These are a few photos I took in my back yard the other night Sat, July17. The Monarch butterfly was hanging on the fence and the Jumping spider I found living in my aluminum Ladder I have hanging behind my garage, I got better shots when I coaxed him out on to a wooden platform.

Here are a couple of photos I took of the tornado damage in Leamington,ON.

Leamington Ontario Marina and also the Red Bull Race, Windsor Ontario

Well, I know it's been awhile since I have posted anything, I do apologize. It's been a crazy couple of months. To start off we bought a house and had a few months before we took possession. During that time, my Dad had a heart attack, which brought him to the decision to sell his house of 42 years and move to a condo. So we had to move everything into our house and move everything out of my Dads, which still is not done yet, we've been a little busy. Also, Michele just had a hysterectomy, it went well and she is now home recovering. But I have done some photography here and there when I have been able to find the time or just made time when seeing a good photo op. I also bought the Sigma APO 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Lens in the middle of May which I have only been able to use a few times. I find the lens so far to be of very good quality. I will be posting some shots of the Red Bull Air Show over the Detroit River, also Michele and I went to Leamington, ON for a stroll at the marina to test the lens, then a week later, shots of the damage the tornado caused in the same city. So it would be nice if things slowed down now so I can get to the posts of these pics and others, hopefully, more sooner than later.



Fishing Spider,Devonwood Conversation Area.
Minolta 100-400mm 4.5-6.7 APO Lens.


When I first bought the Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Lens, I decided to try it out at the Marina in Leamington, On. I used a Manfotto Tripod with a tilt and pan head and just sat on a park bench and photographed the Ducks and birds that were all around me.
I found this lens to do very well in low light on a tripod, the sun was low in the sky and it was the only light source in the photos below.








Common Grackle


Robin taking a bath


As we were leaving, I could not resist this sunset with a Jet Trail.


Sony 18-55mm Lens at 20mm


We thought we would stop in Kingsville,On. on our way home to Windsor, to get a bite to eat, I read about this place being haunted by a ghost they call George.
We never noticed anything unusual or paranormal during our meal at
Kings Landing.







The Red Bull Race was pretty exciting. we decided not to go downtown, to avoid the crowds, so we stayed further east near Devonshire Rd. I mainly took photos of the planes as they passed by, I wanted to see how well I could pan with this new lens. It did awesome.