Thursday, December 31, 2020

Raptors and others

 December, 2020 - A selection of images from various SoCal locations.

Northern Harrier









Male and female Wood Ducks



Mandarin Duck

Holiday Portraits

 December, 2020 - A portrait session with the Wentz family for Christmas, 2020.












Leica Kitties

 December, 2020 - Some miscellaneous images from the Leica M and the Nokton 50mm f/1.2.


Nala, at 8 weeks

Angel enjoying the last light of the day.

Monday, November 30, 2020

Birding

November, 2020 - As Covid-19 continues to surge, I have found myself wandering nature areas staying outdoors and social distancing. There is so much wildlife around us once you take notice. Here are some images from local areas in Socal.

























Friday, October 30, 2020

Slow Turning

 October, 2020 - What I love about the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, is that even when things look quiet at a glance, there are still cool things happening if you are patient. I've been taking my time and stopping in areas to wait for things to happen. Below are some images that I would have missed if I rushed through.

King Fisher

Snowy Egret

Peregrine Falcon

Yellow-crowned Night Heron


Adapted Glass

 October, 2020 - Acquired an old Minolta 60mm f/1.2 lens online and adapted it to a Leica M mount. It's really hard to photograph moving kittens with a manual focus lens at wide apertures. So I basically had to wait them out until they were still for a moment and hope for the best. In addition, my 1983 Leica M is not the fastest camera either. However, the images that it creates are worth the trouble. I shoot the Leica in monochrome mode. So these images are out of the camera.

Wesley

Leo

George

George