A Pileated Woodpecker in backlit by mid-day sun.
While walking the dog today I heard the tell-tale "knock...knock...knock" of the Pileated Woodpecker. The Pileated makes a much lower tone than a Red-Bellied or Downy woodpecker makes. I led the dog away and into the house and grabbed the camera.
Read MoreSummer flowers - 135MM | 1/320 SEC | F8.0 | ISO 320
I broke out the Canon EF 135MM F/2L lens with the Canon 7D Mark II the other day to capture the Summer flowers. Having been almost exclusively shooting the EF100-400 F/4.0-5.6L IS USM lens this Spring and early Summer because of all the kids sports, it was refreshing (and challenging) to go back to using that extreme shallow depth of field that you can achieve with the 135MM lens.
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Morning Glory conversion to black and white by Silver Efex Pro II
Recently while reviewing the photos I have taken this past Summer I realized how few images of the flowers around the house have been taken. While outdoors shooting the birds this past weekend, I managed to capture the above Morning Glory in the late afternoon sunlight.
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