Back in May I saw an eastern screech-owl snoozing in a nestbox at Maumee Bay State Park, Ohio. His photo, above, is on my cellphone but I can’t take credit for its beauty.
I have all the tools to create this photo — a bird scope and a cellphone — but I don’t have the skill yet. I watched bird guide Carlos Bethancourt set my cellphone on the scope (without a scope adapter), manipulate the screen, and take three beautiful pictures.
Carlos made it look easy but I can’t get my cellphone to behave. My two best attempts at photographing a robins’ nest look like this.
I need a lot more practice to make it perfect.
(owl photo by Carlos Bethancourt using Kate St. John’s cellphone, robins’ photos by Kate St. John)
It ain’t easy, but practice, practice, practice! ?
Well, that question mark was actually a cellphone wink.
I like all 3 pictures.
Kate, I think they are GREAT pictures. Better than anything I could have done.
Wow, I have tried so many things to get my cellphone to take good pictures. I didn’t know it was even possible. Awesome, thanks to you both.