Peek-a-boo

I was walking back from Sunset Lake to the car when this little critter decided it was a good time to play peek-a-boo. He was a little skittish but really wanted to see what was going on so he kept sticking his head out and then pulling it back. Squirrels are a sure sign of spring and they seemed to be out in force today.

The good news about not putting your camera away is that you never know what you are going to see.

D300, 70-300mm VR, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/320s, ISO 400

Sugar, Sugar

Meet Sugar. I met this pretty dog on a walk around Sunset Lake while I was taking pictures on my way home from work. She is an 8 year old long haired Jack Russell Terrier without the classic Jack Russell Terrier attitude. The amazing thing about Sugar is that as friendly as she is, as soon as you take a camera out she runs and hides. It was very comical that as soon as I pointed the camera at her she ran away. As soon as you turn it away she comes back and wants her tummy rubbed. Sugar's still a cutie in my book!D300, 50mm f/1.4, f/10.0, ISO 200, 1/400s

Moon over sunset clouds

On my way home tonight I had to pull over in Bridgewater and grab a few shots of the moon over the sunset colored clouds.

D300, 70-300mm, 98mm, f/6.3, ISO 200, 1/160s

Time for a bath

I went to the other side of Sunset Lake where a river runs into the lake. As it was in the 40s and the water was moving the ice had melted in this part of the lake. The birds had congregated and these 2 decided they needed to clean up.

All shot with D300, 70-300mm VR, 300mm

Bush Flower

I stopped at Sunset Lake in Bridgewater, NJ on my way home yesterday and the red of this pine cone flower thing - no idea what it is - jumped out and demanded to be photographed.

D300, 70-300mm VR, 300mm, f/5.6, ISO 280, 1/200s, Vivid+

Bullrushes

Another photo from yesterday at Sunset Lake. The Drizzle had stopped and the sun popped out. I shot this with my new 50mm f/1.4. I love the reflection of the clouds in the water...

D300, 50mm f/1.4, ISO 200, 1/60s, f/16, shot jpeg, vivid +2 sat

Sunset Pond

I haven’t really had a chance to pick up the camera in the past few days and, as you can imagine, I started to get a little bit antsy. I brought the camera to work today and took a look at Google maps. There happens to be a little watering hole not far from work and with the sun shining I figured it would be a great place to see if I could get a few shots.

It was definitely strange to pick up the camera, boy did I miss it. I can’t do this 2 week layoff again.

The sun was shining and then it would hide behind the clouds and it even started to sprinkle for a few minutes. The clouds looked awesome so I took a nice wide shot with them hugging the tree line. Here’s the shot that stood out a little bit on a first pass. (I will look at the rest later – if soccer doesn’t get in the way).

D300, Tokina 12-24mm, 12mm, 1/100s, f22.0, ISO 200