After being harassed by several ravens, a Cooper's hawk goes on the offensive. Pawtuckaway Lake, Nottingham, New Hampshire, USA
[Pentax K-1, Pentax-D FA 150-450 mm; f5.6, 450mm, 1/2500s, ISO 1600]
Two pair of goldfinches spent the afternoon eating sunflower and cosmos seeds in our front yard today.
[Pentax K-1, Pentax-D FA 150-450 mm; f5.6, 410 mm, 1/3200, ISO 3200, Adobe Lightroom noise reduction]
Sunlight streaming through the lens of an old lighthouse lamp at the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts USA
This red-tailed hawk in our neighbor's tree was being harassed by a herring gull and finally vacated the tree. Melrose, Massachusetts, USA Photo is a compilation of 12 individual shots assembled in Photoshop.
[Pentax K-1, Pentax-D FA 150-450 mm; settings vary]
Red-winged blackbird on an iron fence enjoying a lovely sunset across Ell Pond, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
[Pentax K-3, PENTAX-DA 55-300mm; ƒ/7.1, 300.0 mm, 1/1000, ISO 1600]
Well I WAS going for pretentious, but I agree "recomposée" may work better... but it doesn't SOUND better, I love the sound of "amélioré" (a lovely French word that even my grating Boston accent can't mess up...too badly...)
Delete?!?!? Maybe just EDIT the offending words away? 😀
All true! - I can't/won't defend myself! Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!
But by way of further explanation, the faux French and intentional pretentiousness was in the context of yet another boring and unimaginative office party centered around bad take-out Chinese food and pizza. Walking around cubicle-land wearing a chef's jacket, wielding a blowtorch and formally serving these - whatever they should be called - was just part of the fun. 🙂
July 5, 2023 - Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA
[Pentax K-1, Pentax-D FA 150-450 mm; f/6.3, 450 mm, 1/2500, ISO 2500]
Looking South towards Boston, here's a composite of several photos with lightning from last night's storm. I think I missed the better/earlier weather cell that blew through.
Skating rink at the Frog Pond on Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts
[Google Pixel 6; f/1.9. 6.8 mm, 1/25, ISO 608]
July 12, 2023 - female Ruby-throated hummingbird in our garden, visiting the crocosmia.
[Pentax K-1, Pentax-D FA 150-450mm; f/6.3, 450mm, 1/4000, ISO 12,800; enhanced noise reduction in Lightroom]
July 14, 2023 - mid-day outing to Revere Beach (Revere, Massachusetts) for a stroll and lunch at Bianchi's. - Piping plover mom and chicks [Pentax K-1, Pentax-D FA 150-450 mm; f/6.3, 450 mm, 1/600, ISO 500]
Morning view of lower Washington Street, including the Paramount Theater, in Boston, Massachusetts. Overnight rain and melting snow make for wet, slippery sidewalks and street. [Google Pixel 6; f/1.9, 6.8 mm, 1/898, ISO 38]
Wow! I just saw one of these for the first time in our local market today. My first thought was somewhere between, "that's something Fed Flintstone would eat!" and "that's too much!". I fell better seeing it sliced and divided up... A meal for 4?
Great preparation, including the roasted asparagus!