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Photography: Coyote Pond Park

Despite a hard week, I rose early yesterday, faced the rain, and spent two hours in a nearby park capturing bird photos. Creeping through the grass without a sound, tucking my camera into my rain jacket for safekeeping during downpours, and focusing only on the birdsong offered unexpected joy. It’s comforting watching the world through a lens, away from anything but the sounds of nature.

Although I’m taking classes right now to photograph people, my first love will always be the outdoors. And while I’m getting better at using my camera in manual mode, I haven’t achieved the crispness I want yet. Let me know if you think these are headed in the right direction and if you have a favorite photo. I hope you have a great rest of your week!

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  • These were taken with my Olympus E-M1 MarkII, using a 75-300mm lens and edited with Lightroom Classic.

32 thoughts on “Photography: Coyote Pond Park”

  2. What a wonderful-looking amenity for the community. It looks so well managed and I hoped it is used and appreciated. And an excellent collection of shots Bridgette – 5 & 6 caught my eye in particular and you even included a trail (26) for a little run.

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    • Thanks, Roy! Since it was raining, I was the only one around, but I’ve since learned it’s a pretty popular spot for photographers and runners. It’s very clean and lovely. Always love sharing a trail for you 🙂 I’m glad you liked those raining bird action shots. Not easy to get, but I’ll keep trying to get even better ones. I have a feeling this will become my new favorite spot to go. I think my next full moon photos should be here.

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  5. Very beautiful bird photos, Bridgette!! ❤️ As Elizabeth does, I use Aperture Mode which lets the camera do most of the work, I just keep an eye on the ISO. There’s a new bird photo on my blog today from the 500mm lens. Be well, great work!!

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  7. Hello Bridgette I am sorry I have not been intouch for a while, but I have kept a keen eye on your journey. You are amazing, I am a keen birdwatcher up here on Orkney, and we have had plenty of unusual birds from a bittern to a black kite. I like number 19 the bird is ready for action keeping a keen eye on movement in the water. Keep posting both photos and poetry. Regards to all the family Terry Thornhill 😀

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    • You are so kind, Terry, thank you! It’s so fun to photograph birds and it sounds like you have some incredible ones where you are. I’ve been working on some poetry for a collection I’ll be self-publishing later in the year, but I need to get back to putting poetry here on the blog. I appreciate you so much and best regards to you and yours as well 🙂

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