I've been using the 45-200mm telephoto for more landscapes lately. This photo is a composite: The moon was out of frame with the telephoto so I took 2 shots and blended them together.
A Bite of Sushi
Speaking of lunch, I realise it has been a while since I ate sushi. This guy sure likes it. The egret even uses its beak like chopsticks! :D
While walking around the lake in Rockville, something large and white rose up out of the tall grass to my left about 10-15 feet away. Point camera, zoom, focus, shoot, shoot, shoot.
When editing in Lightroom, I noticed a dark spot in the open beak of the egret. I zoomed in and saw a fish!
SQUIRREL! EATING! LUNCH!
Rockville Park, on a bright sunny day. And the 45-200mm Lumix lens. Waterfowl was my goal for the day, but any small critter will do. This little guy was in the shade relaxing and enjoying some lunch when I happened by. Even at 200mm I still cropped this photo really tight. Any closer and he would have dashed off in fear. It's a tough life for a squirrel. Even after stashing away a lot of food, squirrels have to deal with this: "3. Squirrels may lose 25% of their buried food to thieves."
Fires of Heaven - A Stormy Sunset
I had missed a spectacular sunset the night before. We had cloudy skies the next day as well, so I decided to go out and shoot. The photo has the Suisun Harbor Lighthouse against a background of Twin Sisters mountain at sunset.
The image is a blend of 3 different 32bit HDR photos taken throughout the sunset. One photo, taken early on, had the rays of sunlight beaming through the clouds. A little later, the sky turned pink and orange. And one final photo, to blend in the lights of the Lighthouse as they finally turned on for the night.