Mulcahy-Photo.net » Animals

Butterfly

admin — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:21:24 +0000

A colorful picture of a butterfly. Taken in very bright sunlight with a Canon 28-75mm lens all the way in to 75mm. 1/4000 second at F2.8 ISO 100.

Bush Lake Park

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:18:15 +0000

We took a quick trip to Bush Lake Park specifically for a few photos. We let the dog play in the lake for a little while as I took a few pictures. I have some great ones of him doing some “jowling.” Maybe I’ll have to post them sometime.

Anyway, I did get a few decent pictures of a dragonfly. Unfortunately, I was not able to get into the perfect spot so there is a small branch in the way. Also, I was not able to get a good, perfect picture where the whites and blacks worked just right. Not bad all in all, though. I like them.

I also got a good candid shot…

Woody Woodpecker

admin — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:23:41 +0000

First off, I promise not all of my pictures will be of birds!

I saw this big guy fly right over my head, very close to my head, actually. Luckily, he decided to have lunch on a tree close to our house. I was able to get inside and get the camera while he was still eating. Not a bad shot overall.

Bald Eagle – Part II

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:51:58 +0000

Here is another picture of one of the eagles mentioned yesterday. I have several very good pictures but they are all variations on these. I have to go back and see if I can get a picture of them sitting in the tree. That was beautiful.

Bald Eagle

admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:55:12 +0000

As we were driving home today from some running, we saw a pair of bald eagles sitting in a tree. HUGE eagles sitting in a tree. I got turned around, stopped, got on the Canon 75-200 F/2.8 L lens. As I was walking towards them, they took off. I’m not sure if they were hungry or I spooked them. Either way, they took off quickly.

This is the first shot I got off before they went too far away. There are several others. I hope to get a few more posted shortly. The detail in this one at full size is incredible. The claw underneath, the curve of the beak, the individual feathers. Awesome!

Washing the car

admin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:48:59 +0000

I don’t know why I decided to do this. I was getting ready to wash the car and decided to pull out the camera. In retrospect, it would have been better with the top down.

What do you think of this one? I need to be more careful with background items or at least fix the depth of field so the background blurs.

A start in earnest

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:11:28 +0000

OK, I haven’t done so well. Now, I’m starting in earnest. Digital-photography-school.com has a weekly contest. This week was “spring.” Spring in Minnesota is a bit cold so I wanted to convey the icy nature of the lakes here. Enjoy!

By the way, this is not my dog. We do have a dog but not this one. This particular little pooch was playing with his people when he noticed the lake, noticed there were no people between him and the lake and decided to make a break for it. He thought it was a great game to run from his people as he went in and out of the still-frozen lake.