Saturday, December 21, 2013

I Can See Them In The Dark

Welcome to this rare weekend edition of The Everyday Adventurer! I don't know for sure, but I may post more often on the weekend again if this post feels good for me. I said before that my posting would be a little more unpredictable. This is where it starts.

I've been telling you that I have only been seeing deer when it gets dark around here. That hasn't changed. But I decided to do something about it. My new camera has all kinds of capabilities that I haven't tried out, so I thought I'd try a few night shots.

I saw these deer just after the Sun went down, so I wasn't sure what might happen when I took their pictures. I set the camera on the Night Scenery setting and the pictures came out looking as if they were there in the daytime. I was surprised I got anything at all. My last camera would have only gotten a bunch of dark blurs.

This is just a small herd of about four. It's actually kind of typical, but I also see them much larger. Much of the time there are several groups like this scattered around the same field. It was still a little early, so these four were alone. I wish I would have thought to take some closer shots, but the deer ran away too soon when they saw me.

I have a little more time on my hands so I hope to be able to post more often again. I've had a little trouble getting some pictures because the innards of my trucks side window broke because of the cold weather. Now the window is stuck shut. I have to take it in and get it fixed now. They're going to keep it for about a week.

I liked rolling down the window and taking some pictures right from the truck. Now I have to get out to do it. Animals that seem okay with a noisy automobile coming near them don't really like it when I get out to try to get pictures. These deer were no exception. Getting out of the truck can be good too though. I need the exercise. I'll talk to you later.


16 comments:

  1. Some truly great pictures Ratty. I thought maybe you had seen them out before the sun went down. You must be really pleased with that camera!!

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    1. I am really pleased with the camera. I'm now beginning to learn some of the other features on it, and that's making it seem even better.

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  2. Animals do seem to pretty much ignore big vehicles but get jumpy if a human appears. Nice shots

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    1. They sure do. I'm hoping that right after Christmas I'll be able to stay in the truck again for some of these animal pictures.

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  3. Those are cool photos! The night function of the camera can get some really great pictures.

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    1. I was surprised at how good the night function on this camera worked. I'll be using it again often.

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  4. I never have tried this, I need to give a wing. I laughed at what little came out on a night hike last summer camping using a normal setting.

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    1. I'm glad I didn't just try to use the normal setting for these. I wasn't sure how good these would come out because my last camera couldn't do this well.

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  5. Yay for a weekend post! My camera also sometimes makes night time photos look like they're shot during the day. I took some photos of St Paul's cathedral the other day at dusk and it looked like noon.

    I love deer so enjoying seeing these photos.

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    1. I may be doing more weekend posts. I'm hoping I can refine these night shots so they don't look quite so bright while still being easy to see.

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  6. A weekend post will not stress too much, just like I do.

    I am trying to play with exposure on DSLR, that gives a bright scene even in a dark area.

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    1. I hope you can get your DSLR to make the pictures come out with just the right brightness. I'm still experimenting with my camera a bit too.

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  7. Great night shots. It is amazing how long it takes to learn all those hidden features of a new camera!

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    1. I usually learn the new features a little faster, but I was extra lazy with this camera.

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  8. oh, a very quiet and serene scenery, something that I too would stop and take the scenery all in. Happy holidays, Ratty

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    1. The best part of living around here is the scenery.

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