Blooms and Birds

[Old Dude]

An old school friend has been posting pics of dogwoods and redbuds on Flickr. She still lives in our hometown in Kentucky and they have an earlier spring. Yesterday, I finally saw dogwoods blooming here on the way home and so I decided to get some pics. I thought the baby pine cones were pretty cool too. The Cardinal was sitting in a tree across the road from the house when I got home and I couldn't resist it either. I have been taking a DSLR course at the community college and the instructor taught us about selective focus in our pics. I thought the birch trees came out pretty good using his instructions. Thanks for looking!

 

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[old digger]

Spring is in full swing there. Isn't it beautiful how the trees and flowers rejuvinate after a long winter. Aren't those Cardinal's beautiful! Wish we had them up here in Mt.

 

[Old Dude]

Thank you OD. The cardinal was our school mascot so I have a certain affection for them. There was a blue jay sitting on the branch above the cardinal when I first saw them, but by the time I changed lens, he had hopped up further in the tree and pics weren't good of him. Would have probably been a very good one if he had cooperated.

 

[worldtalker]

O D,

That Cardinal pic is good,depth of field is so nice.

GOD Bless

Chris

 

[Old Dude]

Thanks WT. Hopefully the pics I post here will get a little better now, lol. I shot that one in aperture priority which allows you to blur the background and create better depth.

 

[tamrock]

How great your taking the time and investing to learn more. It looks like it's already paying off. I need to get some instructions for myself someday.

 

[Old Dude]

Best $99 I have spent in a long time Tamrock. I hate to see the class end.

 

[worldtalker]

Thanks WT. Hopefully the pics I post here will get a little better now, lol. I shot that one in aperture priority which allows you to blur the background and create better depth.

They will..Always pack that picture taker when you take a walk.

 

[old digger]

Blue Jays are rather rare here also, but about 6 years ago three or four came through the area. I am not sure if they are the same ones but I think that they migrate through this area, if I am lucky to see them pass through. I wish I could post a few pictures of the House Finches with their red heads, and I have seen a few cross-breds between the House finches and the gold finches. My old laptop fell and the plug in broke off and I just don't have enough $ to get another replacement. This newer laptop doesn't have the proper set up to post photo's. Bummer!