Thursday, January 27, 2011

Splash Landing


Black-bellied Whistling duck skidding along the water. I love these ducks, that truly whistle all the time. To hear a buch of them fly over is amazing.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

_Acorns maybe?


_Acorns maybe?
Originally uploaded by gilliebg
Iggy was discovered in a crate outside a health food shop in Boca Raton Florida. He had been left with a rescue organisation by someone who had, in the short six months of his life, become bored with him. He lives in the house, uses a litter tray, comes to call, sits on demand and is bi-lingual Spanish/English. Boca Raton is where older folk go to live forever, fighting off the ravages of age (with the help of extremely wealthy doctors), and they live in beautifully manicured developments where, on the whole, pigs are unwelcome. Iggy hit lucky on that day,as he has come to live on the horse farm, which my son manages. He is being introduced to the dogs, and sooner or later, the horses will catch sight of him. I do so hope I am there with my camera, when that happens; horses are generally very cautious when it comes to pigs. Well some are cautious, and some will just dump their riders and leave. Iggy is also a great photographic exercise. I tried to take pictures of him with his new friends today but the difficulties of exposing a black pig, with fair skinned children defeated me.

If I find truffles we'll go 50-50


Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Stormy evening on the Gulf of Mexico

Another HDR practice shot.

Raccoon


Raccoon
Originally uploaded by gilliebg
When you got an itch, you just have to scratch it.

Sandhill Crane


Sandhill Crane 2
Originally uploaded by gilliebg
Wouldn't be winter without one of these!

Eaton Creek_HDR


Eaton Creek_HDR
Originally uploaded by gilliebg
Heavens, it's been a while since I blogged. Got very bogged down, but hopefully I will have more time now.