One More Blacktail

This morning I was able to catch one of the bigger Blacktail Deer out in the open. There is a group of four bucks that I have been trying to catch for almost two weeks now. They feed out in the open until sunrise and then saunter off into the woods to laze the day away. Today I arrived to find the last buck standing in a clearing. So here is the result.

God's light and love to all,

chris

Two Types of Blacktails

This morning I was able to photograph two types of blacktails. I was finally lucky enough to get close enough to photograph a Blacktail Jackrabbit. I have been seeing them in an open meadow but every time I would stop they would take off into the woods. Today thankfully one of them held long enough for me to get in a couple of frames. So today you get two types of blacktails.

Have a beautiful day and God bless,

chris

One Busy Tuesday

Today was like the military. Hurry up and wait. I took my Mom to Ukiah for a medical appointment today. I didn't have to leave until eight- thirty so I thought, "Why not take create some images after I drop Jay off at school". Is there some kind of pattern going on here??? So I found some reflections at Lake Emily and then I found a couple of little deer. All the big deer I found were in the forest with houses and fences for backgrounds. You have to work with what you are dealt.

After dropping off my Mom in Ukiah I puttered around and decided to go up to the junior college to see what I could find. They have a huge solar array and there are usually a lot of Acorn Woodpeckers flying about. I wasn't dissappointed in either category. By then the lighting was gone and I went back to wait for my Mom. She was supposed to be done around noon. I ended up falling asleep in the waiting room. She was finally ready at one- thirty.
A busy but productive first part of the day.

God's precious love to all,
chris

One of Those Squirrely Days

Today was one of those days with a lot to do and not a lot of time for photography. I squeezed in a little over an hour in the blind this morning after the good light was almost gone and not many birds were coming in to feed. One of my favorites the kings of personality the squirrels were out in abundance. You have to photograph what's there. So here are a few Western Gray Squirrels.

God's precious love to everyone,

chris

Cross Country Meet

This year my son Jay is on the Cross Country Team at school. I'm really proud of him as he has been holding his own while learning this sometimes grueling sport. He has only been in two meets to date and he has beaten many of his competitiors and lost to others. Photographing this sport isn't easy. It's a lot like photographing the peloton in bike racing. You see them at the start and you see them at the finish. That is unless you are on a course where you can see them pass you by.Today's meet was a huge invitational in Santa Rosa at Spring Lake Park. There were numerous races in a variety of classes from Middle School to High School and Alumni races. I was immediately drawn to the thunder of the start. How could I convey the rush of sixty to a hundred runners pushing from the starting line to a trail that was less than six feet wide? It was an amazing sight. The pounding of feet and all the brilliant colors of the runners rushing by while vying for positions on the trail. I finally settled on creating images of what fascinated me the most. I worked on mages of their moving legs and feet . Here is the end result. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
God's love and blessings to all,

chris

A Bit of Whimsy

This morning I was up bright and early. Mostly because I had to drop off Jay at six -thirty for early morning Cross Country practice. When I returned home after doing some deer photogrphy I decided to set up an old knothole feeder next to my photo blind. I sat there for about an hour getting some beautiful Bandtail Pigeon images. But this is what really caught my eye. I just had to create an image of it. I loved the lighting and the little curve and all the textures. Here is the result. I think it's pretty cool.Those of you that follow my photoblog will probably have little difficulty in figuring out what it is. So what is it? If you are unsure check out the labels below for the answer. No cheating!

Have a beautiful day and God's blessings to you,

chris

Magical Mystery Tour Bus

Sometimes it's just fun to play with your camera. We were following this bus up Sherwood Road and I loved how reflective the back side of the bus was. I set my camera to a long shutter speed to give it that psychadelic look and took numerous exposures of the back of the bus as we went along. This one was my favorite.

God's love and blessings to all,

chris