Another storm....

Lightning

I used my lightning trigger tonight.  It was a lot of fun once I figured out the settings.

17-55 lens

Zephyr and her kingdom

I cannot use my EF-S lenses on my 1 Series camera.  But, I can use them if I put an extension tube on first!  This is my 60mm macro with a 13mm tube.  Zephyr was checking out her backyard kingdom this morning.

Sandhills Sunrise

Here are a few more from the morning of shooting the prairie chickens.  It was a beautiful sunrise.  G11

Mr & Mrs American Goldfinch

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center

Deb and I drove out here this afternoon.  They were doing a controlled burn this afternoon.  After a very long hike, we took our stools and sat down by the water. 

I've never taken pictures of dragonflies in flight before.  They're so fast and unpredictable!

Mr Muskrat came by to greet us.

A yellowlegs of some kind flew in across the pond.

And lastly saw a few turtles here and there.  Entrance fee is $4.  Worth every penny to just go out there and sit in nature.

Blazing Tulips

These tulips are on fire today.  We have an overcast day with diffused light now and then.  7D + 60mm macro with warming polarizer. 

Jackie turns 50!

Jackie had a surprise birthday party today.  Happy birthday friend.  I took my G11 and decided to pose people in the full shade and flash, so their eyes would not be squinting.  Worked well.

Backyard Color

The morning light was really nice in my backyard.  60mm macro

Fort Hartsuff

Deb & I stopped at Fort Hartsuff.  We were the only visitors while we were there.  It was really strange.  All the buildings are fully furnished and it was like the people that lived there were just out for the day.  When we walked into the room with the clock, it was ticking!  This was a photographers dream for natural light.  G11

Sandhills adventure

Deb & I went on a weekend adventure in the Sandhills.  We went out to a blind on Saturday morning to see the praire chickens.

After we got out of the blind on Saturday, we drove about 120 miles in 8 hours!  We stopped about every 100 feet to take pictures of this and that.  Here we are stopped to see the Great Horned Owl.

Windmills dotted the landscape and we enjoyed stopping at many of them where the ground nearby was flooded.

We camped here by the river in our pickup.  It was awesome.  There wasn't anyone else here.

We got up early to watch the sunrise.  It was an amazing weekend!!!  I did several videos of the chickens which are definitely worth a watch, so let me know if anyone wants to see them.