Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Water Droplets Galore

So many little nooks and crannies, so many little water droplets. Time to start considering themes for May...

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/9, 1/200 sec, 55 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Forest Creek (or "crick" if you are from western PA)

Ok, this is not a current picture, this from this summer when I was back home in NJ. This little stream goes through one of the parks I like to hike through, it's just a beautiful place. Gonna try and get some fresh water pics up this weekend to end April with.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5, 1/40, 38 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Bobbing for apples.... err....

This baby ibis has given a few really good pictures as he spent the morning wandering around the glades. Here we have him feeding in the shallow marsh areas of the glades.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 250 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Pretty in Pink

I want more pictures of these spoonbills!

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/10, 1/400 sec, 300 mm, ISO 200

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Why buy the bird when you get the reflection for free...

Who needs to actually show the bird in a picture, forget it. All about the reflection.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/16, 1/400 sec, 250 mm, ISO 800

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

CRASH!

Ok, back on schedule. Waves crashing over the rocks.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5, 1/1250 sec, 200 mm, ISO100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Ramming Speed!

This is Saturday's picture. Sorry for the delay, the new place doesn't have internet yet.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/125 sec, 250 mm, ISO 200

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Long Walk, Short Pier

15 hours of home improvement projects today = tired. Pictured above is a nice little view down a shot pier.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/13, 1/320 sec, 55 mm, ISO 200

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Leafy Island

Just a little leafy outpost of life in the middle of a drainage pond. Not much to say today, very tired from working on the house.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/800 sec, 260 mm, ISO 200

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Hunt and Peck

Truthfully, I was going to post of picture of just the water in the background. All the cool colors of the different sand, mud, seaweed, and so on make a nice mish mash of colors. Then I decided there should probably be something real to focus on in the picture, hence the bird.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 300 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Water, On the rocks

It's amazing how water, even in the smallest amounts can look cool. This was shot in a small brook that has a very pebble-y bottom. The water in this picture probably wasn't more than maybe an inch and half deep.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5, 1/200 sec, 37 mm, ISO 400

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Sea Birds (Assorted)

Bird buzzing the beach and attacking bathers!!! Well, at least half of that statement was correct. Keeping it short today, just spent a long time painting the new place.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5, 1/1250 sec, 75 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Two in the hand.... err... pond

I have come to self realization that I really like reflection pictures. I'm not quite sure why this is but they are still nice photos. I like this little guys beady red eyes, he seems a little demonic. I'm being lazy and not looking up the actual name and species of this bird, so I'm just gonna call him the florida devil duck... probably cooler than his real name anyway.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 250 mm, ISO 400

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

What do you see?

Sorry for posting Saturday's picture on early Sunday morning, been out and about most of the day. About the picture, I can only imagine what this little guy is looking at... I'm going to assume he is eyeballing his dinner. I love the little droplets of water that have beaded up on his back, very cool.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/125 sec, 250 mm, ISO 400

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Lying by the pool

Everyone loves to hang out poolside on a sunny day, apparently so do large gators. This big fella was out enjoying the early morning sun and watching all the tourists and locals wandering by. Beautiful morning for a beautiful photo.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 250 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Fast Food

Sometimes you just have to each quick. This little guy kept running back and forth to grab quick bites as the waves crashed up and washed back. I really like the glassy sheet of water that coated the beach after each wave, and the look of the wave heading toward the little guy has a cool look to it too.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/1250 sec, 300 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Long Beach

No this not actually Long Beach, just a long beach. I figured if one wave was a good picture, three waves had to been really really good! You even get a nice little arc on the horizon.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/8, 1/1250 sec, 18 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Barrel Roll

Really dig this picture of a barreling wave. It has a nice combination of colors in the wave, but it also has nice colors in the fore and background. This is to me the coolest motion that a wave does, just really amazing.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/1250 sec, 75 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Roll Tide

A little more crashing waves for everyone. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to figure out how to start making money of these pictures so I can pay for the new house...

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/1250 sec, 80 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Sea Patrol

3 pelicans patrolling their area. The pelican is a very common bird in South Florida, these giant flying beasts are all over the place. I don't have very many decent "birds in flight" shots, so even though there are still some issues I have with this photo I still like it because I got them flying.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/10, 1/200 sec, 90 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Crash

Water crashing over some rocks! One of the most exciting places for water is where it meets the land. Water does so many interesting things when it meets the shore. Waves, ripples, crashing over rocks, some many dynamic happenings and never any two shots the same.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/7.1, 1/800 sec, 120 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Water Backdrop

Ok, I know the water isn't really the main subject of this one. But the water makes a really pretty backdrop for this picture. It looks like one of those fake backdrops you get for a school yearbook picture. That is actually the water of the Everglades though! Incase you are wondering, the bird is double crested cormorant.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 232 mm, ISO 200

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

River of Grass

Exactly how the everglades got it's name, the river of grass. Here was a nice little patch where you could see the river and the grass part. The blue sky above and stillness of the water made for a nice reflective surface. The grass in the center has the coolest reflection.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/10, 1/200, 74 mm, ISO 800

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Log Reflection

Beautiful reflections of a fallen tree in the great morning light. This was near part of Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park where there is a real shallow area that had about two dozen alligators lounging around. Most people were busy looking at the gators and wading birds, but me being me, I was busy focusing on random stuff like a fallen log. Got a nice picture out of my lack of attention span.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/1250, 200 mm, ISO 200

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Mangrove Roots B/W

I love the way water looks when put into monochrome. This shot became especially interesting because these mangrove roots were in the shade with sunlight peeping through and the water was very muddy. The highlighted parts of water give a cool fog-like effect whereas the shadowy areas give way to reflections of the trees above. All in all, I just really like black and white water shots.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/30 sec, 55 mm, ISO 200

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Gator Head

Figured I gave ya one end of the gator yesterday, might as well get the other end today. I was panning with this little guy as he was swimming down a little channel. The water and the plants have a little bit of a motion blur going on. I'm also really digging the reflection of the gator's eye, very cool.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 250 mm, ISO 200

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Gator Tail

I love how the gator tail emerges through the water, just looks really cool. Keeping it short today, Happy Easter.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/10, 1/250 sec, 194 mm, ISO 200

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Riding the Edge

I run into this problem a lot, I take similar pictures and can't decide which one I like more. So I decided to post both of them. I really enjoy pictures of water droplets, taking them can be a pain in the ass without a macro lens (which I don't have, yet) though. Got some more Everglades pics coming along soon too, a couple might make into this water theme.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/40 sec, 250 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (Water)

Hanging On

Oh come on now, did you really think I was going to do 30 straight days of Minifigs? I mean, I know I have been sick all week, but I haven't been delusional. April's real theme is Water, every picture will involve water in one way or another. I'm aiming to make water the subject of each picture but we'll see how that goes. So here is the first water picture. We got a small droplet of water hanging on to a leaf on the bushes outside my place. You can almost make out the reflection of my patio in the droplet.

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/5.6, 1/50 sec, 250 mm, ISO 100

Photo 365 - On Assignment - April (and the theme is...)

MINIFIGS - MINIFIGS - MINIFIGS

Yeah that's right, this month's theme is Minifigs! 30 days of Minifig glory! 30 days of Minifigs doing what they do best, being Minifigs! Expect new (new to this blog at least) Minifigs! Expect Minifigs in new places! If a Minifig can photographed doing it, it'll be here! Minifigs!!

Shot on Canon Rebel T1i at f/13, 1/8 sec, 21 mm, ISO 1600