Strange topic for a post? Yes, absolutely. However … very much appropriate.
While out in Seattle over Thanksgiving to visit my youngest son and daughter-in-law, I obviously picked up my first ever Covid-19 infection. Although I am fully boosted, and wore a mask while on both plane rides, ultimately it did not make a difference.
Today I am willing to be out of bed, and thus I am working upon adding two more required pages to my book, Snowy’s Search for Color. I have narrowed down my ideas and images. I will start with this photograph. The good news is the edits will bring “Snowy’s Search for Color” back for its third printing (out of print right now)! As always you will be able to download a PDF of this book w/o charge when it is republished.
Three winters ago I took took this photo when the “stars aligned” (or the moon and the Snowy Owl). The owl was out in the open catching the faint red light leftover from the sunset, but also aligned with the crescent moon.
Posts may be infrequent as my strength comes and goes, but my doctor says if I am feeling good … birding is okay. I just have to keep to myself, which is not a too difficult requirement in the Northland.
How did you get the moon at a 250,000 mi. distance and the Snowy at twenty feet both in relatively good focus?! Get well soon!
Focus stacking with two images. I need to play around with this technique even more. Two images taken moments apart were involved. Landscape photographers often use 5 or more images to get tack sharp images. This is NOT an image of a Snowy Owl from another time and place pasted into the photograph. You are seeing what I experience, but I needed to utilize the aforementioned technique.
Healing wishes Richard! I adore the snowy owl and moon photo and thanks for sharing.
Take care, and feel better soon. The snowy owl photo is amazing.
Yikes about the Covid. That owl & moon photo (❣️)
i hope you feel better soon. i hope it’s just a milder Covid you been vaccinated and boosted. i love your pictures. thanks for sharing. i came tu Usa 30 years ago and i fell in love with MN. your pictures bring me back to nature
Gisele: Nature is precious.
Having a potential solitary passion is helpful if/when you are contagious. Hang in there. This too will pass. You’ve overcome so much in the last few years. Red-headed woodpecker report made to eBird. Take care! Keep Mollie healthy.
Let’s hear it for the bumper acorn crop!
Get well soon!
Oh Richard I’m sorry!! Glad your energy and good health are returning. Continue to REST!!! Take care♥️Kathy
fell better soon! beautiful image