Paul Lagasi
01-02-2012, 10:35 AM
Hope you all had a festive holiday season. Bring on 2012. I took a break last year and really didn't get out as much with my camera, had a few health issues which I am addressing and generally stayed away from my computer and got back on the treadmill.
When I met Marina Scarr and her friend on Amherst Island I was able to get fairly close to this Snowy Owl. Its was a bust for small owls, there just seems to be no feed on the island this year, so small owls tough to find, at least so far.
Fotosketcher was used to do a B&W image which I merged with the original..this was my last image of 2011.
I have gotten my photo Life List up to 628 birds but was dissapointed that I couldn't photograph a gem that showed up here...I drove to Whitby Harbour near Toronto to see a Smew (generally found in the Aleutians or Norwegian arctic). The weather was terrible, a blizzard and howling wind, bird was out in choppy water but I did see it and thats important.
Also for those who care to read it here's and interesting article, that throws a different view on the birder/photographer feuds...http://birdingblogs.com/2011/Gunnar/the-future-of-birding
Wow..lots of info in this email....Glad to be back from a self imposed exile....:tinysmile_shy_t:
When I met Marina Scarr and her friend on Amherst Island I was able to get fairly close to this Snowy Owl. Its was a bust for small owls, there just seems to be no feed on the island this year, so small owls tough to find, at least so far.
Fotosketcher was used to do a B&W image which I merged with the original..this was my last image of 2011.
I have gotten my photo Life List up to 628 birds but was dissapointed that I couldn't photograph a gem that showed up here...I drove to Whitby Harbour near Toronto to see a Smew (generally found in the Aleutians or Norwegian arctic). The weather was terrible, a blizzard and howling wind, bird was out in choppy water but I did see it and thats important.
Also for those who care to read it here's and interesting article, that throws a different view on the birder/photographer feuds...http://birdingblogs.com/2011/Gunnar/the-future-of-birding
Wow..lots of info in this email....Glad to be back from a self imposed exile....:tinysmile_shy_t: