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This morning I left for work a little early so I could scope this spot next to Otter Creek (near Lake Champlain) for herons. I've been seeing them often but they're hard to sneak up on. I didn't see herons but I did get this shot as the sun cut through the fog. This morning light is really...

Here's a shot of some grass backlit by the setting sun in a field near our house (taken last month). I was using the Canon 70-300mm and this was at about 200mm. I really love this lens for close-ups because of the incredibly soft background blur. Out of all the shots I got, this one is my...

I just got notified yesterday that I won 3rd place in the Landscape category for the Vermont Magazine 2021 Photo Contest!! I'm so psyched :D I never entered a contest before so this comes as a nice surprise. I think it will be printed in the fall issue coming out shortly. I will post the...

I'm not entirely sure if these are starlings, does anyone recognize these? I see flocks of them in the fields near our house and these few landed in a black locust tree across the road. I had my telephoto on and was able to get this shot. They might be juveniles.

Florian and I were at a neat rock beach in Burlington for his birthday last month. I got this shot as the sun set. There were quite a few people around (by our standards) but there was a nice calm vibe - everyone was enjoying themselves and it was kind of an idyllic end-of-summer evening. I...

So we recently became homeowners :) This is our house in Vermont that we just moved into in July. It's an 1865 farmhouse on 20 acres on a quiet dirt road. It's close to my work and is only an hour from the Adirondacks. Plenty of room for our cat to roam and terrorize small animals :D HDR saved...

There are some nice country roads in western Vermont looking toward the Adirondacks. I stopped on the side of the road for this shot the other evening.

I caught this cute family last week at Otter Creek. Five goslings half grown already! There were a couple other geese families in the vicinity, but this one had the most goslings.

Is it the lady that is pink or her slipper? The name can be construed in a couple ways :D Anyway, there were some of these at a pretty remote lake we hiked to today. Very pretty spot.

Was in the Adirondacks this Memorial Day weekend with my husband and met up with @Bart Carrig on Saturday. We had only hiked in the ADKs once before so it was great to have Bart introduce us to a lot of photo-worthy places that he and Dean frequent. I had saved a list that Dean had sent me...

More photos using a drop of dish soap smeared around the edge of my UV filter - this was from a second session with the fiddleheads from last weekend. These are shot with my new favorite lens, the Canon 70-300mm (bought used from @Mike Lewis :)) Actually the third one is from last weekend, and...

Continuing to play with the dream-like effect of a smudged UV filter, I shot some dandelions in our yard this week using the sunset in the background to create some cool bokeh. I really liked how this came out. C&C welcome.

Took these this afternoon looking west toward the Adirondacks. Planning on going there Memorial Day weekend :) C&C welcome.

Finally got around to processing this pretty classic Vermont scene. Sky could have been more interesting but I like it anyway. I tried a vertical crop too. C&C welcome.

A sunset caught from the road coming home from work, 3/11/21. I find myself rarely doing tall vertical photos but this seemed to fit because that blue sky makes all the difference! C&C welcome.

Another picture during last week's snow showers. There is a nice view of the creek up the road and I found out there are a pair of these mergansers nesting there. On this occasion I only saw the male but his mate couldn't have been far. I would have liked to have my 600mm with me but 300 worked...

One of the first pictures I've taken with the Canon 70-300mm I bought recently from @Mike Lewis :) I've wanted this lens for awhile so I was thrilled to finally get it. I haven't had too much of a chance to play with it yet, but I'm already in love with the quality of the image. This was taken...

Earlier this month I stopped on the way to work to capture this pair of geese in the middle of their morning bath. It was chilly but nice with the sun shining.

I bought this UV filter new in a local store but ended up not needing it, however I can only return it for store credit so I thought I'd offer it to FWF (Focal World Friends :)) for the original price ($69.95) and offer to pay for shipping (if within the US). Comes in original packaging as in...

I managed to leave early for work one day so that I would have time to stop and take photos at the creek that I drive alongside. The ducks and geese have arrived in great number and the cool nights offer deliciously misty scenes in the morning. Here's my favorite shot from that morning. I do...