A lil' fish snack

Pt Aransas Nature Reserve

Am taking a break from emptying the house and am now in Port Aransas, north of Padre Island in south east Texas on the coast. Am giving my new lens a tryout. Mentioned in an earlier post, this is the first time i've given it a try on birds which is the major reason i purchased it. A Tamron 150-600mm lens (with lotsa other letters i don't remember). For the price, it is an outstanding lens as one of such size from Canon, which my camera is, or Nikon, etc., would be many thousands of dollars. The secret is to find the sweet or sharp spot at each of the different extensions. Full out, 600mm, it will be a bit soft but for certain photos that won't really matter. Below are some of the first bird shots with the Tamron:

Tricolored Heron

 American Coot

Common Moorhen

And to add spice to the photos ... an alligator, the locals call him Pepe, swam into view just as we were getting ready to leave. We were up in the lookout, about 30 feet above ground and he could easily be seen. The second photo shows his right rear leg lifted as though he were walking on the bottom as it could have only been inches deep where he was. He was really large.

If you double-click on the photo, it'll grow to full screen.

Memphis Park Gate

Memphis Dog Park

Been in TX a week emptying out my parents house and helping my brother to move his stuff next door, the house which he's in the process of purchasing.

So, i've not done much photography since arriving here - well, none come to think of it. Oh, this morning i liked the sun beams shinning on the clay masks at the house we are staying in ... but i've not processed them and don't know when i shall.

In the meantime, on the way to TX, we meet my sister and a cousin in Memphis and visited a dog park which i think was maybe 20-30 acres with three ponds. Was a Blue Huron land at one of the ponds and tracked it down and shot the photo below. The interesting thing is i didn't know about the creatures in the final shot until i was processing them and cropping for a better look at the GBH ... and then i say them:

Waaay over there—

And then i was them:

Yup, sitting in the sun, having a sunny time.

Remember the film BlowUp? Always remember to take a closer look at the items in your image after you process, might be surprised at what you find.