Picture post
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pecuniumBecause we now have kennels to transport the dogs in, Maia and I took them to the dog park, down the road from where she keeps Leus and Rudy (about six miles, it's across Hwy 101 from Cp. San Luis Obispo). I took the camera. I feel guilty that I don't take enough pictures of either her, or the dogs.
I also shot some birds. The second time out we went for a walk up to "Eagle Rock." I did some scenics while we did that, but the light was poor and most weren't worth sharing.
Before I get to the more recent stuff there's some horses. I have some other picures of Leus and Rudy, but the only horse shot here is of other animals.
If you want to see them you can just click
When we were looking at Rudy we also saw the paint on the right, who looks just like Leus, if Leus were an Icelandic, and the Blue Dun on the left. The Blue Dun is still too young to be sold, so we might get her yet. The paint isn't for sale, because the owner (not the lady from whom we bought Rudy) hasn't figured out what to do with him. Poor thing is bored to tears, not ridden, no harem, just life in the pasture.
Central Coast Hills
The first one is a picture of part Cp. SLO. It shows what the general area looks like. This is the best time of year for looking at it. The hills are just greening, and the light is often shaped by clouds. The late afternoon in particular can be quite dramatic.
Token
This is Token, in his usual way when walking. He can run, and when he does he has the stretch and speed of a greyhound, if not the stamina. Usually however, he just trots along, nose to the ground. Someday he'll smell a fox and then I'm sure he'll want to chase it down. Until then, mellow is his middle name. He did actually start to push back at a dog the second time we went. Said dog was being very pushy, and trying to get Token to submit. Token's not very alpha, but he's not one to simper (and not to a dog barely 2/3rds his size). He will tell Oliver to back off every so often. Oliver does. It was the first time we've ever seen him respond.
Patience
Maia is training them. They are waiting for treats.
The Launch
Oliver is a big fan of tennis balls. He, in fact, thinks all tennis balls in the world belong to him. He's a tad more aggressive than Token, and comes in about 20 lbs. heavier (at about 95). We worried about how he'd do in a park (we can't take them to the park near us because it's not completely fenced off. This annoys us, because it's less than a quarter mile away, and is about 1/4 mile on a side. A big, square, bowl of grass. The inside slopes down, so that the far corner is about eight feet below ground level, so we'd never tried them. Token would be out the open side like a shot). No real problems.
This is his take-off when Maia flung a tennis ball. There were no other dogs in the yard.
Same Tennis Ball
Just before the kill
I have one more picture in this series, of him actually getting the ball, but it's not quite in focus. I'll just have to try again.
Bird on a Wire
This one was just sitting there. Long lens and a tad bit of patience.
Red Head
The hummingbird was, mostly, doing what hummingbirds do, just flitting about. I missed a really good shot (I think) because the camera lost focus. The sun (which was giving great light, where it wasn't stopped by the trees) seemed to catch the crown and the viewfinder lit up with a huge patch of red fuzz. When it landed I managed to snag this one.
Preparation
I saw a pair of hawks riding a thermal. I kept my eye on them and moved to a better spot. I waited. One of them decided to slide down the wind past me and I grabbed two shots. This one worked.
The Ollie-Monster
This is what Oliver looks like from the tennis ball's point of view.
Top of the Hill
This is just below Eagle Rock. We saw three hawks riding the wind there, a dead hover a couple of times. The light wasn't good enough to get any decent shots. The so-so ones tell me I can get good shots, but I'll have to go back.
No Caterpillar
This was on the side of the trail up to Eagle Peak. So I took a shot.
As usual, there are a lot of, largish (about 800 pixels wide, approx 100k per image) pictures behind the jump.
Next time I'll remember to take my camera day-pack, so I can add the wide-angle lens, and the macro. I did this trip with just the 28-200. My best kit for this trip would probably be the 17-35, 70-300 and the 55 Macro (which will let me get a 1:1 ratio, on film, and so might be a trifle less on digital, since it's effectively longer, and so the extension is relatively less).
I also shot some birds. The second time out we went for a walk up to "Eagle Rock." I did some scenics while we did that, but the light was poor and most weren't worth sharing.
