Stubble Telescope

@arbitraryreign

Just a gay cat dad's blog

Interests: video games, food, cats, husband.
I've got two kitties, Kirby and Butter.
Currently playing: FFXIV (evergreen), Outer Wilds DLC
Recently finished: Outer Wilds base game, Returnal

Stubble Telescope @arbitraryreign7/14/2023, 9:35 PM

@backseatpilot

@backseatpilot7/14/2023, 1:26 PM

I try to carry my camera whenever we're doing something outdoors-y, and it's really been interesting to learn all about the local wildlife. I had been under the assumption for quite a long time that the Northeast was someone bereft of "interesting" fauna (whatever that means), but more time in the woods has shown me otherwise.

I also think wildlife photography can be done with a "reasonable" budget (whatever that means) if you know how to work within your limitations. I'm not using six thousand dollar super telephotos - I don't think there even is one available for Fuji - but I think I can still get good results that are artistically interesting.

A few of my favorites:

Insects can be easy to photograph, as many stay very still, especially in hot weather:

Birds are not impossible! I don't think I'll ever get a lot of close-up, frame-filling images of birds, but they can still be presented artistically:

Opportunities I've missed because I didn't bring my camera that day - river otters, foxes, an osprey(this far north!), herons, lots of interesting stuff. There's a lot of nature out there!

#photography #nature #nature photography #massachusetts

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Not Invented Here @notinventedhere7/14/2023, 2:57 PM

Love the pics!

Tali @bauble7/14/2023, 3:38 PM

lizard 🦎 ♥ ☺️

Stegosaur @Stegosaur7/14/2023, 3:39 PM

What lens(es) are you using? I’m still on a 55-200 I got during the pandemic shortages, but I just don’t get the reach I want. Curious if you’re using the 70-300, 100-400, or 150-600 (since you mention Fuji).

@backseatpilot7/14/2023, 8:05 PM

I've got the 70-300 which is most of the bird pictures. I recently picked up the newish 33(?)mm macro which I like quite a lot for a hiking macro lens.

Edit- don't sleep on the 23mm f2 also! Very economical and surprisingly good minimum focus distance.

Noel B @NoelBWrites7/14/2023, 4:29 PM

These are so good!

Rosy Maple Moth my beloved :eggbug-heart-sob:

Will Uhl ✨ Merry Mancer Games @RaffiTheOwl7/14/2023, 4:32 PM

These photos are lovely! The bird pictures especially :eggbug-heart-sob:

Linker @Linker7/14/2023, 5:31 PM

It's funny you mention osprey as far north as Mass, I lived in Vermont for most of my childhood, and we had osprey that far up (or at least, that's what we were told they were)! They mostly nested in wetlands near Lake Champlain on power lines, which later got converted to nest platforms. It was like a seasonal marker to see them building nests, and see their chicks. Blue herons were also fun to spot in the mornings driving to school! Like you said, there's a lot of nature out there!