I had my blind set up for a few hours close to the bird feeders. I managed to get a few fairly good shots of birds and a squirrel and nearly froze my butt off. The blind was very cozy as long as the sun was shining. Once it disappeard behind the clouds I discovered that I was not dressed warmly enough. It was an interesting endeavour in any case. I am trying desparately to get inspired to draw again....Where did my creative muse go???? Where????

I've had another expedition through the woods and along the creek. We seem to be lacking sunshine this winter so when it does come around in the mornings especially it is cause for celebratory photo shoots. These are my two favorite shots. I loved the look of the creek but the light was not on it at all so the photo is a bit disappointing.

I did a few still life practices. This is my favorite. I'm not too adventurous with the manual settings but rather just trying to develop an eye for better composition. For the most part I turn to the auto settings. Baby steps first then I'll move on. If only I could remember to leave the white balance on the auto setting before I set out for outdoor shoots. I have learned to shoot in the RAW format so I can fix these kinds gaffs more easily at least. Oh well.