20090629 First attempt, new camera, lens, moon

Zoomed all the way in, photo settings are still something of a mystery to me as I shot these in "raw" format and haven't figured out what to do with them yet. This is the center 1/5th of the frame. I will try stacking some to remove noise but I wanted to throw one up for now.

20090616 Birds

I went to clarinet lesson and the teacher has a backyard full of birdfeeders.
I had my long lens.

Downy woodpecker trying to scare off something else


Bluejay


Oriole?



Yellow bellied sapsucker

20090613 Planting Peppers for God's Little Acre

And the ensuing watering.
Of the peppers.
Sort of.

20090606 Graduation

The Graduate


The proud grandparents


Proud Aunt and Uncle


The proud parents

20090605 Bluebird in neighbor's yard

I am just *LOVING* my new lens. Telephoto from across the yard, maybe 200-250 ft away.

20090605 Katie graduates

I realize it's been 6 months. Here's a quick taste of graduation.
I will post more. I will fill in for lost time.
I have many photos (that will have to be shrunk to post due to Blogspot's 5M limitation).
Patience is a virtue.