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If you like, have fun adding your own caption(s) for the following photo, or just enjoy the creative ones added by others. Your choice.

However, no mentioning anyone on CS.

My first offering for a caption is;

Oh my god ! Put some fur on.

Here's the photo of a lemur;

My favorite type of photography is wild animals.
It can be very challenging to get close enough with the right light angle,
with the exact camera setting to best display their subtle colors and patterns,
and to also get them to be comfortable enough to get them in normal behavior, ignoring me.
I find it quite challenging and that's part of the reason I enjoy it most, as well as
being as one with nature.

But, I've done lots of different types of photography.
Indeed, weddings, real estate, and other types of photography are a lot easier
and pay more too. Thus, I do that sort of thing also.
Indeed, I will be doing some weddings again this summer.

Of course, I can't show you photos of people that I have photographed
without them signing a release form.
Otherwise one opens themself up to possible litigation.

But, there's no problem in that regard with wild animals nor
inanimate objects. They generally don't have attorneys willing to take a photographer to court.

I remember many decades ago one winter going around my neighborhood at the time
and photographing the holiday lights put on front lawns or roofs.
They came out alright and I guess it was somewhat fun at the time.

A couple of weeks ago I got the idea to again photograph holiday lights, but in a totally different way.
What I did is to set the shutter speed to be long 1/2 second to 2 seconds and have the background dark.
Then, I simply moved the lens, so that the lights became trails over the time set,
I tried several different lens motions. Here are 5 of those photos.
Let me know if you like any. I plan on using them for something else.
More on that another day.

It's so funny to see his sleeping postures like this, he even climbed up again to his bed in the middle of his sleep and continued his dreams...




We have a hot summer days...

Wish we have a safe, happy summer.

or submit your own caption for the following photo, if you like;

Usually I spend the winters in Florida, as it is much warmer there in the winter than the state of New Jersey (NJ)
However, for the first time in many years, I did not do so last winter.
I'm not sure I will this winter, at least until an effective Covid-19 vaccine is available to me.

Now that the softball season is done here in NJ, I've had a chance too look back at the photos I 'snapped' 2 winters ago and created a large folder in 2 external harddrives for those photos. I'll show you some each week.

Thus, here are 6 for this week;

This is a mating pair of Sandhill Cranes. They stand about 4 to 5 feet tall.
A month later I was able to find their nest and have other photos of her in the nest.
Also a couple of months later, I was lucky to find their 2 hatchlings and got photos of them too.
At a later date, I'll show you some of those photos too;




Where I stayed, the woman had 2 acres of gardens. This is a macro shot of some of the stamen from one flower;




This is a Monk Parrot. Someone a long time ago had 2 as pets and must have either released them,
or they escaped. Either way, they have been fruifull and mutiplyed.




This is a Peacock Butterfly.




This is a fairly rare hawk. It is more common in Mexico and sometimes can be seen in the central part of Florida. This is the first one I ever saw;




This one I titled 'All the world is a stage and this one bites'




OK, if I get time to do so, I'll post 6 more next week.
If you don't mind let me know which of the above 6 is your favorite. Thanks.

How to consider a portrait.
You are selling the idea that you have appeal an therefore, your picture must have certain elements and as such should clearly show your face. Wearing sunglasses, or putting on your worst face wins you nothing. Portrait is your face and includes shoulders, neck some chest. The more you believe someone wants to see more of your body the less of the real you they see because you have to be farther away. Don't evade the truth about you, no need to because you can work with it. You can pose side-on. If you think you are big and stand side-on don't then put a handbag in front of your tummy because you'll look wider. Practice positions that reduce your bottom or tummy and look at the pictures critically. Use your smile, don't overdo makeup, and pose naturally, not at odd angles. No artistic stuff. Just good images. Those images I award an 8 to are visually explosive and the images are very appealing and well taken. Awarding an image an 8 when it's no better than a 1 does no favours to the subject.

I have been through every female Australian image. I look at every image from the view point of appeal, pose, how well it was taken, clarity, and subject. If you are on this website to find someone give it your best. Let people really see you - the real you.

What a fantastic morning! Finally, we see some sun again. Getting up at 5:30 am to take advantage of the cool morning air, I headed out on my bike ride around the perimeter of the town, along the river.

