BF Hammer's 2023 Phantasic Photos

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Inspiration does not strike on regular basis, but when it does I'll share it here.

January 1 trip to Prairie du Sac, WI.

 

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Part 2, with extra goose and peregrine falcon.

 

[Roy1961]

nice start.

 

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Not a cloud in the sky on April 6 when I returned home from work. I had been thinking about photographing the sun again lately. Unfortunately not much in the way of sunspots to feature.

 

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Starting to green up outside. Time for some infrared.

 

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Lunch break at a park that barely has an overlook of a river. Skies were hazed with the Canadian forest fire smoke.

 

[Bikerbrent]

Nice lunch break photos BF Hammer!!

 

[Needa]

Lunch break at a park that barely has an overlook of a river. Skies were hazed with the Canadian forest fire smoke.

Sure beats the fast food parking lot.

 

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Another quick lunchtime session. This time at Horicon Marsh wildlife refuge visitor center. Said hi to the purple martins.

Wildflowers were shot using 15mm Zeiss Distagon lens and birds with Sigma 150-600mm C lens.

 

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Some more of the purple martin's majesty.

 

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Today's lunch break photo.

 

[Bikerbrent]

Nice lunch break photo BF Hammer!!! I like it a lot!!!

 

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Thanks Brent. The lunch break photos are all about how fast I can find something to photograph and get some shots. So they may be far from technically perfect.

 

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Backyard safari 6-24

 

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I'm sure most were out photographing parades or fireworks on July 4th. I just wandered around my sister's home photographing planters and lawn ornaments. I was lightly mocked as I photographed the cardinal ornament, but I like how it came out.

Nikon Z5 with Carl Zeiss 15mm f/2.8

 

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July 15: Canada has again generously shared more wildfire smoke to block out the sky and choke our lungs. Thought I might get a fiery red sky for sunset, so I staked out a VFW post next to the airport. Could not see the thick clouds at the west horizon through the haze and that killed the plans. I used what sun I had to work with anyhow.

The last photo is very enhanced to make the sky pretty, but this was minutes after the sun set.

 

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Sorry, I took these with my Lumix. I walked out of a business where I was doing a job and there was this hawk, easily close enough to throw rocks at it. It was either fumble with my work cellphone or grab the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS6 that I keep in my go-bag full-time.

I do appreciate the Leica lens on the Lumix when I have to resort to it. Wish there was Raw image options. First image is cropped, but the next 2 are the full image from camera.

 

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Another lunch break set. Turtle Creek near Clinton, WI. All-infrared today, only had the converted D600 to use.

A genuine archeological artifact on the walking path. Bet it has been there 45-50 years.

 

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Final draft for the astrophotography contest. "Putting The Solar In Solar System Object".

 

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Woodpecker trapped himself in my porch. Shooed him out after taking advantage of his captivity.