This was the first time I’d seen this type of damselfly. I believe it’s a Spreadwing. It’s rare that this species stays put when people approach. It was just my luck that it held firm for me to take the shot.
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EASTERN SCREECH OWL
Walking along one of our favourite trails we came across some photographers with their cameras pointed upwards. If there had been no one else on the trail we would have walked right by as the owl was silent and its colouring provided perfect camouflage. The eastern screech is a small owl with a big head and almost no neck and it seemed to fit snuggly in the cavity of the tree. Out of camera the owl and tree were quite dark. I made contrast and shadow adjustments and added luminance to give more definition to the sky (all done in Lightroom) to show off this fine little bird.
FEMALE MALLARD
The mallard’s mates were out of site and she captured my attention alone on the log. I took this shot just as the duck had taken a drink from the lake, I think she looks kind of wistful! I made some contrast and exposure adjustments in Lightroom to brighten the photograph and enhanced the detail in Nik.
NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG
I was surprised to come across this frog peaking out from behind some grass a fair distance from the water. I later learned that this is pretty common as this species occupies a wide range of environments. The frog remained perfectly still and I only caught sight of him because my attention was drawn to an insect close by. I sharpened and enhanced the detail in Photoshop and made contrast, shadow and exposure adjustments in Lightroom. I also added a post-crop vignette to darken the edges and draw attention to the centre of the photograph.
