overcast Sunday at Ocean Beach

how to film a mocking bird

on Tuesday i arrived home to the tune
of this lovely bird



i have a bird feeder
mostly visited by mourning doves
blue jays and some elusive singing birds

but on Tuesday, this little guy
was giving us a concert! please listen to him...



now, the movie is bad quality
so while he sung
i grabbed my photo-camera
and photographed him too

and i wasn't the only one
listening, here some of his vivacious public



now, i assume he's a mocking bird
because he sings in so many pretty styles!
but if you reading this know about birds
please let me know if you know what kind he is

also, it would be helpful is you knew...
how to film a mocking bird!

my first stare at the sea in 2011

Monday was my during-the-week day off
i love to have a day off during the week
it was cold but sunny, so i grabbed my sweater
my book, and my orange tennis shoes
and drove to Mission bay
here some waves playing to a Brian Eno's song



can't wait for my next day off
nothing like reading and seating at the beach

unlikely friends

my friend mione sent me this
a perfect Sunday morning story
the lovely story of an unlikely friendship
between animals, just see

it's a colder but sunny fall morning in San Diego
a quiet Sunday with cats & friends

America's Next Top Kitty

as posted on Facebook a couple of days ago...

my little cat, Frau Kitty, loves being photographed,
every time I take photos of her, she rolls over and starts posing...
I think she wants to be "America's Next Top Kitty!"

my life in fast backwards pictures

while i was at the Amigos en Concierto concert
during the intermission
(that explains the loud people's voices on the back)
i made a movie with my small Canon camera
of the photos i've taken with my other camera
my lovely DSLR Sony α Alpha 100 while previewing them all
it's obvious that i haven't emptied my camera card in a while
as obvious is too
that i take way too many pictures of my lazy cats!

natural lens flare on coldish but sunny alley

Flare can take many forms, and this may include just one or all of the polygonal shapes, bright streaks, or overall washed out look (veiling flare) shown above.
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Flare
Techniques Glossary Flare
Flare is unwanted light reflecting within a lens or camera that reduces contrast and creates bright streaks or patterns on the image.
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Flare and ghosting are a major problem in contra-light situations. The problem is caused by reflected light - either from the lens elements or the inside of the lens barrel. There are certain techniques to reduce these reflections: ...
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Flare:
Cause: It is light reflecting off the inner and outer surface of a lens. Solution: Use a lens hood. Remove UV Or Sky light filters.
Dark corners in the picture: ...
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Lens flares are currently a visual cliche and are often added to images digitally. When you don't want lens flares, use a sunshade on your lens and watch out for light sources in your camera's field of view.

frau Kitty and the rain

this happened on Saturday,
it was raining the whole day



so frau Kitty couldn't go out and play...


the rain, mocking frau Kitty


frau Kitty's eyes asking why it rains?
how can we stop this so i can go out and play?