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Daily Archives: February 22nd, 2011

Day 57

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

As I was driving back from Helena today, I saw a Golden Eagle near Craig.  I got out to take a photo… (1/2000, f11, 275mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) …when I turned around, across the road was a Bald Eagle. (1/2000, f11, 275mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) A closer look. *** ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Northern Flicker Catchup

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

I left the camera up at our back door with the Sigma f8 600mm Mirror lens on a tripod over the weekend, and focused very carefully using Liveview (some Canon digital SLR’s let you use the lcd menu and playback screen on the back of the camera to compose the photo.  The downside is no […]

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Day 56

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Meanwhile, down by the Missouri, a Common Goldeneye. (1/500, f11, 210mm, ISO 400, +1 stop) (1/500, f11, 220mm, ISO 400, +1 stop) (1/750, f11, 260mm, ISO 400, +1 stop) (1/500, f11, 275mm, ISO 400, +1 stop) (1/500, f11, 165mm, ISO 400, +1 stop) (1/500, f11, 130mm, ISO 400, +1 stop) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 55

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

From the Barrow Backyard Barnyard… One of at least five Northern Flickers to call our backyard home lately.  This is a female (I think…) (1/90, f11, 225mm, ISO 400, +1/2 stop) (1/90, f11, 300mm, ISO 400, +1/2 stop) (1/90, f11, 225mm, ISO 400, +1/2 stop) A Snowy Skwer’ll. (1/350, f11, 270mm, ISO 400, +1/2 stop) […]

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Day 54

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

West of Missoula on a frontage road. (1/45, f11, 35mm, ISO 250, -1/2 stop) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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