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April 19, 2007

Rachel Carson River Trail

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 19, 2007 08:05 PM Permalink

April 15, 2007

American Goldfinch

This past weekend I purchased a bird identification book (Smithsonian Birds of North America) to help try and figure out all the birds I'm seeing in my backyard. We have been calling the American Robin's an Oriole and it took a long time for me to figure out that this bird was an American Goldfinch (Carduelis Tristis.) I have been calling it a goldfinch, but I didn't want to misidentify another bird again.

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 15, 2007 10:21 AM Permalink

April 14, 2007

American Robin

During Easter week I built a bird blind out of PVC pipe and some camouflage netting. So I setup the blind before sunrise to photograph the birds that have been visiting our feeders. I was hoping to get some nice warm light from the sunrise, but it ended up being a gray morning and there were even some snow flurries that drove me back into the house to get warm.

Here is a shot of an American Robin (Turdus Migratorius.) I wasn't that happy with many of the shots I received that morning, but I wanted to document my first attempts at backyard bird photography. I will post a few more over the next couple of days.

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 14, 2007 09:55 AM Permalink

April 13, 2007

Cherry Blossoms

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 13, 2007 11:49 AM Permalink

April 12, 2007

Pieris Japonica

A macro shot of Pieris Japonica at Brookside gardens.

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 12, 2007 03:39 PM Permalink

April 11, 2007

National Zoo Cheetah

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 11, 2007 12:47 PM Permalink

April 10, 2007

Mandarin Duck

A shot of a Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) at the National Zoo.

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 10, 2007 08:08 AM Permalink

April 9, 2007

Lens Test at National Zoo

This is the first image of a test of my new Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM lens at the National Zoo. Technically its not the best photo of a bird, but I'm happy with the focus and the frame filling distance I was able to get with the new lens. This shot was also taken with the 1.4 extender so I was reaching out to 700mm. This particular bird was about 20 feet away.

I went to the zoo on spring break to give the new lens a test. I have several photos I will post over the next couple of days that were all taken with the new lens. So far I like the lens but I have found it does quite a bit of focus seeking. I will try to do a full review of the lens on my CanonPhotoNews.com website after I get more experience using it.

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 9, 2007 08:18 PM Permalink

April 8, 2007

Black and White Flower

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 8, 2007 03:58 PM Permalink

April 7, 2007

Synaeda King

I was about a week or two early to get some good tulip pictures. I will probably head back to Brookside Gardens next weekend.

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 7, 2007 03:30 PM Permalink

April 6, 2007

Spring at Brookside

This morning I was up early for a day of photography. It started with a 5:30 AM wakeup call to take pictures of the birds in my trees at sunrise. Then I headed out to Brookside to shoot the cherry blossoms.

Posted by Mark Anderson on April 6, 2007 03:17 PM Permalink

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