Day 60/366

Today is February 29 also known as "LEAP DAY". So I'm going to post two photos because this is our extra day. We had a lot of rain last night and the river was quiet high in the top photo you can see a large chunk of ice. It is about 8-12 inches thick. The second photo is a house across the river.

1st Photo

Focal length: 300 mm

F Number: f 5.6

ISO: 200

Exposure Time: 1/160 sec.

2nd Photo

Focal Length: 135 mm

F Number: f 5.6

ISO: 200

Exposure Time: 1/100 sec.

Day 59/366

Well we finally got a new bus at work. our other ones are 2000 and a 1998. So that is wy the snap shot.
Focal Length: 18 mm
F Number: f 5
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.

DAY 58/366

"THE ICEMAN" the twins newest relief pitcher.They are hoping he can stop the Yankess.
Focal Length: 200 mm
F Number: f 10
ISO: 200
Exposure Time 1/500 sec.

Day 57/366

Good morning every one this photo was taken at 7:22 am. This is for Lynda who rarely is up to see the early morning sky.
Focal Length: 24 mm
F Number: f 10
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec.

Day 56/366

Well it's a sunny Saturday so I went to North Alexander Park. I climbed up this slide and took this shot. Ilike the shadow on the ground. This was taken with my Sony a380 and a Sony 18-55 mm lenes.
Focal Length: 18 mm
F Number: f 5.6
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec.

Day 55/366

Well it wasn't a very nice day out but I went back to one of my old standby places to take photos. I was at the King Mill Dam again and there plenty of ducks and geese to take pictures of. Then as I was heading back to my car groups of geese kept flying over head. Here are three of them as the flew right over me. I had almost turned off my camera as I was cold and going to call it a day. Good thing they like to honk.
Focal Length: 90 mm
F Number: f 5.6
ISO: 400
Exposure Time: 1/3200 sec.

Day 54/366

Today I went to Maple Lawn Cemetery. I was looking for old Tomb stones and there are plenty to be seen. I like this one for it age and uniqueness. With the moss growing on it and the vines carved on the cross it was just beautiful.
Focal Length: 150 mm
FNumber: f 5.6
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/100 sec.

Day 53/366

Hello everyone today I went to the dog park at White Sands Park. I would have posted earlier but I could not decide which shot to use. I will go back there another time. All the dogs were great and some wanted to take the photos themselves. This one was out on the pond and was so soft and fluffy.
Focal Length: 300 mm
F Number: f 5.6
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/1250 sec.

Day52/366

Well I hope you all know what this is. The flag of the United States of America. This one is out in front of the Faribault Perkins.
Focal Length: 210 mm
F Number: f 5.6
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/640 sec.

Day 51/366

A day fishing no school for President's Day. This was taken from the walkway above King Mill Dam. I saw a few fisherman catch some small ones.I love the camo jacket. By the way if you click on the photo it will enlarge it.
Focal Length: 135 mm
F Number: f 4.5
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/640 sec.

Day 50/366

A lovely Sunday so I drove over to Shattuck St. Mary's ice rink to watch another Bantam hockey game. I choose this shot because of the reflection in the glass.I was a great game today SSM won 4 to 1.
Focal Length: 210 mm
F Number: f 5
ISO: 1600
Exposure Time: 1/40 sec.

Day 49/366

This photo was taking at the Shattuck-St. Mary's New Rink. It is one of the Bantam Tier 1 goalies. They were playing a team from Buffalo,NY. As any goalie will tell you it is always a great save or just a lucky shot.
This was a great save SSM went on to win 6-1.
Focal Length: 200
F Number: f 5
ISO: 800
Exposure Time: 1/100 sec.

Day 48/366

Well today I thought I would get away from the water and birds. This photograph was taking to show color and depth.The extremely green grass is artificial truff. Everything else is real.This shot was taking at 2:40 pm at the Shattuck - St. Mary's soccer field looking north east. I really like the clouds.
Focal Length: 18 mm
F Number: f 3.5
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/4000 sec.

