Chickadees are my favorite birds. I think I’ve said that before… I love their gregariousness and seeming tameness (I’ve had one eat out of my hand once) and the way they talk to each other and to me when I’m filling the feeders. When the weather’s bitter cold—as it has been recently—they rely on a consistent food supply to keep their little engines running.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro lens (I was on a macro shoot…), ISO 1000, f/18, 1/640″ exposure.
I’ve really been enjoying the beautiful snow we’ve got right now (and not only for skiing!) The smoothness and openness of the world is punctuated here and there by the remains of last summer’s growth.
The red oak in our front yard still has plenty of leaves to contribute to the winter still life. They leathery copper color contrasts brilliantly with the new fallen snow.
My ski buddy, Tom, takes in the view south and west of the Huntington River Valley from atop Bald Hill. A gorgeous morning for a bit of turn-earning.
Bark curls from a cracked birch trunk.
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 66mm, ISO 800, f/8, 1/60″ exposure
Artemis in the living room window. Part of the scene…?
Nikon D600, Sigma 120-400mm lens @ 400mm, ISO 250, f/5.6, 1/60″ exposure
It just takes a shutter click to freeze the moving and the still together…
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro lens, ISO 1250, f/29, 1/13″ exposure
A big black willow toppled over down along Fargo Brook a couple of years back. The cold temperatures the other morning yielded a bumper crop of feathery frost crystals on the exposed roots over the water.
Nikon D600, Sigma 105mm macro lens, ISO 1250, f/14, 1/320″ exposure
Drifted snow in the deep woods.
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 30mm, ISO 320, f/8, 1/4000″ exposure
John Hadden Photography 