Elegant Tern

Elegant Tern -- Klamath River, Redwood National Park, CA

Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II, 1/2000s, f/5.6, ISO:400

Well, I never was able to identify this bird with a whole lot of confidence.  I still think it's an elegant tern.

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Canon Rebel T5i, 1/80s, f/9, ISO: 100

There's a few things I like about this photo.  It gives a nice idea about the steepness and height of the canyon walls.  The loose boulders on the cliff side hint at the decomposition of the cliff walls.  The trees show the tenacity of Mother Nature.

Bridalveil Fall

Yosemite National Park, CA
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, 1/200s, f/10, ISO: 100

I haven't been to Yosemite in months.  I need to rectify that.

I shot this photo about a year ago from Tunnel View.  Can't really go wrong from there.  The waterfall is Bridalveil Fall.  It's 620 feet tall, a little guy by Yosemite's standards.  For folks familiar with the Pacific Northwest, It's basically the same height as Multnomah Falls.  Unlike many of Yosemite's waterfalls, this one runs year round.  It will be interesting to see if it can maintain through this summer, though, it's going to be a dry one.

Who's the Man?

Tule Elk -- Point Reyes National Seashore, CA
Canon PowerShot SX40 HS, 1/320s, f/5, ISO: 200

Like I said a couple of days ago, getting nice shots of elk at Point Reyes isn't too tough, all you've got to do is take a hike through the reserve with a camera.  This guy had a pretty big harem.  They were hanging out right next to the trail.

Anyway, I felt like I needed to post a nice photo after the last couple of not-so-interesting days.  So, there you go.

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline, Oakland, CA
Canon EOS Rebel T5i. EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS II. 1/1600s, f/5.6, ISO: 1250

Truthfully, this is not a picture I'd have kept today.  However, I was kind of excited about it when I took it because it's an in-focus photo of a bird in flight, which was something that was difficult to achieve with my smaller cameras.  This was one of the first shots I took with the T5i--the 71st to be exact--and I was amazed to find how much easier it was to track a bird and fire off a burst of photos.  I haven't looked back since.

Photo selection inspired by Geogypsy's Foto Friday Fun 105, photo #0071.

Tule Elk

Tule Elk -- Point Reyes National Seashore, CA
Canon EOS Rebel T5i, EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS II, 1/2000s, f/5.6, ISO: 640

I've been debating whether or not this picture was worth posting.  It's from pretty far away and better photos of elk aren't too tough to come by at Point Reyes.  These guys were in an area I've never seen them, perhaps twenty miles from the actual elk reserve.  I know the dairy farmers aren't too crazy about the elk wandering off the reserve, bur I didn't realize just how far they wander.  The context of the photo is interesting, anyway.

South Beach

South Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA
Canon EOS Rebel T5i,  EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, 1/100s, f/10, ISO: 100

OK, this is the last ocean picture for a while, I promise.