A Memory from Your Lonesome Past
I dragged my camera to Aliso Creek yesterday at lunch time in order to do my photobug homework. I spent about half an hour taking photos of water birds. I had great fun stalking a Snowy Egret. He noticed me taking pictures and decided to take off -- straight for me! Sadly, I was in manual mode and couldn't get the focus right in time as he flew at and then by me. I got a lot of blurry, bad compositions which I can nevertheless use as resource material for some watercolors.
The bright, overhead sun made it possible for me to focus easily when the egret wasn't flying, but also washed out a lot of the whites. Still, this guy is a beauty! I love the yellow-and-black legs.
I managed to do four paintings today, so my count is up to 304.
We have NW this weekend. JW is currently giving him his bath. Tomorrow morning is "Make and Paint a Race Car!" day at the local Home Depot. Apparently we need to get there by 8:45 in order to make sure he actually gets a kit, as it's the most popular project of the year. The kids get to race their cars after they're finished. Should be fun! I'm debating whether or not to take my real camera. With that many kids and paint, I may just stick with my iPhone camera.
The bright, overhead sun made it possible for me to focus easily when the egret wasn't flying, but also washed out a lot of the whites. Still, this guy is a beauty! I love the yellow-and-black legs.
I managed to do four paintings today, so my count is up to 304.
We have NW this weekend. JW is currently giving him his bath. Tomorrow morning is "Make and Paint a Race Car!" day at the local Home Depot. Apparently we need to get there by 8:45 in order to make sure he actually gets a kit, as it's the most popular project of the year. The kids get to race their cars after they're finished. Should be fun! I'm debating whether or not to take my real camera. With that many kids and paint, I may just stick with my iPhone camera.