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Year 2: Birds of the Open Beak (Days 10 & 11)

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When photographing birds, the preferred image is a flight shot. Realizing that capturing a bird in flight is a challenge, focus on the eyes and beak. Including the eyes plus an open beak makes it appear as if the bird has human qualities, and will enhance whether folks like your pictures.

Thus, I bring you birds of the open beak

Trash Talking Downy Woodpecker (day 10)
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Smiling Goldeneye (day 11)
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In addition, I enjoyed Lake Superior region photo opportunities early and late in the day using my new Sony NEX-5T mirrorless camera. I have been very impressed with how it performs in low light

Stoney Point at Sunrise
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Northern Lights in the Superior National Forest (full moon washed out the display)
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Day 339: Golden Hour Birds

Year 1,

Have you ever heard the term “golden hour” photography? Basically the term means the hour immediately after sunrise, and the hour before sunset. During this time period the light is soft, and colors are enhanced. In Minnesota during the winter, our golden hour is actually much longer than 60 minutes for the simple reason the sun does not get all that high in the sky.

Yesterday I made to birding excursions. All the photos were taken during the golden hour. The light and the resulting photographs were fantastic!

Goldeneyes in the Duluth Harbor
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Katie’s Snowy Owl! (she had been showing my snowy owl photos to the 4th grade class she teaches. Thus it was fun to taken her and Erik on a successful owling expedition.
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One More Snowy Owl
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Days 321 & 322: Black and White in Living Color!

Year 1,

More than just us humans get tired occasionally with the fog, mist and clouds. From a photography perspective the challenge is low light, low color, and the need to raise ISO and Aperture levels to yield a quick enough shutter speed which accounts for how quickly birds tend to move. However, the ice, water and hoar frost is pretty! Sometimes the world seems devoid of color!

Day 321: Goldeneyes in the Duluth Harbor
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Day 322: Bald Eagle and Hoar Frost
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