<br />The D90 is a nice camera! Allan has a 70-300 for the really long shots--hope you got the VR(vibration reduction) version--it really helps! His mid-range lens is an 18-85, it's on his D70 right now. His all-purpose 18-200 lens is on the D40 that I use most often. I think he has one for close ups too. And several others that he covets...EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-20591554770036070282009-08-04T19:26:13.962-07:002009-08-04T19:26:13.962-07:00Thanks for the comments, everyone. Much appreciat...Thanks for the comments, everyone. Much appreciated!<br /><br />EvenSong, lovely comment (and true) about Bill. <br /><br />My camera is a Nikon D90. It came with a wide angle lens, but I also bought a 70-300 mm lens, which is the one I have been using most of the time. You might enjoy Anna's blog, at: http://myonlyphoto.blogspot.com/ Anna just did a post about using the telephoto lens. I love her blog because I learn something with each post. It will take me years to really feel I know what I'm doing, but I'm having a lot of fun along the way.<br /><br />Jean, you're welcome. <br /><br />I did go to that blog, and it is absolutely fascinating. (Good thing I'm on holiday:) Now, I have to figure out when Junior was born. I'm guessing s/he has about three weeks to go, but I will talk to Grandpa Wayne (posted about recently). He has a better idea of the birth date. I'm going to go back to that site and see if there's any way of knowing Junior's gender. Thanks so much! <br /><br />Thanks, Al. I'm enjoying the camera.<br /><br />I wonder what caused your fear of frogs. I've always thought they were cute. <br /><br />BJ is fine. She does, as you noticed, usually manage to keep busy:) <br /><br />Bill, thank you for linking that poo shot. At least one reader benefited. As for the tour boats, I hope your presumption was correct:)<br /><br />Carole, that dialogue was perfect! You really have a knack. Glad you liked the poo shot.Black Jack's Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436115876996209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-49856723823456374722009-08-04T09:55:58.474-07:002009-08-04T09:55:58.474-07:00Okay, I just clicked on the poo shot. LOL LOL LOL....Okay, I just clicked on the poo shot. LOL LOL LOL... that is full of win!Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397607466794618574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-27606756524628924002009-08-04T09:54:23.237-07:002009-08-04T09:54:23.237-07:00Some great shots again! I particularly liked the t...Some great shots again! I particularly liked the three cormorants...<br />Bird 1: Will you STOP showing off already? You're embarrassing us. <br />Bird 2: (flap flap flap)<br />Bird 3: (rolling eyes) Just ignore him. That's what I do.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397607466794618574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-8681087971683371952009-08-04T08:00:11.170-07:002009-08-04T08:00:11.170-07:00More nice shots from an amazing camera. If anyone ...More nice shots from an amazing camera. If anyone didn't click to enlarge it, here is another chance to see Junior's <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zZkwQo1JfVE/SnZwXMB_YAI/AAAAAAAAEXE/ECBV2f-9guI/s1600/DSC_0065.JPG" rel="nofollow">poo shot</a> in wide screen. I presume it was aimed at those tour boats that get too close to the Osprey nest.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-63288934147093580652009-08-03T20:12:32.838-07:002009-08-03T20:12:32.838-07:00Hi Carol,
You must have bought a very cool camera...Hi Carol,<br /><br />You must have bought a very cool camera. Your photos are all nice, even toads! I have a hard time taking photos of toads maybe because I am very afraid of them. Hahaha. Birds looks very energetic and Felix what a gorgeous cat, he knows how to project in front of the camera. Is BJ okay? He looks very busy in your photo.<br /><br />ALALnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-34798492124636254832009-08-03T12:40:49.911-07:002009-08-03T12:40:49.911-07:00Those comorants do indeed look ballet-like. They ...Those comorants do indeed look ballet-like. They remind me of the opening scene of the very first performance I ever attended of Swan Lake, when I was perhaps 8 or 9. Thanks for the warm and fuzzy memory!<br /><br />Your comment about the ospreys fledging got me curious. I know sparrows fledge in just one to two weeks. The little ones from my birdhouse fledged in 10 days, hopped about for about 15 minutes, and then flew away, never to return. By nightfall, mom and dad had packed their suitcases and moved on, also.<br /><br />So I started reading up on ospreys, and discovered they take 53 days to fledge, and they continue to return to the nest for a couple of weeks after that. I found this interesting site of the Rutland Osprey Project in Great Britain, which may interest you: http://www.ospreys.org.uk/News.html<br /><br />(Warning: don't go there unless you have an hour to two to spare! LOL).Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231007979360748217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5731660835554890553.post-81926173970139350832009-08-03T10:23:28.187-07:002009-08-03T10:23:28.187-07:00It never occurred to me to wonder what happens to ...It never occurred to me to wonder what happens to bird poop--afterall, it's my life's work to clean up after the horses! Amazing shot of an amazing instinctual skill!<br /><br />What camera did you get--I don't remember that you said? The one of Bill, I'm sure the camera was having trouble figuring out where to focus--but that's what makes it a neat photo: It is soft, like Bill (and I mean that in the warmest way...).EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.com