Perfect for Portraits

The past four days have been really foggy in the morning which makes them perfect for doing portrait photography. Both people and birds photograph really well in this type of light. It's like having a giant light diffuser for the sun. Here are some portraits I made of of a Eurasian Collared Dove, Western Scrub Jay and a California Valley Quail. The quail was made when the fog was almost burned off and you can tell that by the harsher look of the light on its' plumage. All images were created with a Canon 7D and a Tamron 150-600mm lens on a tripod. Camera settings used were AV mode,ISO 800, F 8.0 at a variety of shutter speeds. God's love and blessings to all, chris

Fawns and Quail

This morning I went for a drive with the intention of photographing a big Blacktail buck. I knew where to go from past experience and some previous scouting trips but it was not to be. On the way down from the ridge top I spied a couple of fawns and does in a small meadow that had been recently mown. They were having a grand time munching on the free hay that was created. As a bonus there was a covey of quail feeding on the knocked down seed as well. By the time I got through taking portraits of the fawns and the quail there wasn't a buck to be seen anywhere.

God's light and love to all,

chris
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