by Steve Dimock | Feb 24, 2020 | Thoughts
A Mew Gull set against a background of a rocky intertidal area. Photographing birds is challenging and fun. I have had the pleasure of chasing after them for years. The images I get can show the bird as a specimen and, if I try hard, are aesthetically pleasing. But...
by Steve Dimock | Feb 16, 2020 | Thoughts
As in all locations, birding in San Miguel de Allende varies with the seasons. We were in the area through the month of December. So, the birds we observed and photographed were in non-breeding plumage and many were of species that will migrate to the United States...
by Steve Dimock | Jan 20, 2020 | Thoughts
It seems fitting to follow the people of San Miguel with the Dogs of San Miguel. I don’t believe I have ever been in a more dog friendly place. I was raised with dogs and have had a dog nearly my entire life. It has only been the last few years that I have not...
by Steve Dimock | Jan 12, 2020 | Thoughts
The people of San Miguel made me feel welcome. I have never been one to photograph people. My focus has always been on birds and other animals, flowers, landscapes or seascapes. It is not that I don’t appreciate people images. Rather I find it challenging...
by Steve Dimock | Dec 23, 2019 | Thoughts, Whats happening
Often, when I am looking at a blog, facebook stream, or website I get the impression that “this person has the perfect life.” Everything is roses and champagne. They go out on shoots and come back with buckets of perfect images. I am sure that this is true...
by Steve Dimock | Oct 31, 2019 | Thoughts
Our time in Beaverton was great. We had good food, good company and a few opportunities for some good picture making. I even had a little time with some birds. In general, A good fall get away. As we drove out of town, easing down the on ramp onto interstate 5, we...
by Steve Dimock | Oct 30, 2019 | Thoughts
Reflections and Rapids As winter is approaching, Susan and I decided we needed to make a trip home to winterize the house. We drove up 101 to Florence, as usual but decided to tak a back road from there for a change of scenery and in hope of seeing some nice fall...
by Steve Dimock | Oct 15, 2019 | Whats happening
Ok, the web site is back up in a state that is at least passable. As with all things internet, there are features I like and others that, well, let’s just say there is room to improve. As I went through my images and tried to sweep them into convenient piles, I...
by Steve Dimock | Sep 27, 2019 | Whats happening
A short while ago, I received an EOL notice. It didn’t mean much to me but I opened up my hosting platform and very quickly learned that EOL stands for End Of Life. As one might expect, this is not a good thing. Essentially, the underlying programing to all of...
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