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Field Naturalist, Amateur Photographer, General All Well Great Guy.
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1 streak
#1,650
Day 1,650
Comet Day 2: Attack of the Clouds
Comet Day 2: Attack of the Clouds Another 3am start. This time, no luck on capture NEOWISE due to clouds. Might try again tomorrow morning...
#1,651
Day 1,651
Sunset (because it was too cloudy again this morning)
#1,652
Day 1,652
Common Grackle, uncommon crop
I don't like to crop my birds in such a way that I don't have the entire bird. But... every so often... it's good to do...
#1,653
Day 1,653
Some flowers
What a mess of a day. Here are some flowers. Tomorrow I'll put some effort into it.
#1,654
Day 1,654
Needs Less Coulds
Comet Neowise is out at night now! Sadly it's too cloudy to capture. Might as well play with a sunset and desaturation (in this case...
#1,655
Day 1,655
Twenty Minute Queue
Was kinda hoping for no line ups today. Looks like everyone else had the same idea. On the plus side, it didn't rain. AND I rememb...
#1,657
Day 1,657
Clouds
Went out to try for the comet tonight. A bank of clouds were exactly where I needed some to be not be. So instead, here's a selectively desatur...
#1,658
Day 1,658
Long Day of Storms.
#1,659
Day 1,659
#1,660
Day 1,660
Non-comet sunset
Still trying for one more comet shot before it's gone. Too cloudy... again. Maybe Wednesday?
#1,661
Day 1,661
Before everything went sideways
And by 'everything' I mean the clouds. It was shaping up to be a good night for the comet, but the clouds rolled in th...
#1,662
Day 1,662
Right Subject, wrong camera
Found some firewood. Had my macro. Had my camera. Left my card at home.
#1,663
Day 1,663
One Day
One day this'll be photo that I'll use to talk about Physical Distancing to future generations. "You see there, we use to be all clumped up be...
#1,664
Day 1,664
Last Time
I think this'll be my last picture of Neowise until some time in the year 8800 or so; it's simply getting too dim to make a nice and strikin...
#1,666
Day 1,666
Dirt Pig
In all the quietness here, it's nice to have a groundhog stop by ti check up on things.
#1,665
Day 1,665
Kinda Moody
Which is fitting, as I had a nasty headache most of the day.
#1,667
Day 1,667
Oh, ya... I like birds
It's been forever it feels like, since I've gotten an okay bird shot. Here's a pair of goldfinches reminding me to pick up some...
#1,668
Day 1,668
Christmas is Coming
And I'm woefully behind on my end of year slide show. Better get some more... Here's one of Michal and Harold getting ready to tak...
#1,670
Day 1,670
Grasshopper
This has been the Summer of Grasshoppers. Seen more in the last couple-a-few weeks than last few years.
#1,671
Day 1,671
Hockey Playoffs
Wow.... Stanley Cup playoffs in August. Whoda thunk it.
#1,672
Day 1,672
Lazy Sunday
Damp, cool, and dreary day. Not that I'm complaining. We need the rain. And it's not coming in a downpour, just a gentle consistent shower...
#1,674
Day 1,674
Blue
Just a Jay sitting on the feeder... The Kingfisher I spent the better part of the day stalking wasn't a very friendly subject. Maybe tomorrow.
#1,675
Day 1,675
Lack of interference
Without the hordes of kids, the vines have had a chance to grow... looking nice.
#1,679
Day 1,679
Eclipse Male Wood Duck
With some selective desaturation for effect