Goslings at Blue Lake (Photos)

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Shot with Canon 80D

Sigma 150-300mm Contemporary

Blue Lake, Oregon

I had the day off so I decided to check out Blue Lake in Fairview, Oregon. Immediately I started getting eaten by mosquitos. I walked around a bit a saw a massive gaggle of geese which also contained a large number of goslings. I took a bunch of photos of these baby geese and a flower. Then I continued to walk around the lake but as I got closer to the lake I was attacked by a gross amount of mosquitos. I didn’t bring any bug spray so I said fuck it and turned around. I went back to my car and left. June sucks for mosquitos in areas with standing water where they lay their eggs. I’ll probably wait until July to go back to the lake.

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NE Portland Flowers and Bums (Photos)

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Shot with Canon Powershot G7X MkII

I took a long walk around the block and saw some fun stuff. Before that, I took some photos of the birds at the birdfeeder and tried some new strategies to get a wing or flying shots. I used a flash with the 100mm lens but I was so close that the second I took a shot the bird would take off. It is just too dark to take great shots at this point. I traded out to the 150-600 Sigma and backed up from the bird feeder and set up a small Aputure light and put it as close to the feeder as possible but it only gave out so much light. I am going to get a much larger light and try that. I also saw a crackhead, some dudes smoking crack, and some pretty flowers on my walk.

Northeast Portland

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Wildlife, Macro, and more photos from my trip to Texas

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I recently took a trip with my mom to Texas to visit my sister and dad. I was able to take a few small hikes and found some fun animals to take photos of. The trip was intended to visit with family and not to go out into the woods to find exotic wildlife but I am glad I was able to see the animals I saw. Also, my sister’s cat Sophia was there.

Shot with Canon 80D  

Sigma 150-600mm and Canon 100mm Macro

Montgomery, Texas

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Deer and Birds at Powell Butte on today's hike! (Photos)

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Sigma 150-600mm

Powell Butte Park (Portland, OR)

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The Moon, The Ducks and the Mountain (Photo Journal 1/29/2023 Blue Lake)

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Shot with Canon 80D

Sigma 150-300mm Contemporary

Blue Lake, Oregon

It was a bitterly cold day today but it was so sunny I knew I had to get out and use my camera.

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Best Photos of 2022

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The best photos from Joe's Notes Blog. Nature, Macro, Birds, and more!

Shot with Canon 80D

Sigma 150-300mm Contemporary and Canon 100mm Macro

Edited in Adobe Lightroom

All shot in the Pacific Northwest

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