Bird by My Garden Gate

Thursday and Friday I spent some time on a series that I have been planning and thinking about for some time now. I created a series of Chestnut Backed Chickadee images by a white garden gate. I had an old garden gate that got knocked down by our cat Papaya (long story) and I realized that it would work perfectly for what I had in mind. All I had to do was to paint it white. After digging up some white paint out in the garage I got to work on it. I set up the gate and slowly began adding flowers to the setting. I ended up with a lot of beautiful, great images. These are some of my favorites. I placed them in order so you can see how the project progressed as I moved along. God's precious light and love to all, chris All images created with a Canon 7D and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L is USM lens. The camera was placed on a Manfrotto 055PROBX Tripod with a 3055 Bogen Ballhead. Camera settings used were AV mode, ISO 800, F stops and shutter speeds varied. If you haven't already done so please check out my book on bird photography. It is available in both hardbound and as an ebook at many online book sellers and many local book stores as well. http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Backyard-Photography-Chris-Hansen/dp/1937538559 God's love and blessings to all, chris

Simple Image

I spent a good part of Wednesday working on a future photography book. When I took a break it was to the photoblind out in the yard. I put together a quick set up of a feeder and a sunflower to photograph one of the Chestnut Backed Chickadees that were coming to feed. This was my favorite one out of about ten that I ended up processing. I just love how simple and beautiful it is. The image was created with a Canon 7D and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L is USM lens at 210mm.. The camera was placed on a Manfrotto 055PROBX Tripod with a 3055 Bogen Ballhead. Camera settings used were AV mode, ISO 800, F 5.0 at 1/125 th of a sec. If you haven't already done so please check out my book on bird photography. It is available in both hardbound and as an ebook at many online book sellers and many local book stores as well. http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Backyard-Photography-Chris-Hansen/dp/1937538559 God's love and blessings to all, chris

Final Dance

This morning I came to the realization that the fall colors are the best they have been in years and I haven't been photographing them much. So when I saw this pile of sycamore leaves in the early morning light I just couldn't resist photographing them. Here they are in their last moments before they start to compost into the earth again. Their final dance upon the earth. So beautiful! May God bless you this day, chris

Equipment Used- Canon 7D, Canon 28-135 IS lens set to 55mm, Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with a 3055 Ballhead. Camera Setting- ISO 400, AV Mode, F22.0 at 1 sec.