Another Bluebird Image

This image of a female bluebird with nest material was taken while I was doing some testing of my wireless remote. After taking this image she and the male flew away and did not come back before the yellow flies found my hiding place and ran me back into the house. Canon 50D, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, Canon 400 mm L lens, some cropping and post processing using Photoshop.

Bluebirds in the Back Yard

Two male Bluebirds were fighting while the female watched. I guess this the the male in the lower photo is the one that won the fight. I am not sure if this is the one that has been helping the female build a nest in the Bluebird Box.

Trip toVenice Rookery

Too many pictures to post here in the blog, I will get to that later, if you would like to see some raw pictures from 4/6/09 go here: http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/millerm155/Venice/

Or View the Slideshow here: http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/millerm155/Venice/?action=view&current=da173bf2.pbw

Islamorada Sunrise

The morning of our last day in Islamorada, FL the storm clouds were beginning to roll in. There was thin gap at the horizon that let the sun peak through as it rose. This image has been processed as a High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo using Photomatix and a little tweeking and croping using Photoshop. The three photos taken to create this image were taken on March 18th from our hotel room.

Long Road Home

We left the Keys this morning and made a side trip to the Everglades National Park. We went to Flamingo, FL to the Flamingo Visitor Center. The lodge and most everything else had been wiped out by a hurricane and they were busy demolishing it. It is about 38 miles from Florida City to Flamingo and the road takes you right through the heart of the lower everglades. This photo was taken Wednesday, March 18th from the middle of road looking back to the SW at a passing shower. This very long road was not traveled very much any longer. Reminded me of the storms we face ahead of use.

Becky kicks back in the Keys

Tonight's Dinner

I know by now eveyone it tired of seeing the view from our room so I thought I would show the the view from our dinner table tonight.

This was my dinner. It was very good but it would not stop smiling at me.