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Happy Thursday!

I have my three favorite eagle images from 2016 for you today.  I have shown these before last January but since we are near the end of the year, a look back won’t hurt anything. 🙂

Speaking of end of the year, in my world it is the busiest time of the year, with all the federal reports and testing that has to be done.  Numbers aren’t my favorite thing as can be imagined so it is a struggle sometimes.   However, I am so thankful for the opportunity to do what I enjoy so much.

As I think back over the year from a photography viewpoint I have trouble deciding which I like best.  I love photographing people and creating portraits but I also love photographing eagles (especially) and other forms of wildlife.  I added some new light modifiers this year that help me achieve the look I want in my portraits but there was one modifier that was missing.  Thankfully Jeanne got that for me as a Christmas gift.  I can’t wait to experiment with it.

One of the highlights of the year was the class I took in Nashville, Tennessee.  Meeting the great Joe McNally and Bill Fortney, learning new things and making new friends was a real treat.  The fact that Jeanne, Angie, Ben, and the grand kids came along was a real blessing.

I haven’t had a camera in my hand since Christmas Eve and I didn’t shoot much then, so I’m anxious to get out and see if there are things out there that need to be photographed.  🙂

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