Seagull – out of focus and a bit dark..but it works

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While this seagull is technically out of focus and isn’t lit completely well, it’s still an interesting shot to me.  Just goes to show that those photos you think are destined for the trash bin might work out after all. Captured with my Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L.

Bugling Elk at Yellowstone National Park

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I shared this photograph of a Bugling Elk that I captured at Yellowstone National Park last year but I wanted to post it again to highlight it. I’m pretty proud of this shot…I caught this Bull Elk at the perfect time.  While not the absolutely best technical photograph, it still works well I think. I [...]

Fossil Rim WIldlife Center – Glen Rose TX

Sandhill Crane at Fossil Hill Wildlife Center

Tracie and I went to the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center today and we got some pretty good shots. If you are a wildlife lover and you’re around the DFW area or traveling through the area, Glen Rose is a must see for you. If you’re a photographer, it’s even more of a must see. A [...]

Ten Interesting Landscape Photographs from Flickr

Sunset at the Crop Field by lrargerich

I was looking through Flickr for some inspiration and ran across quite a few amazing landscape photographs.  I thought I’d share a few here with you. All photographs from Flickr and posted under the Creative Commons License with Attribution.

Orange Sailing Ship – Flickr Find

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Photo Credit: Orange Sailing Ship by kiwanc on flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwanc/ / CC BY 2.0

Make your own Macro lens with old binoculars

Lifehacker has a great write-up on how to make your own Macro lens for your DSLR from old binoculars using achromatic diopters from the binoculars. Also provided on the Lifehacker page is a video showing you exactly how to make the macro lens…jump over to MetaCafe to view. Related articles by Zemanta Back-to-back lens rings [...]