Posts in Category: York County
Maine! Neighbors
American Robin and European Starling: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, January 2025 — I always look for the neighborhood flock of Robins this time of year, in hopes that there will be Cedar Waxwings with them. This year, so far, I have only found Starlings with them…not the same at all…but actually a bit rarer in Southern Maine than waxwings. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 Di iii at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Maine! The backside of the bluebird of happiness (during a snowstorm)
Eastern Bluebird: York County, Maine, USA, December 2024 — We had our first snow in the yard yesterday. It is all gone by now, but the Bluebirds had to learn about snow all over again, and they were not thrilled to say the least. This one had found a branch to shelter under. The snow may not have made the Bluebird smile, but this Bluebird shot puts a smile on my face. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400Di3 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Maine! Piping Plovers
Piping Plovers: York County, Maine, USA, June 2023 — This adult plover was telling me I was too close to the chick…though I was not moving. The chick was coming to me. So maybe it was telling the chick it was too close to me. At any rate, I backed off after this shot. Or these shots. If you know about long lens photography (these were taken at 800mm equivalent and cropped in so I was actually about 20 feet away) you will know that it is impossible that the both the adult and the chick could be in focus at the same time. The chick was several feet behind the adult…just barely in the same frame. I took a shot of the adult with the chick out of focus in the background, and then refocused on the chick and took a second shot. When processed and combined in Pixelmator Pro, and touched up, you get this…and even here I bet your attention is switching back and forth between the birds…it is almost impossible to focus on both at the same time, even in this flat composite. Just the way our eyes and brains work. 🙂 Olympus Systems OM-1 with 100 to 400mm zoom. Program mode with my evolving bird modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro. ISO 200 @ f8 @ 1/2000th. -.3EV for the beach light.