SHOT LOG (My Backyard)
Nikon F5, Fuji Velvia 100
1) Pearl River Swamp Sunrise - (H)
Madison County, MS
July 6, 2011 - 6:01 am
Clear, 75 degrees
500mm w/2xTC, 1/40@f8, Two Tripods
Grade A+
Nice, powerful, misty sunrise.
2) Sawback Turtle on Snag and Reflection - (H)
Leake County, MS
July 7, 2011 - 5:27 pm
Partly Cloudy, 93 degrees
500mm, 1/200@f4, Tripod
Grade A
The reflection should be good and the turtle
should be easily visible on his precarious perch.
should be easily visible on his precarious perch.
3) Long-jawed Orb Weaver Spider at Sunrise - (V)
Madison County, MS
July 8, 2011 - 6:17 am
Partly Cloudy, 82 degrees
180mm w/ET, 1/2500@f2.8, Tripod - fuzzy focus
Grade A+
This was shot directly into the rising sun. I purposely
shot it out of focus so the spider was not so graphic,
but more of an eerie, fuzzy image.
shot it out of focus so the spider was not so graphic,
but more of an eerie, fuzzy image.
4) Passionflowers - (H)
Madison County, MS
July 15, 2011 - 4:34 pm
Cloudy, 83 degrees
60mm, 1/400@f5.6, Tripod
Grade B
A little bit of experimenting here. The edges of passionflowers
look like wirey hairs. I focused tight
on these fine elements and let the main part
of the flower go totally out of focus.
Should be interesting.
look like wirey hairs. I focused tight
on these fine elements and let the main part
of the flower go totally out of focus.
Should be interesting.
5) Alligator Resting in Swamp - (H)
Rankin County, MS
July 18, 2011, 3:48 pm
Cloudy/Sprinkling, 87 degrees
500mm, 1/80@f4, Tripod
Grade B+
Because I was so close to this alligator, I composed this shot in an
unbalanced way to include some duckweed and
to lend a sense of place to the image.
unbalanced way to include some duckweed and
to lend a sense of place to the image.
6) Bullfrog - (H)
Stone County
July 21, 2011, 7:11 am
Sunny, 80 degrees
500mm w/2xTC, 1/125@f8, Tripod
Grade B
I hope the warm, early morning light will give
this shot life and highlight
the bullfrog.
7) Pied-billed Grebe on Nest - (V)
Stone County
July 21, 2011, 7:46 am
Sunny, 81 degrees
500mm, 1/125@f8, Tripod
Grade A
This was a hard one to shoot. The grebe was nervous
on the nest and I had to compose and shoot
very quickly. There was a white
fragrant water lily flower in the foreground
that I hope does not take over the shot.
This is one I am anxious about.
8) BLANK !
Greene County
July 22, 2011, 7:38 am
Cloudy, 78 degrees
putting in batteries
Grade F
What a stupid mistake.
9) Daisy Fleabane and Grasshopper - (V)
Madison County
July 29, 2011, 10:23 am
Cloudy, 90 degrees
180mm, 1/200@f7.1, Tripod
Grade B+
This image was an experiment of making the
grasshopper a small part of the composition.
The little white daisies may be
too busy for the image. It was
hard to compose and predict the
depth of field I needed.
10) Trumpet Creeper and Clouds - (V)
Madison County
July 30, 2011, 11:29 am
Partly Cloudy, 90 degrees
17-35mm , 1/200@f14, Hand Held
Grade C
I think the white clouds in this photo are going to cause an underexposed (dark) image. I tried to compensate for it, but I am still concerned.
11) Indigo Bunting Singing in Sunrise - (H)
Madison County
August 1, 2011, 6:28 am
Clear, 80 degrees
500mm w/2xTC, 1/4000@f8, Hand Held (resting on tree limb)
Grade A-
I really have no way of knowing whether this image will be
pleasing or not. As I shot it directly into the sun with such a long lens set up, it will be "hot." The light may swallow up the small bird. Just don't know.
12) Eastern Box Turtles Mating - (H)
Madison County
August 1, 2011, 10:03 am
Clear, 90 degrees
17-35mm , 2.5 sec.@f22, Tripod
Grade B
This will be more of an "interesting" shot than a wonderfully lit and composed work of art. These turtles mating simply had to be photographed.
Don't blame me, I was "forced" to do it.
13) Bolete Pores - (H)
Madison County
August 2, 2011, 11:02 am
Clear, 90 degrees
60mm , 5 sec.@f32, Tripod
Grade A+
The underside of this particular fungi is wonderfully structured. The chambers, light/shadow, and design
of the pores is graphically interesting. Long exposures can be deceiving.
14) Sunrise and Canada Geese - (H)
Madison County
August 3, 2011, 6:20 am
Clear, 82 degrees
500mm , 1/250@f4, Tripod
Grade B+
The problem I had here was trying to capture the geese with their heads and necks visible. They were swimming
straight away from me. Then, just as I was about to
call off the shot, they started to turn.
15) Red-tailed Hawk Panting - (H)
Madison County
August 4, 2011, 7:23 pm
Clear, 96 degrees
500mm w/2xTC , 1/200@f8, Tripod
Grade A
The heat was bad that day. This hawk was panting and trying to cool off with his wings open. The light is good here.
16) White-tailed Deer - (H)
Madison County
August 18, 2011, 9:58 am
Clear, 87 degrees
500mm, 1/15@f4, Tripod
Grade B
This is a very different kind of image for me, but I like it. The
focus is on some leaves in the foreground. The lighting was interesting and when the doe heard something and turned her head to look, I snapped the shutter.
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