May 24

I went back out to McLane Creek because I was hoping to see the wood duck ducklings, but it was so quiet on the beaver pond this morning. It's really hard to get a feel for the rhythm of the pond. If I stay for long enough there is a cycle of activity that goes on, but I didn't have a lot of time today, and Clover was along too. I think this photo does convey the quietness of the morning. It's got a nice abstract feel to it. This pond is full of these old stumps left over from logging days; they make such interesting reflections. f/29, 1/4.

May 7

This was just one of those days. I tried a lot of different shots but didn't really love anything I did. I guess this is my best shot. It's not exactly a nursing tree, but nice texture on the stump and some contextual idea of how big it is with the trees flanking it. f/22 at 1.6sec, ISO100, 55mm.

May 5

 I took Clover along to McLane Creek today, which means I wasn't looking to photograph birds or water. We took the back trail and I was wanting a nursing tree photo, but nothing I tried came out as well as this scene. We spotted this goose on the way back to the car. I don't know what that puffed-up posture means, but I was guessing it had something to do with Clover being along. Looks like I'm drawn to reflection photos now because of my class project. Tonight is my last class :(
f/25 at 0.5sec, ISO100, 55mm.

April 29

I'm really happy with this shot. It's the wide angle landscape I was wanting yesterday. I like how the lilly pads spread out in the photo. Also I remembered to use my polarizer, so the water is a nice deep blue. I like the cloud reflection too. I think it's a little overexposed in the upper left. Btw, this is the beaver pond at McLane Creek. I posted a photo from here on April 16th. If you zoom in, you can see the beaver lodge in the upper right hand corner.

April 16

I took this photo because I liked the reflection pattern in the water and the fact that there were some ducks in the photo as well. I thought they were lesser scaup, but their markings are slightly different. It turns out they're ring-necked ducks. (The female is camouflaged in the tree stump reflection). This photo was taken at the beaver pond at McLane Creek. The huge tree stump in the water is left over from logging done here over a century ago.