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Aug 19th<br /> <br /> Portrait of a Dove<br /> <br /> What you do when you leave half the tail out of the frame.
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Aug 19th

Portrait of a Dove

What you do when you leave half the tail out of the frame.

  • Sept 7th<br /> <br /> A Grain El<br /> <br /> I liked the truck but let Don pick again<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1599309/2/93775865/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1599309/2/93775865/Large</a>
  • Sept 6th<br /> <br /> Larix kaempferi 'Diana'
  • Sept 5th<br /> <br /> The day started out gloomy and went downhill, rain, lots of rain,<br /> been a bit uninspired as well, nothing really jumping out, just blah.<br /> <br /> A trip down to the garage to get some stuff out of the car and there she was in the window, the back lighting from outside making her almost a shadow. She was grooming herself after being in the rain. I ran back up to the house and grabbed the camera, figured she would be gone when I got back. She wasn't.<br /> <br /> This is a bit different from the norm, her eye so big, fur rather fluffy from the grooming, the darkness and light.<br /> <br /> Yea I like this:-) Oh and it looks much better full screen
  • Sept 4th<br /> <br /> The flowers will be gone soon.<br /> <br /> The almost DP<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/4/92901148/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/4/92901148/Large</a><br /> <br /> For Susan (Saurora) or anyone else that wants to take a gander. Same plant from yesterday, different view<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1763056/4/92901469/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1763056/4/92901469/Large</a>
  • Sept 3rd<br /> <br /> Handy little plant to have around.
  • Sept 1st<br /> <br /> This is a fitting shot for the day, good thing since it is the ONLY shot of the day.<br /> <br /> To make a long story short, last night a bunch of thumping around inside the clothes dryer. Don said "it's a mouse" OooKy sounds like a pretty big mouse to me. This morning the same thumping around and then a swack thump in the basement..aha the dryer vent just came off the dryer, bingo, what was in the dryer is now in the basement. Dryer vents down and then though a bit of the basement to the outside. Suer enough when I checked the vent was off. Don gets home goes to take a look and yep an adult Bun had somehow got into the vent pipe and once in was pretty committed to going forward.. netted Bun and outside he went, this shot is of a youngster I saw shortly after. <br /> <br /> Oh as Don was fixing the part that is on the outside of the house (flap had jammed open) a chipmunk jumped out of that end at him.:-)
  • Aug 31st<br /> <br /> Yes I SDB (still do birds). Liked the one below too, thought the DP one more interesting<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1239814/10/91995083/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1239814/10/91995083/Large</a><br /> <br /> My almost fav shot of the day, more new ones after this one.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1763056/4/92064372/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1763056/4/92064372/Large</a>
  • Aug 30th<br /> <br /> One of those days:-)<br /> <br /> Oh and for those interested in the more normal photo of the day<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/3/91873817/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/3/91873817/Large</a>
  • Aug 29th<br /> <br /> Winterberry<br /> <br /> Not at its best yet
  • Aug 28th<br /> <br /> Apologize for two sq shots on for the same day.<br /> <br /> A couple weeks ago a friend and fellow photog challenged me to get a squirrel shot with just the head and front feet in focus and really blur out the rest. Not too terribly hard, not real easy either, as long as they are face down so you have a flat surface, nose at you it gets a bit interesting.<br /> <br /> So with a bit of time between rains I started on this mission, quite hit or miss so far and this shot isn't what I'm after quiet yet, past the head isn't blurred enough and not straight on, nose a bit out. Liked the BG and the color tho':-)<br /> <br /> More blurred sqs here and plenty for a sq fix<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/3/91425774/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/3/91425774/Large</a>
  • Aug 27th<br /> <br /> Fading light and fading blooms.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Runner up for the DP<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1254609/8/91172606/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1254609/8/91172606/Large</a>
  • Aug 26th<br /> <br /> Almost didn't happen. Using the 200 at f2.8 and ISO 800 and still only 1/60 shutter speed. So when it is an almost, it is a squirrel shot:-)
  • Aug 25th<br /> <br /> Nope not mine, Don's. He wishes it was better but is still pretty pleased with it. I think he did just great, IOS 1600 and shutter at 1/500. So for the guy that make the money that buys my toys..POTD<br /> Here is the other shot<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1239814/10/90656814/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1239814/10/90656814/Large</a><br /> <br /> My DP would have been one of these two..Yea sqs:-)<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/3/90656704/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1762949/3/90656704/Large</a>
  • Aug 24th<br /> <br /> Oh boy must be in butterfly mode.<br /> <br /> Here is the almost IF the bee would have been in better focus <br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1254609/7/90456669/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1254609/7/90456669/Large</a>
  • Aug 21st<br /> <br /> From my yard. I have never been able to get a good shot of this one, best so far. Color often goes purple, they are blue.
  • Aug 20th<br /> <br /> Yea, yea a rose, but my first:-) Figured I try the DOF thing, turned out pretty fair.<br /> <br /> Almost went with this one<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1254609/7/89531516/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1254609/7/89531516/Large</a><br /> <br /> Actually got to spend and hour at a real display garden. More below. Not near done with PP the mess.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1763056/3/89531049/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1763056/3/89531049/Large</a>
  • Aug 19th<br /> <br /> Portrait of a Dove<br /> <br /> What you do when you leave half the tail out of the frame.
  • Aug 18th<br /> <br /> What can I say? Had trucked down to the back of the property where Don was cutting up some limbs, here comes the Coopers so I truck all the way back up to the house to get the camera. Why didn't I take the camera with me in the first place? One of those questions that will forever remain a mystery. As was to be expected when I got back the Coop had flown the coup. After walking back down there I was going to get a shot of something...<br /> <br /> So instead of a hawk we have The 400 Does Flowers.
  • Aug 17th<br /> <br /> Early morning play.<br /> <br /> Spent about 30 minutes trying to get a close up of a ground wasp as it was excavating a hole, blah!<br /> Under a tree ,of course, and it was never still for a second, no shutter speed. Will try again tomorrow.<br /> <br /> So you get a squirrel shot from this morning:-)
  • Aug 16th<br /> <br /> It's not Monarch! Wanted one of these to show up, did, I'm happy.<br /> <br /> Couple extra shots here<br /> <br /> <a href="http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1254609/7/88624030/Large">http://thusie.smugmug.com/gallery/1254609/7/88624030/Large</a><br /> <br /> Couple new sq shots in the usual place

  • 50985sayntbrigid

    on August 23, 2006

    one of my favorites

  • Susan

    on August 21, 2006

    I think bird portraits are perfectly legit...afterall, I've been shooting nothing bud dog heads this month! Lovely dove...they are so sweet. Boy, were you down on your tummy to get this shot? Looks like a low angle!

  • Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics)

    on August 20, 2006

    rofl!!! I'm a year behind you then, because I have a lot of dove blurs.

  • ginger

    on August 20, 2006

    nice one, Thusie! ginger (you could cut off both ends like I kind of did. Looking at the bright side, you don't have to blend stuff, smile)

  • Thusie

    on August 20, 2006

    Aha memories..Way back in March when I started on DP I was happy just to have a dove in focus..Now Andrea wants a BIGGER crop!!!

  • sherstone.com

    on August 20, 2006

    I don't see anything wrong with no tail in this case. Good exposure.

  • Andrea Kaus (ChaosGraphics)

    on August 20, 2006

    Crop like you mean it, woman! Great detail. Plump dove!

  • SciurusNiger

    on August 20, 2006

    You make it a head shot. ;)

    I like this!

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