One (ok, maybe two) shot(s) every day. My first year of dailies has been amazing, albeit with some twists and turns. I started on a random day in March. I finished off at Dec. 31 just to make life easier. In this year shot my first wedding, my first set of senior portaits, dozens of bike races, several new buildings. I upgraded to full-frame with the D700, got laid off only to find another job within a week. And last but not least, baby Ashley came along in late november. The majority of the shots from November therefore are daily baby photos.
I did my best to shoot something interesting, and to share the how’s and why’s. Photoshop and Lightroom are awesome and my main tools for post processing.
Thanks for looking; thanks for all the comments.
I did my best to shoot something interesting, and to share the how’s and why’s. Photoshop and Lightroom are awesome and my main tools for post processing.
Thanks for looking; thanks for all the comments.
2009 12-08 The first of my daily double. Anna and I grabbed the kiddo and headed for the Skagit. It was a bit slower than normal, but we got through joy of feeding in the car, and finding potty stops, and all that jazz. This may even happen again soon :D.
Anyway, the highlight of my day was this little guy. I've taken dozens of trips to the Skagit valley flats over the past couple years, and this is only the second one of these guys (it's a merlin if I'm not mistaken) I've seen...and the first one that afforded me good lighting for a decent shot.
As for the Skagit progress report - didn't look for the owls today. Lots of harriers, red-tails, bald eagles, swans and geese. One rough-legged hawk with very drab coloring. I didn't make the loop where I'm most likely to find the kestrels, but they were there on Sunday. Also didn't see any peregrines today, but they're definitely around. Lots of ducks near bayview (pintails mostly).
Anyway, the highlight of my day was this little guy. I've taken dozens of trips to the Skagit valley flats over the past couple years, and this is only the second one of these guys (it's a merlin if I'm not mistaken) I've seen...and the first one that afforded me good lighting for a decent shot.
As for the Skagit progress report - didn't look for the owls today. Lots of harriers, red-tails, bald eagles, swans and geese. One rough-legged hawk with very drab coloring. I didn't make the loop where I'm most likely to find the kestrels, but they were there on Sunday. Also didn't see any peregrines today, but they're definitely around. Lots of ducks near bayview (pintails mostly).
2009 12-08 The first of my daily double. Anna and I grabbed the kiddo and headed for the Skagit. It was a bit slower than normal, but we got through joy of feeding in the car, and finding potty stops, and all that jazz. This may even happen again soon :D.
Anyway, the highlight of my day was this little guy. I've taken dozens of trips to the Skagit valley flats over the past couple years, and this is only the second one of these guys (it's a merlin if I'm not mistaken) I've seen...and the first one that afforded me good lighting for a decent shot.
As for the Skagit progress report - didn't look for the owls today. Lots of harriers, red-tails, bald eagles, swans and geese. One rough-legged hawk with very drab coloring. I didn't make the loop where I'm most likely to find the kestrels, but they were there on Sunday. Also didn't see any peregrines today, but they're definitely around. Lots of ducks near bayview (pintails mostly).
Anyway, the highlight of my day was this little guy. I've taken dozens of trips to the Skagit valley flats over the past couple years, and this is only the second one of these guys (it's a merlin if I'm not mistaken) I've seen...and the first one that afforded me good lighting for a decent shot.
As for the Skagit progress report - didn't look for the owls today. Lots of harriers, red-tails, bald eagles, swans and geese. One rough-legged hawk with very drab coloring. I didn't make the loop where I'm most likely to find the kestrels, but they were there on Sunday. Also didn't see any peregrines today, but they're definitely around. Lots of ducks near bayview (pintails mostly).