The grey weather is persisting, in typical halfway to winter fashion. It's cold and damp, but not really doing anything; and the sky remains solidly grey from dawn to dusk. Colours are drained from any shots you do manage, and everything has a blueish tint. When they talk about colour temperature, you know exactly what they mean at this time of year. Colours are all at the cool-end of the spectrum.
The nearest to any brightness today came with a few frames of a green woodpecker. It must have been feeling the cold. It let me venture somewhat closer than usual (and switch lenses) before flitting away.
Camera note: shot taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens, 400mm focal length, at ISO 800, f/5.6 and 1/200s. Hand-held.
Vulpes vulpes
16 Dec 2008A spot-on sum up of our "wonderful" winter weather! I like the woodpecker. 🙂
gdare
16 Dec 2008Nice shot. Even though he/she tried to hide again 🙂
Words
16 Dec 2008Vulpes, I just wish the weather would work out what it's doing. The latter end of this week is threatening to be moderately warm again :confused:
Words
16 Dec 2008Darko, thanks. It's a male (the red marking under the beak is the key).
Flying Red Fox Blog
16 Dec 2008It was sunnier yesterday, probably due to the fact that they said the further west you are, the better the weather. 😛 Nice photo.
Wednesday is looking nicer. 🙂
Words
16 Dec 2008Mark, it does look like the weather will improve towards the end of the week. Here's hoping 🙂
SittingFox
16 Dec 2008Great shot Words :up: At least at this time of year there are fewer leaves to hide such elusive birds!
Words
16 Dec 2008Adele, that's so true.
chthoniid
17 Dec 2008Brr, I don't envy you. My photography always seems to slow down in winter. You just seem to get fewer opportunities for good shots.
Still, it's a good woodpecker shot. You must be pleased with it 🙂
Words
17 Dec 2008Brendan, not the best time of year, but prefect for practising drawing a shot out of the gloom. I took about 10 frames of the woodpecker of which two are ok. It would have been easier if I hadtaken the monopod with me.