Ed at Ridersite

Another fine set Edward!  Now I know why they paint those bridges red.  It goes so nicely with the fall colors.

Great variety this week Justin.  The boat-tailed exposure is just perfect showing off the colors and feather detail.  And, the little swamphen chick is just too cute. Also like the detail in the ...

Picking up on the last day of August where I left off last week. A-68 and 70-400mm G2. Red-banded Hairstreak Chinese Mantis feasting on a bumble bee Same mantis wider view Cabbage White Mating ...

Nice one Jeremy!  Great colors :)

What!  No BIF?  Pretty unusual from you Justin.  Great photos of the frogs but the egret chicks steal the show this week.  They do look Jurassic!  Also a nice job focusing on the fish.  I ...

Nice photos and a nice find.  They are indeed pretty rare in Oregon.  More common here on the east coast, but still unusual - partly because they are only around when there is heavy foliage.

Nice to know the old Minolta lens works well on the A-1 with the adapter. Also pretty nice images in the low light. My A-68 now has over 100,000 clicks and I'm now reduced to using the 70-400mm G2 ...

Picking up on August 27th where I left off last week. A-68 and 70-400mm G2.  The Black Vulture shot below was the last photo taken with my newest 70-400mm G2.  A few minutes later, the zoom ring ...

Nice set Gary!  I like the very wide shot of the deer and the last shot of the teals.  I don't recall ever seeing that many teals in one photo.

Placed 35^th in the challenge. Slightly larger than a lady beetle.

Picking up on August 24th where I left off last week.  A-68 and 70-400mm G2. Male Blue Dasher 12-spotted Skimmer Monarch Another male Blue Dasher Black-crowned Night Heron Green Heron Summer Azure ...

Nice job one these Justin.  Excellent BIF images and also a dynamite job on the white feathers.  I never tire of viewing your posts.  I think my favorite is the Great Egret delivering the nesting ...

You might try turning off electronic first curtain shutter when shooting at high shutter speeds. Below is from the A-68 user manual but I think it's the same for the A-77II. The electronic front ...

First try this.  Turn off camera.  Remove battery.  If battery is low, recharge.  Otherwise, replace battery and turn on camera.

Beautiful butterfly. Looks like a California Tortoiseshell but I'm not familiar with it or similar species in your area. I assume it was taken near Bend.

Awesome shots of those little birds Johan.  I particularly like the Eastern Yellow Robin.  Scrub-wren is also very nice.

Lots of nice variety this week Justin.  I had been wondering about the 200-600mm use for insects.  It worked well on the blue dasher :) Nice catching the wood ducks together.  The duckweed adds a ...

Picking up on August 16th where I left off last week.  A-68 and 70-400mm G2. White-tailed Deer fawn Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Green Heron - eyes on the prize Differential Grasshopper Ten and ...

I use the 70-400mm A-mount on my A-68.  A friend uses the 200-600mm E-mount on his A7R4.  For longer reach he also uses the crop mode making the 200-600mm a 300-900mm.  Furthermore, he can use it ...

Thanks for the nice comments Justin.  The background in the Green Heron shot is algae.  We had several very hot (mid to high 90's) humid days leading up to August 14th.  In the pond, that sort of ...