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Dirtbag Frank
He came out of the West Wearing a black and gray vest With a spine of steel And all of the rest "What's your name," asked the man at the bar. "They call me Dirtbag," he replied, while looking afar. "Dirtbag Frank." And tipping his hat, he said, "Adio...
First Friday Bakersfield California 2019
Canon T3i Sigma 15-30mm zoomMy daughter and I went out to the local First Friday--lots of vendors, music, etc.--and I was playing with the 15mm end of the Sigma zoom. I had been backing up photos to an external hard drive. The power cord--of all thin...
Male Anna's Hummingbird
At the risk of being "pidgeon holed" as a hummingbird photographer, this is a shot taken about an hour ago of a male Anna's Hummingbird at the backyard hummingbird feeder. Canon EOS 90D, EF-S55-250 IS II, f7.1, 1/2500th sec, ISO 3200
Hummingbirds are jerks!
OK, so maybe they're not "jerks" but they are extremely territorial! I spent about 20 minutes watching this alpha (pretty sure it's a male rufous) patrol a clearing over a stream in my local wildlife reserve. There were no flowering plants, he just ...
Light reading
A little light reading before bed. Canon T8i Taken at 35mm with 18-135mm 1/25, f/5.6, ISO 1250. Steve Thomas
California Condor (Gymnogyps Californianus)
California Condor R5 Mark II & RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM Handheld The California Condor is critically endangered; once extinct in the wild (1987), now slowly recovering through intensive captive breeding and reintroduction programs. Their wingspan...
