After a days of meetings and more meetings, it is nice to be able to walk around and shoot in the late afternoon. If only I had not chosen possibly the hottest day this week to (again) walk along the burned out hills nearby. Still mentally relaxing though.
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Despite looking for and finding compositions of contrast and lines, I happened upon this view of a turtle dove as I hiked up a hill following tire tracks amongst black ashes. After quickly changing to the longer zoom lens, I was able to take a few shots before the dove hopped off the rock. As with most turtle doves I have seen, its mate was nearby. You will usually see pairs of these birds unless something tragic has befallen its mate.
- El Dorado Hills, Grass Fire, Ashes, Tire Tracks, Monochrome
- El Dorado Hills, Burnt Grass, Unburned, Monochrome
EXIF data: Nikon D7000, center-weighted metering mode, ISO 100, 175mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec
El Dorado Hills (CA), Mourning Dove, Swaying Grass, Monochrome. El Dorado Hills, California. August 13, 2013. © Copyright Steven Tze – all rights reserved.
Steven Tze Photography 
I really like where you went in your last 3 posts….. the semi-mono and very thought out comps make me rethink my vision…. thanks!!!!
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Hi Mike, I’m always glad to give people a push with my photos! I’ve really been on a monochrome trend lately. The “weatherless” summer days just make everything boring and blown out, so it’s either looking for compositions with contrast or shoot at night. I haven’t been in many of my favorite urban jaunts lately at night, so it’s monochrome.
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