What do you do when you go out into gray skies that are not that appealing. You can see the sky was doing me no favors. What really hurt, neither were the fish. Out comes the boat camera and see what happens. The trees are starting to turn to their Fall costumes.
The skies had shut down and so did the fish, why I looked for an added bonus in the sky. There was some bird activity on the lake. Four geese flew by without the 'V' formation.
This shot was my favorite as a single goose silhouetted against the stark sky. I heard him behind the trees and was ready for him to break over them. There was starting to be a little blue in the lower right corner.
The sun then slowly came out a little later I was able to take a reflective shot of a gull on a buoy.
The lesson learned is 'with some luck the sky will change, but in the mean time see what the camera will capture'. When I took the flying goose photo I thought this didn't work. Do you like any of my stark sky photos?
78 comments:
your photos are great, the sky changes fast as we were commenting about that on Leedra's blog. So sorry the fish let you down.
I like the bird silhouette. The colors look a lot different around here than they did Monday. Maybe next week we will all be posting fall colors.
Grey skies there might have been but you found not one shot but three.. a true sky watcher if ever there was one.. :O)
Nice SWF.
Great choice of photos.
Come visit anytime,
Troy
Hi my friend, great shots and doing 2 of your fav things, fishing and Skywatching eh.
Your pictures are great - they captured what was in front of the lens, right!?? Seems to be more gray than anything in my skies right now too. And guess what - no fish either (not that I'm trying - just hoping to make you feel better :-)
Happy SWF - thanks for stopping by!
A great series of photos! Happy skywatch :)
Great photo's. What better way to spend a day....photography AND fishing!!
Take care
It is quite all right with me - I'm used to that kind of sky!
Nice contribution to SWF. Always something to see and worth 'shooting'.
love all the bird shots!
I like the grey skies with those birds! Stunning shots there! My SWF is posted HERE. Have a great day!~
Let me start out by saying your gull looks like he is sitting on a floating pumpkin - perfect for fall. Okay now that I have said that, I think the stark skies are still beautiful and it is amazing the things a camera will pick up that is not necessarily visible to the naked eye.
I like the silhouette of the single goose the best FG. I'm surprised the trees don't look as changed as they do here.
My favorite is the same is yours... as the colors get introduced. Not a fan of stark skies... no potential for storm chasing there. Great captures though.
Gray sky's not the limit! ;-)
Very creative, great eye.
Well, when you find fishing boring or not getting any fish, you always have your camera:)
Nice shots!
What a great set of shots, FG!
Great photos!
The skies do look a bit dreary, FG. And what a bummer that the fish weren't biting either! I bet by NEXT week, the sun will come out. (Sorry, but I can't help teasing you. Hope you don't mind.)
Happy Sky Watch!
Great shots with the geese. I don't think I could have pulled that off. really enjoyed your skywatch photos.
Ah..very well done...making the most of what we have at the time..isn't that all about life?
Annie
I like all of them of course I always do.
My favorite picture is the one with the goose. Here we have these days also grey sky.
My little son is hooked on your pictures from the squirrels! They are amazing!
Very nice compositions, great Sky Watch!
The lone goose is great. The first photo is cool too with just a tinge of fall showing...
I like the way your series ended!
The skies and birds are fine, but I'm excited about seeing the trees start to change color.
The second shot is impressive... you can see the wing span on that fella! Great silhouette! I love the gull bobbing on the buoy... that's cute! That's what I love about your photography... it's fun and always a treat to see...
Good job!!
Have a great weekend!
~Michele~
Mountain Retreat
It is annoying when the sky doesn't cooperate. I get these beautiful sunny skies when I'm having to get somewhere with no time to get some shots of the trees and when I do not as pretty skies. Our forecast is good for the weekend so 'fingers crossed'. Love the shot of the single goose the best, even with your grey skies.
Just a few "costumes" shows the contrast. I like the shot.
Maybe the reason the geese weren't in the v formation is because they were flapping like crazy trying to catch the others.
I like your stark sky shots very much. Fun seeing what arrived in the sky for you but even without that, I like those gray skies.
I took some at the Island last night that were so stark I couldn't rescue them. At least you got something. Pappy
Beautiful birds at the stark grey sky! Stunning shots!
Oh i love all the photos, at first i thought the buoy was a big balloon.
It is getting so that many grey skies are coming.
can't go wrong fishing and skywatching, right? love the single goose pic -- terrific. happy skywatch friday. :)
No mstter whzt the sky was doing, you fond some nice shots anyway.
