About norconkm

I'm a person. I live in Grand Rapids, MI and work as an Electrical Engineer. My hobbies at the time of this writing are kayaking, skiing, archery, photography and maybe biking. As this is my personal blog, my hobbies are likely the primary topics about which you will be reading.

Duck

[singlepic id=1602 h=480 float=left] Just a duck, nothing special.  She (guess) was chilling in the pond just outside the Lincoln Park Zoo.  I thought it made for a good picture.  I took a few more, but on the shutter speed was roughly halved and they were mostly blurry.  Too bad, because the second… Continue reading

Green Tree Python

[singlepic id=1599 h=480 float=left] A Green Tree Python – from the Lincoln Park Zoo collection.  I could do a bit more to fix the noise, but overall I think it’s pretty good for a shot taken at ISO 1600. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL18200 lens @ 112mm, f/9.0, 1/20… Continue reading

Seagull

[singlepic id=1598 w=480 float=left] A seagull… which I’m sure everyone has seen before.  I don’t have a huge amount of time spent taking bird in flight pictures, but I think this is one of the better ones I’m managed to get.  I think it was taken on Skillagalee Island. Picture… Continue reading

Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon

[singlepic id=1597 w=480 float=left] A Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon.  These are pretty common in zoos all over, or, at least they also have some in the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Picture taken with Canon Rebel XT, EF 70-300mm @ 300mm, 1/400 sec shutter, f/7.1, ISO 1600

Victoria Crowned Pigeon

[singlepic id=1595 w=480 float=left] This is the same Victoria Crowned Pigeon from before, just another shot of it, apparently with a shutter speed of 1/20 of a second, which seems ridiculous.  I must have moved by the exact same amount and direction as the bird for this to have come… Continue reading

Gorilla – 2.0

[singlepic id=1594 w=480 float=left] This was one of the under-gorillas – not sure if it was male or female.  I’m not completely sure what variety of gorilla these were, but my best guess is that they were Western Lowland Gorillas.  They look different than those in the Lincoln Park Zoo… Continue reading