I had another chance to get some shots of a rather attractive horse that belongs to a friend. She was going to use the photos to promote him for sale, but now has decided to keep him. This is a 6 yr. old TB gelding who is quite tall at 16.3 hands or 67 inches. My guess is he's about 1,300 lbs.

For those who might notice, his mane shows on both sides because it is parted down the middle. The owner didn't want to spend the time training it to lie on one side.

The second to the last shot is of a very quick turn toward the fence out of a canter.

I started watching this fascinating little bird June 20th. On July 3rd the first of two eggs hatched presenting us with a less than beautiful little critter. The photo of the nest was taken atop an 8' ladder while nest was unattended. From that point on, all captures were taken with a 750mm equivalent lens from a distance of approximately 20', to prevent stress on the new mother and family. I've been trying to document the development of the young bird. As a point of interest, I've always noticed that loud fireworks had drastic effects on dogs and cats, but I never even considered how a bird would react. On the 5th of July this little mother was noticeably anxious and stressed. So much so that I decided not to attempt any photographs that day. Attached are a few samples from the day of the hatching up to yesterday, July 6th.

I have a friend in New Orleans, Ray Laskowitz (laskowitzpictures.com) who writes a daily comment on his photos ,(Storyteller) that I follow. Many of his images are taken while walking one of his dogs, “The All Seeing Dog who Sees Pictures” and are taken from many different angles including dog level seeing. Ray’s daily words and images are worth a visit for me.

I try to walk our rescue dog Daisy along the neighborhood most days and usually take my Panasonic Lumix GX85 with the 45-150 MM lens with me to photograph the flowers and other images in my neighborhood .

Due to balance problems from a long ago auto accident and old age at 81, I have to walk with the aid of a cane , so shoot one handed while holding the leash and my cane with my left hand. I use the auto everything setting and shoot more than one frame as I pause to make a photo holding the camera in my right hand. I use the electric viewfinder and preset the focal length as needed manually as I pause to make an image.

I don't think I could accomplish this with my faithful Nikon DSLR s because of the weight compared to the mirrowless GX85.

Here's a selection of images from today’s walk all done with one hand holding the camera..