Well not really... This blue heron is not showing off, he has just landed and hadn't folded his big wings yet. I'm sorry to say this is the last of the series from Huntington Beach State Park. I had a great time.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 300mm, 1/250s, f5.3, & ISO 200
Occasionally you will see flocks of birds fly from one spot to the next. Usually they are all the same species, but this time there were a variety of ducks, terns, & gulls.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 300mm, 1/50s, f11, & ISO 200
A vertical motion blur of the mud & marsh grass in Huntington Beach State Park.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 180mm, 1/10s, f20, & ISO 200
This Blue Heron was sitting next to an overflow pipe into the pond at Huntington Beach State Park. Small fish would swim through and he would have a snack.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 260mm, 1/500s, f5.3, & ISO 200
A vertical motion blur with gold leaves
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1/10s, f13, & ISO 200
Saturday afternoon at Table Rock State Park was beautiful
Nikon D70, Nikkor 24-120mm, & tripod at 24mm, 2s, f16, & ISO 200
Saturday was a gorgeous fall day; great for hiking, photography, and football
Nikon D70, Nikkor 24-120, & tripod at 24mm, 2s, f22, & ISO 200
His coloring is great camouflage against the marsh mud. This was a nice morning for birds on the Pitt Street bridge.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 230mm, 1/250s, f6.3, & ISO 200
This great egret is a graceful flier.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 145mm, 1/400s, f6.3, & ISO 200
These common grackles (quiscalus quiscula) were singing this morning on the Pitt Street Bridge.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 360mm, 1/400s, f5.6, & ISO 200
Clouds usually add to a sunset. I like how the rays poke through the clouds in this one over Charleston harbor.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 32mm, 1/80s, f20, & ISO 200
I saw this Great Egret (ardea alba) near Sullivan’s Island yesterday. These birds live up to 23 years and can be up to 41 inches tall.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 270mm, 1/250s, f5.6, & ISO 200
It was about dusk on a beautiful football Saturday. My camera was set up for the motion blur shots of the game. My buddy pointed out a flight of Canadian geese over the treetops. I took a shot, but forgot I had the motion blur settings. When I realized my mistake, I figured I had another file for the bit bucket. When I got back home I noticed the sine wave made by wings of the geese. Even digital photography can be like a box of chocolates.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 135mm, 1/10s, f8, & ISO 200
The QB for Edward Waters set up for a pass in this motion blur. By the way, NGU beat EWU, 48 to 19.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 1/15s, f5.3, & ISO 200
A North Greenville running back is a blur going down the field.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 165mm, 1/10s, f8, & ISO 200
Last Saturday night I went see some small college football: North Greenville U vs Edward Waters U. The game was great and so were my seats. In this motion blur, the running back is looking for the hole in the line.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 230mm, 1/10s, f8, & ISO 200
During lunch last week I was taking pics of kudzu and yellow wildflowers. The contrast between green and yellow was nice. Then I saw it, a gulf fritillary posing for me (agraulis vanillae).
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 120mm, 1/500s, f5.6, & ISO 200
Tonight, Carolina was supposed to roll over Wofford, but the Terriers came to play. The game was a blur... literally
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 80mm, 1/20s, f6.3, & ISO 800
You can tell I like motion the moion blur technique. I think its fun to try to figure our what each player is doing, esoecialy the curl of gold on the upper left
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 200mm, 1/5s, f18, & ISO 400
There's nothing itsy bitsy about this one. Nephila clavipes
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 120mm, 1/50s, f5.6, & ISO 200
Remember the old Hollies tune. One more memory from last season of the Myrtle Beach Pavilion
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1/4s, f10, ISO 200, & tripod.
Bumper cars at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1s, f10, ISO 200, & tripod.
More from the final season of the Myrtle Beach Pavilion.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 2s, f10, ISO 200, & tripod.
This is the last summer for the Myrtle Beach Pavilion. I remember going here as a kid, as a teenager, and as an adult.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1.6s, f22, ISO 200, & tripod.
I have been a photographic phunk lately. Either I haven’t been inspired or after looking at the work of many great photobloggers, my standards have been way elevated. Here’s a start.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 120mm, 1/160s, f14, & ISO 200
At the Portland Head Light, there was a hedge of wild roses. In the branches among the rose hips and thorns were many birdies.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 120mm, 1/320s, f8, & ISO 200
Last week I was in Maine on a mission trip with my church and we had time for some sightseeing in Portland. This lighthouse was commissioned by George Washington. The coast in Maine is very different than in South Carolina! Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1/125s, f18, & ISO 200.
