Pelican Double Exposure

I photographed some pelicans late last year in St. Mary's County, and made some double exposures by mistake.  I had been playing with double exposures before I went out to photograph the pelicans.  That should teach me to reset my camera!  A few images were kind of interesting.  I decided to play with the image a little to see if I could line it up a little better.  It is not perfect, but it created an interesting image.  Not too bad, since I haven't done this much.  I am sure there is a more exact way of lining up the images with rulers and such, but it wasn't easy to try to line up the beak and get them made as similar sizes, while still making sure the wings didn't end up outside the frame.  Sometimes the best way to learn is by giving it a try.  Comments are welcome.

Winter Cold 2022

Here are a few photos that could symbolize the word COLD.  During my recent winter walks, I chose to photograph the current weather conditions along the roadside as a way of expressing the current time, Winter.  We haven't had a whole lot of snow, only an inch or two, while many of you have experienced far worse conditions.  Several feet of snow would have expressed COLD as well, but I am very grateful I didn't have to show that to express the Winter.

                                            Leaves below the ice

Icy Reflection

Bald Eagle Pair in January 2022

 I love photographing this bald eagle pair in St. Mary's County, MD.  They are at our nearby osprey nest often in winter to look for meals and eat.  It is such a privilege to be able to see them so close.  This time they were probably warning off other birds that wanted their meal.

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Snow Day January 3-6, 2022

 We have had a little snow lately, quite a bit less here than most of our neighbors in St. Mary's County.  I photographed it from the windows a little to share a variety of different impressions in the snow.  

A pair of blue jays visited while there was a tiny bit of snow around.  

Sunset was very windy, so I edited the photo to be blurry on purpose to show the wind.  

 The pampas grass on the left creates a little depth to the photo

I liked the way the snow frosted the tree trunks.

Autumn Leaves Backgrounds

On my daily walks I strive to create something new and different when I take pictures.  It keeps my mind active and creative.  After most of the fall leaves landed on the ground, I looked for colorful ones with different shapes.  Here are three different backgrounds I found along the way.  Notice how different each one looks.   Yes, I moved them around and tried to remove distractions in the background to improve the photo.

Which one do you like?  Do any enhance the subject more?

Sand

Water

Pine needles

Leaves

Christmas Lights 2021

We took a lovely drive this week to see the decorations made by our St. Mary's County neighbors in 2021.   Here is a sampling of the ones I liked the most in the south part of the County

Pier tree in fog

Summer Breeze Farms

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you and your family!  Wishing you good health and happiness.  

This photo was taken around 2014 at Longwood Gardens before they totally renovated the fountain area.

We sat out on the patio deck and watched the spectacular show enfold.  There were many colors, a photographer’s delight. If I remember right, it was set to music and well choreographed.