Diary of an Automation Junkie

I’ve been aching to take sunset photos of a lighthouse. So on Saturday evening I drove down to Point Judith. It was overcast with a slight chance of rain, but I figured that could make for a dramatic sunset. By the time I got there, the fog was thick and the rain steady. No sunset photos, but some interesting fog…

Just as I was about to call it quits, a seagull flew by with purpose..

Turns out, he was hunting for dinner. He dove down and found a crab, carried it off to the shore, and played a little tug-of-war with its life. Pretty sure he won.

Sprocket and I went for a walk in the woods on New Years Day. I took my cheap telephoto lens to make an attempt at bird photography. I caught a few good opportunities and had a lot of fun. The lens doesn’t have really enough reach, and I’m just beginning to learn how the heck to grab focus through all the branches, so these are heavily cropped and blurry. Otherwise, nailed it lol! Regardless, I think the birds provide an entertaining subject.

On the last day of our holiday break, I tromped around the marsh for a bit and photographed a couple more birds.