Pretty fun watching this guy sing in slow motion. Too bad I don't get sound too. Think about it - what could that sound like? 😁

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I have several friends who work their dogs, and every now and then I think to go photograph them at "work". This is Maverick, a 6-year-old Blue Merle Border Collie (I had to ask.) He's GOOD and FAST. According to his owner/handler, he is at the Masters level in agility in AKC and USDAA.

Slo-mo movie here, Sony A1 with my 300mm f/2.8.

Tags:   weave border collie agility

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Follow-up frame to my last post, the big guy coming in now for his fill-up. I was amazed how quickly that goes - I just had time to run around the reeds in the last post and move in closer following the lake edge. The 'copter actually headed up and out toward me which explains (to me) why it goes out of the frame; also at the end I was getting blown and showered so I turned my back on it. Super exciting.

Tags:   firefighting wildfire CalFire Glen Helen Regional Park

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Well, here it is - a bunch of short video clips I made a couple of nights ago of the Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars in action. These aren't NatGeo quality, but they're not bad given the short time frame, late afternoon, and I had to assemble the correct equipment (camera that had a quick release plate) and tripod, all before things quieted down for the evening. Then I had to squeeze in among the plants and try not to knock anybody off or step on any. Anyway, there's a few head jabs, some fun looks at how they devour the leaves one chomp at a time, like eating corn on the cob. Also just fun watching them move. There were a few ants in there too crawling around and I'm pretty sure they annoy the caterpillars. I did mention tripod, so any movement is the work of nature - a light wisp of breeze now and then. Do enjoy.

Tags:   caterpillar Monarch larva larvae

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Since I discovered how easy it is to do these slo-mo videos with my camera, I started imagining subjects. The birdie bath place (a leaky sprinkler) at my local park was perfect, but it dried up. Then I put a low-budget pedestal bird bath out my kitchen window. Works OK, but not terribly natural looking. Today's Robin at another park was sheer luck. A couple of other birds were using the spot too. I had a chance to move a few yards for better light, and caught the tail end of the Robin's bath. Super fun stuff.

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