Thursday, February 26, 2009

Foggy Photography

Today was a day off from the salt mines, and even though the weather was far from ideal (foggy all day, cold in the morning, raining in the afternoon), it was a good day. I spent a couple hours this morning taking pictures. A few were keepers, and I learned from the rest. In the afternoon, I got to see my granddaughter, the always-entertaining Magnolia, and I got to see her sister in utero, in real time, via ultrasound. Magnolia is a tough act to follow, but I'm sure the new baby, due in July, will be up to the challenge.

Here are a couple of the pics from this morning.

Starlings on a wire, in B&W

Crow, South Bend, Indiana

This is my best crow photo to date, but still not up to the standards of my bird photography role model, Abraham Lincoln.

2 comments:

Zhoen said...

Love crows, smart little critters.

Unknown said...

Yes, they are fascinating. I'd recommend the book Ravensong: A Natural And Fabulous History Of Ravens And Crows by Catharine Feher-Elston--a short book that covers the myth and science of crows and ravens.