Out for a walk

[scott-devon]

After being stuck indoors with freezing temperatures I took advantage of today's sunny 0 Deg. Celcius and got out for a walk in the woods. The wind was very strong and twice I nearly got brained by dead branches falling as the trees swayed, but it was just great being out on such a warm day.

Got the usual culprits...





An interesting stump...


And this bit of birch bark laying in the snow caught my eye...


I see the pussy-willows are starting to come out, perhaps spring isn't too far away....

[mjs1973]

Love that 2nd shot. What are the specs on that one? It looks like flash was used. The feather detail and the catch light are very nice.

[scott-devon]

Thanks Mike. No flash on that second shot, just lucky on the angle of the sun that time. Shutter speed was 1/180, 200 iso shot with my 80-320 lens and a 2x converter so the aperture and focal length didn't register on the exif info. I used spot metering and auto white balance. Still learning the basics here and enjoying the process.