It took me four hours to ride today, due to the many, many stops I made, the early morning light and shadows making everything so much more appealing. I'd barely started when some flowers amongst the blackberry brambles caught my attention, dew drops glistening in the dawn light.

I have no idea what the wildflowers are, definitely not part of the blackberry vines, growing on thick stalks in the middle of the thorny jungle. Several photos later and a 'good morning' to another early riser, I headed for the dike.

I noted that sun rays highlighted a grove of trees at the base of the mountain, and just as I changed lenses to take the shot, the sun breached the mountain top, flooding the area with luminescence. Standing in the shadow of a tree, long shadowy fingers stretched across the corn fields, their top leaves like thousands of spikes piercing the sky.

Cycling past the little old house that looked like it had sustained a fire in the back, with windows and doors boarded up, I'd been tempted to take a photo for our photo club's abandoned buildings subject. Too late! A huge caterpillar was already there, on top of a pile of debris which at one time would have been part of the house.

A slough on the other side of the road is home to a myriad of animals and birds. One particular dead tree, surrounded with brambles seems to attract a plethora of birds. I'd always vowed that one day I'd just sit by the tree and wait for the birds. Well, today was that day!

I had a hoodie in my panniers, and used that to sit on, while I waited for the birds to get used to my presence and frequent the tree. I was richly rewarded this morning, and saw all kinds of birds, many that I couldn't tell you what they are. The redwing blackbird was elusive as usual, however, I do believe I got a great shot of it as it puffed up both wings and screeched. A tiny hummingbird hovered right near me before landing on the tree. Unfortunately, a truck zoomed by and disturbed them, and the hummer was gone.

Around the country roads where blue chicory lines the asphalt, interspersed with yellow mustard, white, lacy Queen Anne's lace, deep yellow buttercups, and bright yellow dandelions. Barbed wire fencing separates the road shoulder from the large expanses of field, the early morning light turning it into an appealing photo.

I sat amongst the chicory and Queen Anne's lace for quite some time, photographing bees and the flowers. Further down the road, a red ladybug contrasted sharply with her green background.

Taking the path through the tunnel of foliage, I have to take my clippers again the next time to cut back the blackberry vines that choke the trail, grasping at clothing. Past another slough, I surprised a blue heron near the road in the slough, and a duck with her ducklings. I managed to get some of the ducklings, and one of the heron, although I have lots of photos of herons.

From there, it was pretty much head home, as I realized how much time I'd spent, the day was getting warmer, and I was needing a beverage of some kind. I did have water with me, but hadn't partaken of it - I probably should have.

Although I haven't checked my photos yet, I know I have some in there that I'll be really pleased with. I'm sure there'll be some kind souls that will let me know what some of the flowers and birds are. I'm certainly enjoying my camera, not just for it's photographic ability, but also because it's such a teaching tool!

You learn something new every day!

Add your own caption(s), if you like, for the following photo (not one of my photos),
or just enjoy the eventual suggestions by others.

My first suggestion is;

"How dare you ! My feathers do NOT make my butt look fat !"

You know the drill - add your own photo caption(s), if you like, or just enjoy the other submissions. Your choice.

Here's the photo;



and my first suggestion for a caption is;

Yuck ! Those Trump supporters have horrible taste !

Yes, I definitely live in the heart of agricultural land. What gives it away? Well, the scent of manure spreading for one (similar to CS these days & the political blogs). Secondly, the avid interest in anything dairy cow.

I'd mentioned in a blog last week how the photo of a cow was far better received than the photo of the parasail with the snow covered mountain peak in the background. One lady that lives in the area had asked me about a photo of a dairy cow. This morning while I was out, I took several photos of the cows, as they hung their heads over the fence, looking at me in reproach as I didn't have any food with me.

The woman has ordered 2 8x10 photos as she couldn't decide between two specific photos. While I was discussing price with her, another woman asked me for a photo of a crow. Funnily enough, I had taken one this morning, but the sun hadn't cleared the mountain yet, so the crow wasn't as defined as I'd hoped it would be. It wasn't as close as I'd like it to be either.

So, I'm pretty pumped at making the sales, even though I figured it would be almost anything other than cows and crows. lol.