Before I get to the more recent stuff there's some horses. I have some other picures of Leus and Rudy, but the only horse shot here is of other animals.
If you want to see them you can just click
When we were looking at Rudy we also saw the paint on the right, who looks just like Leus, if Leus were an Icelandic, and the Blue Dun on the left. The Blue Dun is still too young to be sold, so we might get her yet. The paint isn't for sale, because the owner (not the lady from whom we bought Rudy) hasn't figured out what to do with him. Poor thing is bored to tears, not ridden, no harem, just life in the pasture.
Central Coast Hills
The first one is a picture of part Cp. SLO. It shows what the general area looks like. This is the best time of year for looking at it. The hills are just greening, and the light is often shaped by clouds. The late afternoon in particular can be quite dramatic.
Token
This is Token, in his usual way when walking. He can run, and when he does he has the stretch and speed of a greyhound, if not the stamina. Usually however, he just trots along, nose to the ground. Someday he'll smell a fox and then I'm sure he'll want to chase it down. Until then, mellow is his middle name. He did actually start to push back at a dog the second time we went. Said dog was being very pushy, and trying to get Token to submit. Token's not very alpha, but he's not one to simper (and not to a dog barely 2/3rds his size). He will tell Oliver to back off every so often. Oliver does. It was the first time we've ever seen him respond.
Patience
Maia is training them. They are waiting for treats.
The Launch
Oliver is a big fan of tennis balls. He, in fact, thinks all tennis balls in the world belong to him. He's a tad more aggressive than Token, and comes in about 20 lbs. heavier (at about 95). We worried about how he'd do in a park (we can't take them to the park near us because it's not completely fenced off. This annoys us, because it's less than a quarter mile away, and is about 1/4 mile on a side. A big, square, bowl of grass. The inside slopes down, so that the far corner is about eight feet below ground level, so we'd never tried them. Token would be out the open side like a shot). No real problems.
This is his take-off when Maia flung a tennis ball. There were no other dogs in the yard.
Same Tennis Ball
Just before the kill
I have one more picture in this series, of him actually getting the ball, but it's not quite in focus. I'll just have to try again.
Bird on a Wire
This one was just sitting there. Long lens and a tad bit of patience.
Red Head
The hummingbird was, mostly, doing what hummingbirds do, just flitting about. I missed a really good shot (I think) because the camera lost focus. The sun (which was giving great light, where it wasn't stopped by the trees) seemed to catch the crown and the viewfinder lit up with a huge patch of red fuzz. When it landed I managed to snag this one.
Preparation
I saw a pair of hawks riding a thermal. I kept my eye on them and moved to a better spot. I waited. One of them decided to slide down the wind past me and I grabbed two shots. This one worked.
The Ollie-Monster
This is what Oliver looks like from the tennis ball's point of view.
Top of the Hill
This is just below Eagle Rock. We saw three hawks riding the wind there, a dead hover a couple of times. The light wasn't good enough to get any decent shots. The so-so ones tell me I can get good shots, but I'll have to go back.
No Caterpillar
This was on the side of the trail up to Eagle Peak. So I took a shot.
As usual, there are a lot of, largish (about 800 pixels wide, approx 100k per image) pictures behind the jump.
Next time I'll remember to take my camera day-pack, so I can add the wide-angle lens, and the macro. I did this trip with just the 28-200. My best kit for this trip would probably be the 17-35, 70-300 and the 55 Macro (which will let me get a 1:1 ratio, on film, and so might be a trifle less on digital, since it's effectively longer, and so the extension is relatively less).
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Date: 2006-01-29 03:39 am (UTC)http://www.ggro.org/compareaccips.html
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Date: 2006-01-29 03:54 am (UTC)Hah. Yesterday, as we were walking down the hill we saw a kestrel (of which we have lots) miss a chance at supper. Came hurtling out of an oak as we flushed a covey of sparrows. Wonderful to watch, even in failure.
What do you make of this one, which is one of the pictures I took yesterday and didn't like.
TK
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Date: 2006-01-29 07:41 am (UTC)thanks for sharing :)
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