{"id":254,"date":"2020-05-28T13:49:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T13:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelbward.com\/?p=254"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:03:17","slug":"2020-5-28-back-to-nc-with-a-white-lens-101519","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbward.com\/?p=254","title":{"rendered":"Cooped up inside working – 10\/9\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I was getting restless during work hours. I wanted to go outside. I was listening to bird watching videos, photography podcasts. Doing online classes to learn composition and lighting techniques. I was all in at this point, and yet still confined to a 40 hour a week post. Even though I feel a little guilty complaining since I did get to work from home.<\/p>\n

Can you tell I\u2019m writing this on the 28th of May 2020, the morning I\u2019m having to begin remote working again since the company I work for has opened back up, and my unemployment won\u2019t be continuing. <\/p>\n

At least back in October my solution was to open the blinds around me and have a camera right nearby for when a bird would appear. Shooting through the windows isn\u2019t ideal, and they aren\u2019t the cleanest. But I can\u2019t do anything for the outside of them, I\u2019m not on the first floor. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 7D w\/Tamron 150-600mm @428 – 1\/250 Sec – F8 – ISO 2000<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I was really excited to spot this female Downey Woodpecker. Shame I couldn\u2019t get a good profile shot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 7D w\/Tamron 150-600mm @428 – 1\/250 Sec – F7.1 – ISO 1250<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canon 7D w\/Tamron 150-600mm @400 – 1\/640 Sec – F8 – ISO 3200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Little fuzzy, auto focus on the Tamron isn\u2019t the best I\u2019ve used. But a Brown Thrasher made an appearance. <\/p>\n

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Blue Jay is also a common bird I see around the complex. I managed to capture a few moments from some of them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 7D w\/Tamron 150-600mm @500 – 1\/250 Sec – F8 – ISO 1250<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canon 7D w\/Tamron 150-600mm @400 – 1\/640 Sec – F8 – ISO 3200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A pair of them found something interesting at the base of this tree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 7D w\/Tamron 150-600mm @428 – 1\/640 Sec – F8 – ISO 2500<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canon 7D w\/Tamron 150-600mm @428 – 1\/640 Sec – F8 – ISO 2500<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canon 7D w\/Tamron 150-600mm @428 – 1\/640 Sec – F8 – ISO 2500<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Not too much else to tell. Just something to break up the day and a chance to use my camera. Always a good thing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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