Thanksgiving in the Everglades

I took a trip to visit the relatives in Miami for Thanksgiving. The weather was beautiful, so we decided to bike 15 miles in Shark Valley in the Everglades. There weren't any sharks, but we saw tons of these reptiles. I brought my D50 with just my old fixed 50mm f./1.8 Nikkor because it's tiny and weighs practically nothing. I cropped some of the pictures to make the subjects bigger. That's where more megapixels count. Just goes to show you don't need to use a $4,000 telephoto to get some decent wildlife shots. Most shots are ISO 200, auto white balance, f./ 4 and shutter about 1/1250 second.

Okay, I understand this wasn't the smartest thing to do. It was a one time deal. Kids, don't try this!

The Last Home Gator Game

Florida Gators vs. Citadel Bulldogs

Here are a few shots from way up in the nosebleed section with my 70-300mm telephoto...

For those who want to know: I was shooting at ISO 400, usually at 300mm f./ 5.6 ( I'd use lower aperture if I had a lens that could) on my D50. Sunny white balance and spot metering. I used as fast of a shutter speed as possible to freeze the motion. Most shots were about 1/2000 second.

Louis Murphy and Ahmad Black with fans...
Aaron Hernandez...

Chris Rainey...
Chris Rainey...
Torrey Davis...
Jonathan Phillips...
Brandon James...
Tim Tebow...
Mr. Two Bits' last dance...

Lake Alice on a cold evening

I used specially panoramic software to piece several images together, yielding this picture of Lake Alice on the University of Florida campus at dusk. This is not an HDR. Click on the picture to enlarge it and see the lake in all its greatness.

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