Checking my new lens out when this little guy flew up and checked it out too. Pentax K-5, DA*50-135/2.8 at 135/2.8, 1/640 ISO-100. This guy is small but very fierce.
The weirdest Emu I have ever seen.
Tested an old 35-105/3.5 macro lens and really loved how the colors and textures turned out. Experimenting with DOF and focus. This is a great flower to shoot all the way through fall.
I think she thought I was a mouse and wanted to eat me.
White-out at Hurricane Ridge, WA in Olympic National Park. Elevation 5200′ or 1585m. Notice the two people in the bottom right of the image. Pentax K-5, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 95/13, 1/80, ISO-100
This guy was ready to talk! He had a personality and seemed to be wanting to tell me something.
Cardinal Meadowhawk Dragonfly has front leg on web trying to lure spider out of hiding.
Pentax K-5, 15/4 @ f/4, ISO 100, exposure 27min. Notice single star not swirling between trees on left about 2/3 of the way down. Satellite maybe? Tree’s lit by campfire.