Photos, videos and docs of Joel Dinda, with the keywords: "Audubon"

Big Marsh Lake

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 15:00:01 +0000

Part of Michigan Audubon's Baker Sanctuary, from the Kiwanis Youth Conservation Area. Sandhill Cranes live here; in the autumn there are thousands of 'em. Taken during CraneFest about a decade ago.

Water Over the Dam

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:56:59 +0000

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Well, kinda; this dam's got sort of a drain. Big Marsh Lake, near Bellevue; another photo from the Kiwanis Youth Conservation Area.

A Walk in the Woods

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:20:01 +0000

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Kiwanis Youth Conservation Area, near Bellevue, Michigan.

Sandhill Cranes_305

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 09:05:19 +0000

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One last shot of the cranes, for now, with a reminder that Michigan Audubon's Cranefest occurs on the second weekend in October, at Big Marsh Lake near Bellevue, Michigan. Put it on you calendar; it's wonderful.

Sandhills

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:06:49 +0000

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10/9/2010, during Cranefest at Big Marsh Lake.

Sandhill Cranes

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:44:52 +0000

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At Big Marsh Lake from the Kiwanis Youth Conservation Area, near Bellevue, on 10/22/2005. Hundreds of cranes have already landed in the marsh; some can be seen in this photo (though not well; they're mostly along those broken trees).

Michigan Audubon's Cranefest occurs at Big Marsh early every October, but Audubon and Kiwanis open the viewing area on weekends throughout the month.

A Sky Full of Sandhills

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:24:36 +0000

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Same trip to Big Marsh Lake: 10/30/2010.

Sandhill Cranes

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 06:49:40 +0000

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10/30/2010 (again).

Sandhill Cranes

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:20:11 +0000

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10/30/2010.

Sandhill Cranes over the Big Marsh

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 11:38:59 +0000

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From Kiwanis Youth Area near Bellevue, Michigan. Photo taken during Michigan Audubon's CraneFest in October of 2004 with my Nikon N90s. Scanned from a negative.

Trees, Color, and Big Marsh Lake

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:13:52 +0000

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During CraneFest from the Kiwanis Youth Area; the Big Marsh is the heart of the Bernard Baker Sanctuary. Photo taken 10/11/2015.

Pond @ Baker Sanctuary

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 09:53:52 +0000

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There's something about Michigan Audubon's Baker Sanctuary that brings out my Art Photo tendencies. Keep your eye on this space....

Photo taken 10/9/2004.

Why We Go to Michigan Audubon's CraneFest Every Year

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:41:42 +0000

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Still sorting through old photographs. This one's from 2005.

What this photo doesn't capture is the incredible sound all these large birds make.

Cranefest: Sandhill Cranes

nobody@ipernity.com (Joel Dinda) — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 13:54:18 +0000

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Another photo found while sorting through my archive--though this one's not particularly old, as I took it last October.

I'd purchased Nikon's FT-1 adapter for my Nikon 1 with the explicit intention of attaching my 300 mm lens to the little camera. Since the multiplier's 2.7, a 300 mm on the V2 is equivalent to an 810 mm lens on a full-frame (D)SLR.

The obvious application for such a setup is photographing wildlife. But really you need to practice to use the gear well, and circumstances had prevented that. So I found myself at Michigan Audubon's Baker Sanctuary CraneFest without adequate preparation--and with a shaky tripod. All in all, a bad photographic experience, though as always we enjoyed the festival. Saturday was the first time I'd looked seriously at the resulting pix; they were quite as bad as I suspected.

I've since repaired the tripod, by the way....