Exploring Hobler Park, I shifted focus from birds to wildflowers, finding both native and invasive species in this peaceful setting.
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"Buck season! Rabbit season!"
Throughout April and MayI focused on photographing birds in Charles H. Rogers Wildlife Refuge and Institute Woods. But I wanted a change. It’s not that I was bored with bird photography I just wondered if a change of subject matter might help add some excitement. This feeling was even more intense after I photographed Big…
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Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
On my early morning outing to Van Horne Park, I was prepared for every photographic opportunity that my minimalist camera kit could accomplish. I had the XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR which I used to photograph deer and rabbit and the XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR and MCEX-16 macro extension tube which came in handy for…