Nikon D3400: 1/800 sec @ f/8.0; ISO 1600; 195mm. Captured in my garden on 3/14/23 @ 5:58 PM. Edited in Adobe Lightroom.
Nikon D500 f/5.6 i/2000 sec ISO 1000
Wakadahachee Wetlands. Fujifilm X-H2S | 70-300mm @ 127mm | f/8 | 1/3200s | ISO 320
Butterfly World - Fujifilm X-H2S | 30mm 2.8mm @ f/5.6 | 1/5000s | ISO 8000
I took this image in my yard. This dragonfly was resting on the leaf of a coontie plant. I thought the semitransparent wings were amazing. It was difficult to get a shot of the dragonfly because it was moving constantly from place to place on the plant. I shot about 50 images. Most of them came out blurred because of the constant movement.
Blue Butterfly at Fairchild
Nikon D 850 - F 7 - 1/8000 s - ISO 800
Taken in backyard
ISO 1000, 60mm-600mm @ 600mm, f/6.3, 1/3200s
Taken from the top of a tree near a canal. I took several images of the birds flying back and forth and this was the one I felt told a story.
Taken at Fairchild Gardens with Sony RX100VII
This is a butterfly from one of the butterfly gardens in the area. It has a wide variety of bright colors and was standing on a leaf. This was photographed with a Canon PowerShot G15 at close range on auto and used a SmartPhoto for the frame and enhanced colors.
Purple Passion butterfly on a purple flower at Fairchild.
Taken in our backyard.
ISO 500, 60mm-600mm @600mm, f/6.3, 1/3200s
This photo was shot at the Miami Zoo with a Nikon D5600 at 285 zoom on auto. The sun hitting at an angle intensified the plumage texture and both red eyes were looking my way so I shot it before he/she moved again. The grain was removed with Topaz DeNoise AI as much as possible and there was some other enhancements to bring out the beauty of the pelican.
Nikon D500 f/5.6 1/2000 sec ISO 640
This very photogenic parrot kept posing for me at the Aviario Nacional de Colombia last month. It flew, perched above and in front of me then stared at me like this.
Shot on Nikon D7500 | f/5.6 | 1/400 sec | ISO 400 | 300mm
This was shot at a beach in the Keys. I caught the drone as it was just taking off. I questioned if the blades on a drone would satisfy the Winded Thing theme so I looked up the definition of wing. I found three definitions that support my contention that drones have wings. Each blade is a wing. 1. "A wind is a type of fin that produces lift while moving." 2. "Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air." 3. "Limb or instrument of flight: means of flight or of rapid motion." I think I should be safe entering this image. I liked the contrast between the deep blue sky and the blazing white color of the drone.
NIKON D850
F6
1/800S
ISO 1600
Kite on Haulover Beach. I liked that the sails were all spread out wide.
At Fairchild Gardens. Camera: Sony RX100VII
This fully focused King Vulture just kept staring at me the whole time I was taking its picture, which was great. I had to do a "smell check" a few times to make sure I didn't smell like delicious roadkill.
Shot on Nikon D7500
f/5.6
1/320 sec
ISO 400
300mm
Spoonbill Roseata
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