I arrived at the edge of Lake Burley Griffin a little later than planned this morning. My intent was to try to photograph some cormorants and, perhaps, a darter I often see at the lake's shore on my bike rides to work. Unfortunately, they were not around this morning, maybe because there were already fisherman at the spot or maybe they were just not there this morning. I decided not to waste my time at that spot so I moved a bit further around the lake. I am glad I did shift along as I found far more birdlife. Unfortunately, it was a challenging morning for photographing as the sun was often blocked by clouds. That further reduced the light getting to the area I was at, which was already having trouble with the light because of the tress. Despite that, I enjoyed being at the lake's edge. There were rowing boats out on the lake and cyclists regularly passing on the bike paths. The birds were out and I only wished the sun had been out as well. I hope you like the photographs.
Read MoreA foggy walk on Sunday, 15 July 2018
This morning was cold and foggy around where I live. I was initially hesitant to go for a walk thinking the fog would cut down the natural light so I would not be rewarded with any good photographs for braving the sub-zero weather. Initially my walk started out like I feared with not much bird life. However, I went further up Red Hill to see what I could find, which turned out to be the best option. I saw some Crimson Rosellas feeding, which I used to practice fill flash photography with. I was happy with the results but the small branches in the way meant the photographs were really not worthwhile. I also found another group of Satin Bowerbirds, which were too quick while being too much in the shade to properly photograph. The other birds I saw, which I was able to photograph, are below.
Read MoreMorning walk on Saturday, 30 June 2018 - pigeons and rosellas
I had a quick walk on Saturday morning, 30 June 2018, as I had a few things to do that day. I decided not to walk too far but to stay in the park nearby so that I could use the good available light to try to capture some good quality. My timing over the last few weeks has been terrible so I tend to shoot photos in bad light meaning my ISO is always 1600 or higher so there is often a lot of noise in the picture. I had also been watching videos about how to use Adobe Lightroom so I figured a few good photos would help me learn. I think I did well with the photo at the head of this post. These two Crested Pigeons nicely posed on the above-street power line for me, giving me a nice photo. My wife titled it 'Dispute.' Just after this photo was taken, first one, then the other flew down to the ground directly below their perching location to feed on the grass.
Read MoreA walk around the Federal Golf Course on 23 June 2018
Saturday morning was shrouded in fog for most of Canberra until well after the best light for photography had gone. I felt somewhat cheated by losing a morning when I could have been out practicing my photography while enjoying the birdlife around the area. Later in the day I went out well before sunset to see what I could find to photograph. Even when I went out the sun was already low over the ridge of Red Hill meaning there was not much good light left. It is also that time of the year when there does not seem to be much diversity in the birdlife, just those birds who stay all year round. I also wondered if the short winter days made it harder for birds to feed in the afternoon and still have enough light to return to their night time locations. Despite what I have just written, I still enjoyed going for the walk as well as having a chance to see another part of Red Hill.
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