The Daily~ Saturday, March 10, 2012

[Skybella]

Lovely day to everybody!  Temperate mid-30s today, inching toward 40 and the sun has just started hiding.  The big news of my morning was the missed photo(s) of a Pileated Woodpecker.  I was bent over trying to get a got shot of the ice bubbles  in our driveway when I heard the large wingspan flapping over head.  Since the crows were loud again today, I didn't bother to look up right away.  When I did, the red-headed beauty was on the aging maple tree not 15 feet away from me.  Of course, when I made my move, so did he...off and away to the neighbor's back yard.  Ah, one opportunity lost, but the sighting made my day. 

Here's a couple of shots of how things froze up over night...

[Keith]

... and you didn't consider going out to scratch his chin?   I hear they are prone to really enjoy the scratching at the base of the ear   ;-)

[thymewarp13]

I like your moose shots, Alan.  I guess they're especially fascinating to us in the lower 48 because we're not likely to have encounters like that.

[Kiska]

Good morning~ 11am/slow start to Saturday w/out grandsons' basketball games to attend today.

9*F 

Cloudy and snowing lightly here in the Palmer area; about 45 miles out of Anchorage.

Sky~love the bubbles-ice formations are always interesting and intriguing.

 

[Andy P]

We had an early snow squall then clearing & cold.

I tried my hand at adding shadows. It's all about becoming familiar with the Airbrush tool. There are many adjustments.

My first try on an old cut-out.

[thymewarp13]

I think this cut-out and shadowing turned out quite nice, Andy.

My Boston brother-in-law told me he had some swirling snow on the way to the gym early this AM.

[Keith]

That really turned out nice, Andy.

[GTO]

real nice!!

[Alan Remington]

real nice. 

[thymewarp13]

Your ice is quite nice, Sky.  Too bad you missed out of getting the Pileated.  I don't think I've ever seen one of them and I know for sure I've never photographed one.

[Keith]

On the way down to the Snake River, we came across this... baby making in progress scene.  It is that time of the year, evidently

[thymewarp13]

I like you pov on this one.

[GTO]

good eye keith