My son's family came over to see me yesterday late morning and while we were talking the electricity went off. I figured it would be a few minutes and then it would come back on. A little after 2 p.m. I called ComEd and listened to the recording that I wouldn't have power until after 4. It came on about 3:20. And now this morning it went out for about 30 seconds and then came back on.
Well, that gave me time to play with my NEW camera. My old one has a 2X telephoto and this one has 12X. It has optical image stabilization, which takes care of my shakiness, but it doesn't make the birds sit still! This one below was perched up on the stub of an old branch and was just asking to have its picture taken.
The Grosbeaks were gone for 4 days and now there are a couple back again. They don't sit still for a minute. He kept hopping from branch to branch and this is the closest to still that he got.
This is a shot of the shade garden quite a ways away from the house. With my old camera you wouldn't have seen the shapes of any of the leaves. The red plant is husker red penstemon. I love the contrast of colors of leaves.
My art quilters are coming today so I will try some more arrangements of the triangle blocks and take pictures.
Well, that gave me time to play with my NEW camera. My old one has a 2X telephoto and this one has 12X. It has optical image stabilization, which takes care of my shakiness, but it doesn't make the birds sit still! This one below was perched up on the stub of an old branch and was just asking to have its picture taken.
The Grosbeaks were gone for 4 days and now there are a couple back again. They don't sit still for a minute. He kept hopping from branch to branch and this is the closest to still that he got. This is a shot of the shade garden quite a ways away from the house. With my old camera you wouldn't have seen the shapes of any of the leaves. The red plant is husker red penstemon. I love the contrast of colors of leaves. My art quilters are coming today so I will try some more arrangements of the triangle blocks and take pictures.