Day 47/366

A sunny day finally so I went over to Slevin Park. There was plenty of ducks and about 5 or 6 geese. These two had just taken off . It's harder then I thought to capture birds in flight.These geese were about 50 yards away in about 3 seconds from takeoff.
Focal Length: 300 mm
F Number: f 10
ISO: 800
Exposure Time: 1/4000

Day 46/366

Well we are already half way thru February. It was another warm day for Minnesota 45 degrees. But once again it was a grey day. So I drove over to the viaduct and parked below it and walked up it. I took some photos of the river and the railroad tracks. As I was heading back to my car snapped this picture. I really like the lights in the back ground. I also like the bottom of the pole.
Focal Length: 210 mm
F Number: f 5
ISO: 800
Exposure Time: 1/4000

Day45/366

Just another day fishing. I was down at the King Mill Dam again taking some photos of some ducks and geese. When this fisherman decided to call it a day. I was on the opposite side of the river when I took this. I had my Sony a380 with my Sigma 70-300 mm lens on it.
Focal Length: 300 mm
F Number: f8
ISO: 400
Exposure Time: 1/2000

Day 44/366

Rollercoaster speeding over head.This was taking at 10:35 am inside the Mall of America. There are people on it but from here you can't see them.
Focal Length: 50 mm
F Number: f 6.3
ISO: 100
Exposure Time: 1/125

Day 43/366

Well it looks like it is ready to erupt. But it is just a rock making the ice buckle upward. Took this photo at 1:58 pm at Tepeetonka Park. Looking down at the Straight River.
Focal Length: 90 mm
F Number: f 6.3
ISO: 100
Exposure Time: 1/400

Day 42/366

Well hopefully this is the last of the snow (ha ha). Just some snow in the parking lot of the Lakeville movies. It was sunny but cold and windy (Brrrrrrrr!lol).Taking at 2:47 pm.
Focal Length: 135 mm
F Number: f 4
ISO: 100
Exposure Time: 1/2000

Day 41/366

Geese by King Mill Dam.
Focal Length: 130 mm
F Number: f 4
ISO:100
Exposure Time: 1/500

Day 40/366

Off we go... This is a T-38 Talon Thunderbird jet. I was laying on the grass below this jet. It was another sunny and warm day for Minnesota. I used my a380 with the 18-55 mm lens.
Focal Length: 18 mm
F Number: 3.5
ISO: 100
Exposure Time: 1/1250

Day 39/366

This little guy is hard at work about twenty feet above my head. I was walking up the Straight River from Memorial Park. I had my Sony a380 with my Sigma 70-300 mm lens with lens hood on as it was very sunny.
Focal Length: 300 mm
F Number: f 5.6
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/200

Day 38/366

2:30 pm I went down to the river across from the bluffs. Standing on the west side of the river looking north. Used my Sony a380 with its 18-55 mm lens.
Focal Length: 18 mm
F Number: f 10
ISO: 200
Exposure Time: 1/125

Day 37/366

Hey the sun sure feels nice, is it spring already? It was 40 degrees out at the time of this photo. This is some plants outside of the Catholic church off Willow St. It was 4pm and sunny.
Focal Length: 120 mm
F Number: f 5.6
ISO: 100
Exposure Time: 1/320

Day 36/366

Well HERE IS THE BEEF!!! This is going to become barbecue beef for the Super Bowl (GO GIANTS). This is 5.5 lbs. of chuck roast that I will be seasoning and putting into the crock pot about 4 hours. Then I will shred it and put it back into the pot with barbecue sauce for 30-40 min.(getting hungry already). This was taken at 11:15 am in my kitchen. I used my Sony a380 with the flash turned on. Enjoy the game.
Focal Length: 55 mm
F Number: f 5.6
ISO: 400
Exposure Time: 1/80

Day 35/366

Hello it's a cold gray day here in Faribault. We had a dusting of snow this morning and I just walked to the end of my driveway and took this shot.This is looking west at 9:05 am. I used my 18-55 mm lens for this photo.
Focal Length: 55 mm
F Number: f 8
ISO: 400
Exposure Time: 1/800

Day 34/366

Another gray day in Minnesota. Was taken pictures in front of the Rice County Jail. Used my Sony a380 with the 18-55 DT f3.5-5.6 SAM lens.
Focal Length: 55 mm
F Number: f 5.6
ISO: 400
Exposure Time: 1/500

DAY 33/366

More ice today but no ducks. This is a photo of the only ice house on Cannon Lake taken from Shager Park. The dark spots are were the ice is really thin and melting. In some areas the ice has totally melted and started to crack. Not your usual February weather, but that's okay with me (not an ice fisherman). By where I was standing there was open water.
Focal Length: 300 mm
F Number: f 5.6
ISO: 100
Exposure Time: 1/800

Day 32/366

Well it's the 1st of February and kind of a dreary day. I got out of work early and headed north to Burnsville. On my way home I came thru Northfield. I went down to the river walk to take some pictures. There were plenty of ducks on the river just down from the dam.
Focal Length: 300 mm
F Number: f 14
ISO: 100
Exposure Time: 1/40