Debbi Friedman’s Blog

I was out walking around Rockridge Pond, which is very near to where I live, with my camera today.  I’m looking for some new and specific ideas to consider for drawing, and was hoping to see a great blue heron that is often hanging out there. But things never go according to what one hopes for, especially where nature is concerned.  I did end up seeing a pileated woodpecker that mostly tried to hide from me on the other sides of tree trunks, and a tiny golden crowned kinglet, which hovered in air to eat little bugs which were invisible to the human eye.  The kinglet was not at all shy about my presence.  I didn’t get any images that were in the ballpark of what I am looking for.  I am trying to learn about all of the features on my camera, one of which is the “Image Overlay”, and finally accomplished overlaying different photos I took.  This is the first time I’ve had success with this, and I did combine images of the water surface with photos I’d taken of feathers floating on water, but they leave much to be desired and I have lots to learn!