Happy Thursday!

I finally found the swans last evening on my way home from work.  I occasionally see them at the “Duck Pond” in the morning but I never have the time to stop, set up and photograph them so it was a treat to come across them.  I always check the pond on the way home but have never seen them there in the evening so on an impulse I drove across the highway and there they were in a cornfield grooming themselves.

The first image was shot with the Nikon 28 – 300 lens and the shot above with the Tamron 150 – 600 mm lens.  They wouldn’t give me anything but a butt shot and I apologize for that but it was either that or no shot at all.  🙂

Once I had the 600 mm lens on I was using the foot zoom to get a little closer and then I felt the ground getting less stable.  I looked down and I was 2/3 buried in mud.  I had on a nice pair of shoes as well so I spent the next 20 minutes cleaning them up.

Finally on the way home taking another route I drove past this structure and old windmill.  I had to turn around and photograph it.  I tried it in color and even though I had a nice soft light on it I just felt black and white conveyed more interest about the structure than color did.

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your day and be careful.