My Last Image of the Milky Way 2013

Tonight's Milky Way Dec. 31, 2013

God's love and blessings to you in the upcoming new year. chris

Back to the Steller's Jays

This morning I put up a new feeder for photographing the birds. I'm constantly changing feeders and perches to give some variety to my bird photography. After settling into the photoblind I only waited for a short time before the Steller's Jays figured out where the seed was. They are pretty smart birds. They also figured out where the cat was and promptly disappeared! Once again my daughter's evil cat Papaya interrupted my bird photography. She was a devil to catch.Not surprisingly only one other bird showed up after that. One lone Chestnut backed Chickadee came by for a very brief visit. I guess it was the only smart one of his species able to figure out where the new feeder was. Gods' light and love to all, chris

Camera Equipment Used- Canon 7D, Canon 100-400 IS, Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with a 3055 Ballhead. Camera Settings- AV Mode,ISO 400, F 5.6, Shutter speed varied

Flower on the Table

This afternoon I had the desire to photograph one of the Chrysanthemums on our table. It wasn't until this evening that I got around to it. A simple image. Here is flower on the table. God bless, chris

Equipment Used- Canon 7D, 100mm Macro lens, (2) Alien Bee 1600 Studio Lights with large soft boxes. Camera settings- Manual mode,ISO 400 F18.0 at 1/250th of a second.

End of the Day

Last night after I went to bed this image popped into my mind. I couldn't wait until tonight to give it a try. An image of sitting by the fire with the stars and the milky way rising up behind me. I can see some room for improvement but I'm really happy with my first attempt. God bless, chris

Camera Equipment Used- Canon 7D and a Canon 10-22 at 10mm, Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with a 3055 Ballhead. Camera settings- Manual Mode, ISO 3,200, F4.5 at 30 seconds.

My Little Abstracts

Sometimes you just need to have some fun and play. Today was a family day so I didn't do any photography. Tonight when we had to go downtown to drop off Jay's girlfriend I brought my camera. On the trip down and on the way up I photographed one of my neighbors Christmas lights as we drove on by. The abstract splashes of color it created were just beautiful. Have a wonderful night, chris

Time for a Break

I think that this is what Annika's cat Papaya does best. She needed a break from all of the festivities over the past few days. I think I do too! God's love to all, chris Camera Equipment Used-- Canon 7D, Canon 28-135 at 135 mm, Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with a 3055 Ballhead. Camera Setting- ISO 400, AV Mode, F16.0, 1.3 seconds.

Oh Christmas Tree...

I created this image on Christmas Eve a few minutes before midnight. This is our Christmas Tree this year. Many Christians and others put up Christmas Trees in celebration of Christmas. Green branches placed in Roman homes were considered to be symbolic of rebirth. A fir tree called the Paradise Tree that was often used in Christian plays to portray the Tree of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. Which one is correct or if it is a mixture of the two is lost in history as there are also some other theories that hold weight with Christmas candle pyramids and a few other ideas. Whatever the case may be they are still beautiful and are used in the celebration of Christ's birth at this time of year. Merry Christmas and God bless, chris

Equipment Used- Canon 7D,Canon 28-135 IS lens at 33mm, Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod with a 3055 Ballhead. Camera Settings- AV mode, ISO 400, F16.0, 6 seconds