Here’s some bamboo with a vertical motion blur and a twist.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1/10s, f7.1, & ISO 200
I've seen so many water surface blurs latey, I thought I'd show this one from my archives. We were crossing the Cape Fear River at sunset.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1/2.5s, f22, & ISO 200
Hair Band
I have been very busy lately with little opportunity for pics. This was taken last year on the beach at Sullivan’s Island. Some students from MUSC were doing some kite surfing on a beautiful day in May. Doesn’t it look like a giant hair band?
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 55mm, 1/800s, f14, & ISO 1000.
Ferns in a ray of sunlight at the South Carolina Botanical Garden Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 120mm, 1/100s, f5.6, & ISO 640
The curves are so graceful and the shades are subtle.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 120mm, 1/500s, f5.6, & ISO 200.
Sometimes an image is not composition or exposure settings or some artsy juxtaposition. Sometimes it is just the subject. This old abandoned bridge over the South Tyger River does in fact have a tree growing out of it. It was just so odd that I had to get closer and that is how I managed to see the image I call Bridges from 1 June 2006. Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1/200s, f7.1, & ISO 400
Mama really loves her daylilies and I really wish I had a real macro lens.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 120mm, 1/80s, f5.6, & ISO 200
I was killing time on my cousin’s porch taking humming bird pics. Instead of hovering as the fed, they just sat there. I was underwhelmed. Then they would dart over to this Japanese maple and then I had something.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 400mm, 1/125s, f5.6, & ISO 800
A couple times a week, I drive around at lunch looking for interesting photos. I’ve driven across this bridge near Reidville numerous times when I considered taking the bridge and its predecessor. Once upon a time, traffic flowed across the graceful arches of the old bridge. Now it cruises on the modern replacement. Makes a nice contrast I think.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1/160s, f6.3, & ISO 200
The green fog is really a leafy young sapling. While I was in the woods, I spotted a deer standing on his hind legs taking a peek at me. He skedaddled. Of my three vertical motion blurs, which one is the best?
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1/6s, f18, & ISO 200
Here is another attempt using the vertical motion blur. This was taken in a stand of spindly pine trees. Coppery pine straw covers the ground and an opening in the woods about 30 yards away shows the light green of muscadine leaves. There is still room for improvement, but the result is getting better (IMHO).
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1/6s, f18, & ISO 200
A few weekends ago, Greenville hosted Artisphere, an outdoor arts festival. I saw a photographer with an interesting collection of what I think was a motion blur. Instead of the usual horizontal pan of people or things in motion, the pan was verticle and the subject was most often trees. You could do anything that is linear: tall grass, wicker, vines hair, etc. Here the result from my first effort. I think it has some potential. This was taken overlooking Ben's Creek near Reidville.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 24mm, 1/10s, f20, & ISO 200
At the entrance to BrookGreen gardens.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 32mm, 1/2500s, f4, & ISO 200
Another South Carolina critter at Brookgreen Gardens.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 340mm, 1/160s, f5.6, & ISO 200.
In Brookgreen Gardens, there is a zoo of animals native to South Carolina. This shot of an American Red Fox pup (vulpes fulva) is one you would never see in the wild.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 80-400mm at 240mm, 1/160s, f5.3, & ISO 200.
This is the view out of our back door in Garden City. The end of a great day. (No tweaking with photoshop)
At Brookgreen Gardens, they say they have planted 140,000 daffodil bulbs. I believe it. There are daffodil beds everywhere.
Nikon D70 & 24-120mm at 85mm, 1/320s, f9, & ISO 200
We went to Brookgreen Gardens for my mothers 87th birthday. The cultivated azaleas were not quite ready but these wild ones were in full bloom.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 120mm, 1/125s, f5.6, & ISO 200
A couple nights ago, the temp was 38°f and the color weather radar showed a big green & yellow blob moving across the state. I drove over to restaurant row and found one with bright red lights. These are raindrops on the windshield.
Nikon D70 & Nikkor 24-120mm at 100mm, 1/8s, f5.6, & ISO 1600
Posts
All Comments
