Spring is in the air.

As some of you know, one of my favorite subjects to photograph is flowers.  Living in Florida we only have a short window of time before it gets too hot and nothing will grow.  I am loving the garden centers right now with their tulips and dahlias.  Also making many trips to the Naples Botanical Gardens.  In March I will travel to Macon, Georgia for their cherry blossom festival.  So without further ado here are some of my favorites,

 

Beauty in Three 

 

                                                                      DC Blossom

 

Spring's Pastels 

                                                                         Joyful

Thanks for stopping by.  Kim

Photographing Birds

Living in SW Florida there are many species of beautiful shore birds to photograph.

 Photographing birds in flight can be a challenge in capturing crisp images.  It is best to shoot in manual mode with a fast shutter speed to “freeze” the bird’s wings in your photo.   Aperture should be set around f/7.1 or f/8.  And last you want to have as low of ISO as the light will allow to avoid digital noise.

  I also love to photograph static portrait shots of birds and find them just as pleasing.

Burrowing Owls can be found in Cape Coral, Florida. They are found in roped-off areas around the city. I am lucky that a friend of mine has a burrow right down the street from her.   Most roped-off areas have a white T-shaped perch for the owls.

Enjoy my entire collection of Florida Birds on my website. Florida Birds

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The 3 winners of our giveaway are:

First winner Anne, gets her choice of either 8 x 10 photograph

Second winner Carole, gets the remaining 8 x 10 photograph

Third winner EmoryandRebecca, gets her choice of a pack of note cards on my site on Society 6

I will notify the winner's by email.  You will have one week to respond with your address.

Thanks to  ALL who participated.

Kim Hojnacki Photography's First Giveway!

Every person who enters the giveaway will receive a link for a download to this digital 2013 Calendar.  You are entered into the contest when you leave a comment and follow my blog.





There will be three prizes:

First place gets their choice of either photo or a 3 pack of 5X7 stationary cards.

Second place gets their choice of either 2 prizes remaining.

Third place gets the remaining prize.

Now on to the giveaway:

         

·         * You must follow me on the blog.  
          * Entry must be left on THIS BLOG POST not at Facebook.

·         * Giveaway ends Thursday, December 27.

·         * Winners have one week to respond to my email, after which an alternate winner will be chosen.

             Contest in open to USA and Canada only.

      Winners will be announced 24 to 48h later on this blog.

 

Winner's will be notified by email and posted on the blog.

Merry Christmas.  Thanks for stopping by.

Kim