No fish? That's scary, coming from you. :) But at least the sky is still there and you're still skywatching!
Your photos are great. I prefer the last one because of the light.
Bird silhouettes are a wonderful way to frame the sky, always interesting to see what is going on in the sky in different parts of the globe. Thanks for sharing with sky watch friday.
A nice capture of the geese!
Must be due to Halloween round the corner! I actually thought the buoy was a pumpkin.. *blushed*
Happy Skywatch!!
Grey skys are part of life, but no fish is just plain sad. Have a wonderful weekend my friend.
Cheers
Love the shot of the goose with its wings spread wide, soaring. Happy SkyWatch.
I like these, and not least because I know about grey days and fish playing hard to get. They are real and beautiful. Thanks.
Give the weather just a minute and it will change!
Your photos are good, but I'm so sorry about the fish not biting...that stinks!
Nice shots! I can see why you like that shot of the lone bird. It's a nice one! :-)
Grey is tough, that's for sure. But the single goose above the silhouetted trees works great... it would have been just as good without the bit of color peaking through the clouds. Maybe even a little more autumn-y.
I love your recent Heron shots, too! I find they are among the easiest birds to spook...I am always trying to get pictures of them, but I usually get only a grey blur flying away.
I like ALL of your sky photos!
very beautiful series for swf my friend
Your photos are very nice! You did great capturing the bird flying over. I am way too slow to do that! Maybe the fish are busy getting ready for winter. :-)
In Holland we have often grey skies, actually more often than not! So your photos are great! Showing that every where in the world we see this greyness in the sky.Today it's rather sunny for a change. Thank you for your visit! BTW I didn't see the gull on the lamppost until you drew my attention to it!
Very nice shots! I love photos with birds in it:)
Have a nice weekend:)
Loved the gull shot - looks like he's sitting on a pumpkin!
Pretty color of the sky...Great one.
Yes indeed i love all of them! Thank you for you kind comment on my blog!
I really enjoy skywatch and look forward to it every week!Have a great weekend!
I like them all....you have one of the happiest blogs in the blogosphere.
nice sky watch post. have a great weekend.
The goose is my favorite, especially with a cropped tree below. Interesting & great contrast ofcourse. Have a great weekend too.
Really great photos. My photo for this week is a lot like your bird flying in the sky.
Love your bird shots. I was told once that where the birds are, there are fishes. I wonder if that is true. Or just some fisherman's tall tales. Happy skywatching.
That buoy added some much needed colour and that´s why it´s my favourite too.
Gray skies ... love the contrast of the orange thingie
:-Daryl
There is much wisdom in your post and in your pictures!
FG, great blog, enjoying looking at all your recent posts. Love the black squirrel! Never saw a blk squirrel here in our area! Glad to see that you keep your camera handy ready to use at any moment...nothing like having a pic of the one that almost got away!:) Thanks for visiting my blog and thanks for sharing. Going to check out that sky watch!!
Indeed -- the sky it is a-changin'!
I posted more of my story (untitled, STILL) and would love to hear what you think.
No pressure.
Nope.
I just REALLY want your feedback. That's all. :)
Blessings,
Lacy
Wonderful photos as always. Always enjoy my visit here. Have a great weekend.
The shot of the gull on the bouy is my favorite. Looks like it has landed on a giant pumpking.
Beutiful :)
I do like your stark photos-they seem appropriate for this time of year.
Loved the pictures, especially the one of the goose! I know what you mean about grey skies. Sorry you didn't catch any fish, but these shots are very nice!
Great pictures. Love the first one of the woods.
Lisa
I love that you include the birds too! Happy weekend!
What a different looking buoy! It does look like a pumpkin. That single bird capture is spectacular. It's a great big one that didn't get away--unlike the fish in some stories I've heard. ;>}
What great photos! I enjoyed the bird silhouette as well! Great SWF post!
Uh, did "Louis" hear you right about the girl being on the boy?
(Editor to "Louis:" You stupid vache, that was a GULL on a BOUY!
"Louis:" oh. I misunderstood. )
The first one, the goose one, the last one with reflections - oh, that;s all of them. ;0)
I did this for a while too - and I ended up photographing anything that had wings! lol
Great shots. Skies are getting greyer now at this time of year.
I like the geese and the trees. Grey skies can be interesting, but I'll admit that usually not on camera. But no matter what, the sky is full of wonder.
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