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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Today’s header photo of Osix and Miles watching me from a high and distant deck proves the worthiness of a quality automatic-focus camera. This quick shot surely would prove a throwaway. The dogs, active and noisy behind a complicated structure, would yield a no-good fuzzy image. But oh my, I do love it!

This scene is what I see on my trips downhill to the barn. All four dogs are usually at that deck barrier, clamoring for my attention. Soon, they’ll rush downhill, demonstrating more eagerness to be alongside me but confined by chain-link fencing. I haven’t attempted to capture their images through the chain-link, a highly complicated structure for the camera to ferret out. Today, the clarity of my casual deck shot encourages experimentation.

Here’s another complicated capture and definitely a throwaway, but it’s surprisingly clear, despite adverse conditions that my camera had to ferret through.

Peaches’ cage makes it difficult to capture him clearly enough. This image handles the image-interfering cage bars, but the structure beside a sliding glass door reveals part of a fuzzy outer deck. This shot uses the camera’s impressive automatic capabilities.

This is a fun, distant capture. I love Ravens, especially the family that annually nests nearby. My favorite spottings are of the parents training their fledglings. It’s impossible to miss Raven activities; the birds are as noisy as they are large. Here, the babies, instructed to park, are awaiting the return of their parents; they’re making lots of noise.

Again, the automatic setting makes a quick and revealing grab.

Today, I’ll shoot for the dogs high on that deck and also when they’re lower at the chain link. I will be eager to learn how my camera handles the challenges.

Dear Friends: Capturing through a fine telephoto lens is my distant dream. Diana