Other Things That Fly

Over the last couple weeks I have been able to capture a few other things that fly other than airplanes. The duck and geese were photographed up by Alturas, Ca at a wildlife viewing area just south of the town. The dragonfly was in our backyard sitting on the top of a tree that I need to pull out and get rid of.

Wild Horse

I took the girls out last week to an area where there are usually several deer hanging out in a field so that they could do a little wildlife viewing. After checking out the deer I noticed a few wild horses up on the hill behind us so we drove up the dirt road a little ways to get a better look. After checking out the three horses we first spotted I notice this horse further up the road and decided to get a closer look. With the way this horse was standing in this photo his body was mostly shaded so I did some shadow enhancement in my post processing to get more detail in the shaded area of his body. The kids had a good outing day as after we watched the wildlife for a bit we headed of and walked through the car museum.

Doves

Probably everyday we have some doves hanging out in the back yard so I figured I would see if I could get some decent pictures of them. The hard part is getting close enough to them, even with the 500mm lens I had on, to get a decent picture. It also helps if you can keep the dog from running out the door as soon as you open it!