October
was a good month for photos and out and about activities.
My family visited, so that gave me a
few more photo opportunities, and with fall Camera Day at World Bird Sanctuary
more opportunities arouse.
Needless to say it was a month of a lot of photo editing.
I started
off the month with a trip to the Butterfly House. Taking only 300 photos made looking for just that right
photo difficult, but I managed to find one in that trip that just stood out
above all the others. This month
it is a black and white butterfly on pink flowers--a very simple photo, yet
striking at the same time.
The next
photo is from a second trip to the Butterfly House later in the month which
produced another 250 photos. This
time my favorite photo was even harder to choose. The photo I chose from this trip also stands out for the
same reason--simple and striking and even pink flowers. This time the butterfly is black and
pink--absolutely beautiful.
The last
photo I wish to share is from World Bird Sanctuary’s Camera day on October
28. Schiller’s Camera & Video
sponsored the event and had Nikon and Canon cameras and lenses for people to
try while visiting. Guests,
volunteers and staff took advantage of this great opportunity. I took advantage of this opportunity and tried a camera I have been looking at for the last 6 months. I am really interested in the
Nikon Coolpix P510. It has a 42X
zoom, which is equivalent to a 1000mm lens. I took many great photos with this camera and there was one
that stood out above all the rest.
I took a closeup of Xena, the Eurasian Eagle Owl. This photo is a profile headshot and
just makes the feathers and her eyes stand out.
At times
choosing photos for this type of project is very difficult because I take so
many fun photos; but as I look closer at them there are always a few that just
start to stand out. I hope
everyone enjoys these photos.
I have
shared some of the really nice photos from Camera day on World Bird Sanctuary’s
Facebook page. I hope you like
them as much as I enjoyed taking them.
Submitted
by Cathy Spahn, World Bird Sanctuary Naturalist
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