Love is in the air

In my opinion, this is the best picture from today’s photo walk. The two lizards look like they're hugging each other. 

Botanical Gardens are ideal for good pictures

Botanical Gardens are fantastic places for a day of photography, brimming with natural beauty and diverse subjects. I spent some time at one yesterday and captured this photo. The gardens are perfect for taking vibrant and detailed shots of plants, flowers, and even butterflies.

For example, these pictures of a butterflies showcases the delicate details and vivid colors that the gardens have to offer. The setting provided an excellent backdrop for highlighting the intricate patterns and textures of the butterfly, making for a captivating image.

Using a Canon R6 w/EF100-400L.

Using a Canon R6 w/EF100-400L.

In the right place at the right time

 Being in the right place at the right time and being ready to take the shot are just as important in wildlife photography as having the right gear and camera settings.

Squirrel looking at me from the nest. See EXIF by clicking on the picture. 

I took the above picture while hiking at Crews Lake Park in Pasco County. As I was walking away from the pier, I noticed a squirrel running toward a tree and disappearing into a hole. I thought that was the end of it until I saw its head sticking out of the hole, looking right at me.

This experience highlights an important lesson: you can’t make animals pose for you. Instead, you need to be ready to seize every opportunity nature presents. Knowing your camera and its settings is crucial—you should be able to adjust them quickly, almost instinctively, to capture those fleeting moments.

My favorite from the last weekend (2024-08-03~04)

 I went to Crews Lake (Hernado County, FL) last weekend and took this picture of a Yellow Warbler.

This is a female, males have some brown colors while the female are mostly yellow. 

The lake gained around 2 feed of water and the big surprise is that some of the common birds that live in the park left before the last week storm and have not comeback yet. Besides this picture I took few pictures of Sandgil cranes. Here is one of them.