Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM

endure

The yellow maple leaves are stubbornly hanging on and enjoying a bit of sunshine after the storm

endure

December 10, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, nature | Tags: autumn, bokeh, leaves, photography | 31 Comments

behind

December 1, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, nature | Tags: autumn, closeup, leaves, photography | 21 Comments

ps. A tip I picked up at Etcetera Etcetera Etcetera: If you prefer to open the original post rather than the pop-up in your Reader, click the time stamp or the word count at the bottom of the Reader notice instead of the post title!

November 27, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, nature | Tags: autumn, closeup, photography | 31 Comments

berries

November 24, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, nature | Tags: autumn, berries, closeup, leaves, photography | 25 Comments

kyloe

Father and son enjoying a sunny autumn day in the Amsterdamse Bos

kyloe

November 15, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, landscape, nature | Tags: animals, autumn, cattle, photography | 14 Comments

momiji

A picture of my favourite tree, Momiji, taken today in Amstelpark.

momiji

November 10, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, nature | Tags: autumn, closeup, leaves, photography, trees | 24 Comments

shrooms

November 6, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, nature | Tags: autumn, closeup, moss, mushrooms, photography | 30 Comments

ladybug

November 1, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, nature | Tags: animals, bugs, closeup, photography | 19 Comments

chickadee

October 28, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, nature | Tags: animals, birds, black-capped chickadee, photography, vancouver | 32 Comments

lepiota

f/2.8 – 1/125s – ISO 100 – 100mm

October 23, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, nature | Tags: autumn, closeup, mushrooms, photography | 22 Comments

mandarin

As mentioned before, I have a “duck wish list” which is a quite extensive list of ducks I want to find and photograph. And today I found #1 on that list!! A male Mandarin Duck, the most beautiful duck in the world! 🙂

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October 20, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM | Tags: animals, birds, mandarin duck, photography | 83 Comments

turtle-2

A more detailed version of my previous post! For those who are interested, please click on the first picture below to open a slideshow

Red-eared Slider turtle, on her way from the Lost Lagoon to find a good spot to dig a nest

Here she’s been digging ~30 min. It was hard to dig in the dry grass, lots of tough roots to get through

First egg on its way

You can see that the egg shell is very soft and thin, in daylight it almost glowed

After laying an egg, she gently tucked it in the hole

She laid 11 eggs in total

Then she started to fill up the hole. Note that she didn’t turn around even once during the whole time

Done! You can barely see where the nest is

Note to racoons and other threats: “No eggs here!”

She’s tired and it’s a long way back to the lagoon

One last obstacle: How to get into the lagoon

Finally! Back in the Lost Lagoon

October 14, 2013 | Categories: Canon 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM, nature | Tags: animals, photography, turtle, vancouver | 31 Comments

turtle

During my visit in Vancouver, I witnessed something amazing; I followed a Red-eared slider turtle from the Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park, she walked a bit further into the park and started digging a hole. It took ~3 hours, and then she laid 11 eggs! Each one was the size of a quail egg, but they all fit in the hole. Afterwards she covered it up with dirt and grass, removing all traces of the nest. All in all, it took ~4 hours and afterwards she was quite exhausted. Here’s a picture of her walking back to the lagoon:

turtle