Sarita Needed Grooming

We were fairly busy lately and weren't paying enough attention.  Sarita, our toy poodle needed grooming, NOW.  She doesn't photograph as well these days, with her sightless eyes and very anxious demeanor, but she means a lot to us, so I photograph her anyway, mostly just cuddled up next to Jim.  I put her in window light, because strange noises from a flash are very scary these days.  She tends to put her head down a lot, so it is sort of challenging.  Here are a few before, middle, and after pictures.

The Osprey are Coming March 13, 2022

Here's an osprey photo from March 2021 that I like to call Push Me Pull You. 

Today the local osprey nest had an eagle in the morning with some food.  An osprey didn't like it, probably complained, and the eagle left in a hurry.  The osprey was keeping an eye on the nest for a while, flying around overhead, but not landing on the nest.  

I'm never sure if the osprey visitors have picked out their nest, or are just trying out a few nests in the area, before the mate shows up.

Bald Eagle Having a Meal

The fish was too small to share with the partner bird!  The left eagle in this photo had just flown down with a fish, nearly hitting it’s partner.  The right eagle actually ducked to avoid getting hit with his/her partner’s wings.  I have some blurry photos of it taken at high speed, but not high enough.  They add to the story a little anyway.  I put them at the end since they aren’t the best photos.

Eagles can be bad flyers sometimes.

Foggy Day Pier

Just a photo from a foggy day in February from a local pier.  I liked it in black and white and I liked the hazy reflection on the water.  It is kind of peaceful.  This one is from my little Nikon Coolpix.  It fits with my business name, Calm Reflections photography.

Happy President's Day!

I couldn't decide which portrayed President's Day better using my photos, so here are two.  I even tried to put them together, but it needs a little more work.  LOL!

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

 Love is so much more than just another four letter word."

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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.