We went for a bird walk this morning in the snow flurries. There were not a lot of birds except mergansers and goldeneyes but they were too far away for photos.
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My friend said she was having trouble with her little point and shoot camera and since she is getting ready for a big trip in the spring she is concerned that maybe it’s failing and she wondered if she ought to try to replace it. I said I would give it a try for a couple of days and took it with me on a couple of walks and used it in the house with and without the flash and of course, it behaved just fine for me. It seems like I haven’t been doing too much ‘fun’ photography lately so it was a good exercise for me. The camera is a low end Nikon Coolpix, and not very new. I found it to be serviceable although I did miss having raw files. The color balance was a little skewed, especially in the snow but not terribly so. I was mostly able to adjust for it in Lightroom. Its exposure compensation allowed me to photograph my black dog in the snow and its close-up scene setting worked well for close-ups.
Wyatt Ann
Ken sings one of his songs
Gravity has been hard on Sam’s eyes
Luna, before her haircut
After the haircut
But Spring is just around the corner. Skiing conditions are highly variable but when they are good, they are very, very good. We still get intermittant snowfall but also warm temperatures are lessening the snowpack in the valley. More animals are moving about. My neighbor even claims to have seen a chipmunk already! Seems to early for them to be out and about.
Making first tracks on the Community Trail near Browns Farm
Big Valley, seen from the Community Trail
Lots of squirrels are enjoying the warm afternoons. This one is perched just above its burrow in the snow.
The Methow River from the Suspension Bridge
Winter still has a pretty good grip up in the Rendezvous area.
I know, it looks like I have been playing a lot; however I’ve also been doing some serious work. You can see that at Reflected Light.
My Everyday Photos 