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Posts Made By: Jeff Hapeman

May 18, 2003 10:39 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Yellow Warbler

Posted By Jeff Hapeman
Took another excursion today just hoping to photograph one of these guys. The lighting was poor, so I had to push the ISO up to 640 get this shot, so its a little noisier than I would like, but passable.

Nikon D100, 80-400 VR lens.

Jeff

May 18, 2003 10:40 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Red-winged Blackbird

Posted By Jeff Hapeman
Common, but here's my effort. This guy was annoyed and was ruffling his feathers. There was a female around and I think I must have been near their nest.

Jeff

May 18, 2003 10:44 PM Forum: Wildlife Photography

Buzz pollination

Posted By Jeff Hapeman
That's the term for what you see here. The shooting star's flowers release pollen when the flower is vibrated by the whirring wings of the bumblebee when it lands and takes off. I caught this one in a prairie near my house.

Nikon D100, 80-400 VR lens.

Jeff

May 18, 2003 10:49 PM Forum: Wildlife Photography

Close enough?

Posted By Jeff Hapeman
Apparently not. I had to fiddle with this guy--I was just too curious--and he bit me. Luckily he is not venomous--it's just a Western Fox Snake, but he drew blood. Anyway, we found him eating baby robins out of a nest. The upset parents drew our attention with the racket they were making. It didn't stop him--30 minutes later he slid off with 4 lumps in his stomach. Nature at work.

Nikon D100 with 80-400 VR lens.

Jeff

May 26, 2003 01:24 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Yellow-headed blackbird

Posted By Jeff Hapeman
Me too! Actually, these are uncommon to rare in WI and are only found in a few areas near my house. My father-in-law is out to visit, so we went to hunt these guys down, and this one obliged me by posing nicely for a photo or two. Nikon D100 with 80-400VR lens.

Jeff

May 26, 2003 01:41 AM Forum: Wildlife Photography

Aquilegia canadensis

Posted By Jeff Hapeman
Sorry, but I am trained as a botanist (I came to the U of WI 10 years ago to get my PhD in plant evolution), and I don't know and of forget the common names of many plants. This one is escaping me at the moment. Anyway, it was a lovely day for a hike and I took the camera out to a nice cliff with great wildfolowers and views.

Nikon D100.

Jeff

May 26, 2003 01:45 AM Forum: Wildlife Photography

Viola pedatifida

Posted By Jeff Hapeman
This is a violet of the midwest that is found in areas of dry thin sandy soil. Mostly it is now restricted to the few areas where native vegetation persists. The cliff I was at today has many of what are now uncommon species since it was never suitable for plowing or grazing. This violet is closely related to the Bird's-foot Violet (Viola pedata). Not sure on the common name here, either.

Jeff

May 26, 2003 01:47 AM Forum: Wildlife Photography

Oxalis violacea

Posted By Jeff Hapeman
This is a favorite spring flower of mine, found in sandy prairie remnants here in WI. Sometimes it forms big showy clumps. Here it is shaded and the plants are a bit more sparse, but still showy, though small.

Jeff

May 26, 2003 01:49 AM Forum: Wildlife Photography

Ranunculus fascicularis

Posted By Jeff Hapeman
OK, this would be a type of buttercup. It is also found on dry sandy soils on cliffs, etc. I liked the contrast between the bright yellow flower and all the surrounding vegetation.

Jeff

June 8, 2003 10:12 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Female Hummer Action shot

Posted By Jeff Hapeman
I spent about 30 minutes trying to get some good action shots of the hummers at the feeder today. I cranked up the ISO to 640 on the Nikon D100 so I could get some high shutter speeds without a lot of noise, and was able to get this shot, at 1/800s, f/5.6 with a Nikon 80-400mm VR lens. I got some shots at higher shutter speeds, but the composition and lighting were not as good. I also have one or two neat shots of the male, which I will get posted after dinner. This is a crop of the original, reduced about 30%. The detail in the original was remarkable. Note the spiderwebs on her bill (making a nest?) and the tip of the tongue.

Jeff

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