Dance with Life

...the people exercising look as if they were taken with a bit of German expressionism in mind, as in movies by Murnau or even later works by Bergman! (Steve Login)

Notes.

Steve (long-time friend from UC Berkeley) made his observation on a sepia version of Stretching Bands  Photo
Bergman's The Seventh Seal--Dance with/of Death  Movie Clip  Image History 
Photos location: Exercisers were on an observation mound adjacent to the Loop Trail at Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Huntington Beach, CA. Pictures were taken from PCH.  Wikipedia
Camera info: Canon 7D with EF 100-400mm
Exposure: iso 100 400mm f22 1/320
Except for the crop, no post processing, that is, images are "out of the camera"

Chance It Triassic

Learning the Science Rap and the Choreography from

"Triassic Parq" with Kelly Todd 

24hr Chance-a-Thon

Notes.

The Chance Theater

Camera info: Olympus OMD E-M5 M.Zuiko 12mm f2.0

Birding Bolsa Chica

Over 200 species visit the Bolsa Chica Wetlands. "Big" birds offer easy "looks" for beginners and children.

White Pelicans

Great Blue Herons

Snowy Egret

Somewhat smaller birds can be spotted by the trail and overhead.

 Black-crowned Night-heron

Osprey

Osprey

Even some of the smaller birds present themselves for easy viewing.

Foster's Tern

Kestrel

Marbled Godwits

And the smallest--can you find them?

Snowy Plover

Belding's Savannah Sparrow

Ducks too!

Bufflehead

Pintails

Greater Scaup

See you there.

Notes.

The wetlands are located across PCH from Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach, California. Wikipedia

Judy led birding tours for The Bolsa Chica Land Trust for many years. Photos taken with various Canon Cameras mated with an EF 100-400 mm L IS.

A November Day at Bosque del Apache

Sunrise

North-west and easterly looks, respectively (from the North Crane Pond) and "Birder Shadows" after fly-out:

Afternoon at the Farm Deck
Snow Geese fly-up (original and black and white, respectively) and Sandhill Cranes flying-in:

Sundown

At the Flight-deck:

Notes.

Cameras: Canon 7D with 100-400 mm L IS and OM-EM5 with Lumix 12-35 mm/f2.8 

About the Refuge at Bosque del Apache

Earlier Retirement Flow photos taken during the Festival of Cranes at Bosque del Apache: Fly-out, fly-up, and Fly-ins...

Raptors at the Bosque

Looking Back: 2012 Huntington Beach Art League Photos

The Art League meets monthly; over a 100 members attend and display their works.  Ribbon prizes are awarded by a respected artist (usually the invited Demonstrator) in six categories (watercolor, oil/acrylic, mixed media, drawing pastel, photography, and ceramics/3D) plus Best of Show and The Masters. Judy has been a Master (in watercolor) for some time. This year I achieved Masters status too--the first photographer!

Monthly Meetings

January

Alone
Second Place
Judge: Bernard Fallon

February

Reflection and Shadow

March

Book Friend
Third Place
Judge: Philip Journeay

May

Tri-Color Wash
 First Place
Judge: Brenda Swenson

June

Cold Horses
Third Place
Judge: Diana LoSchiavo 

September

Orca Cliff
Third Place
Judge: Tom Fong

October

Wetland Shadows
Best of Show
Judge: Tom Brown

December

Ming

Annual Member Show at the Huntington Beach Library

At the Rim
First Place
Judge: Tom Brown

Note. Masters status is based on points associated with First Place (one point) and Best of Show (two points) awards at monthly meetings. Five points are required. In 2012 I had  a First Place (Tri-color Wash) and a Best of Show (Wetlands Shadows). The prior year I was awarded a Best of Show for my Wet Pier photo:

http://dwkee.blogspot.com/2011/12/2011-huntington-beach-art-league-photos.html

Huntington Beach Art League

Websites for the Demonstrators:  Bernard Fallon  Phillip Journeay  Brenda Swenson  Tom Fong  Tom Brown