I was getting restless during work hours. I wanted to go outside. I was listening to bird watching videos, photography podcasts. Doing online classes to learn composition and lighting techniques. I was all in at this point, and yet still confined to a 40 hour a week post. Even though I feel a little guilty complaining since I did get to work from home.
Can you tell I’m writing this on the 28th of May 2020, the morning I’m having to begin remote working again since the company I work for has opened back up, and my unemployment won’t be continuing.
At least back in October my solution was to open the blinds around me and have a camera right nearby for when a bird would appear. Shooting through the windows isn’t ideal, and they aren’t the cleanest. But I can’t do anything for the outside of them, I’m not on the first floor.
Canon 7D w/Tamron 150-600mm @428 - 1/250 Sec - F8 - ISO 2000
I was really excited to spot this female Downey Woodpecker. Shame I couldn’t get a good profile shot.
Canon 7D w/Tamron 150-600mm @428 - 1/250 Sec - F7.1 - ISO 1250
Canon 7D w/Tamron 150-600mm @400 - 1/640 Sec - F8 - ISO 3200
Little fuzzy, auto focus on the Tamron isn’t the best I’ve used. But a Brown Thrasher made an appearance.
Blue Jay is also a common bird I see around the complex. I managed to capture a few moments from some of them.
Canon 7D w/Tamron 150-600mm @500 - 1/250 Sec - F8 - ISO 1250
Canon 7D w/Tamron 150-600mm @400 - 1/640 Sec - F8 - ISO 3200
A pair of them found something interesting at the base of this tree.
Canon 7D w/Tamron 150-600mm @428 - 1/640 Sec - F8 - ISO 2500
Canon 7D w/Tamron 150-600mm @428 - 1/640 Sec - F8 - ISO 2500
Canon 7D w/Tamron 150-600mm @428 - 1/640 Sec - F8 - ISO 2500
Not too much else to tell. Just something to break up the day and a chance to use my camera. Always a good thing.