Resting Wings and a Hazy Sunset.

Sometimes I go looking for butterflies to photograph. This one came to me and rested on our deck. 

Next we see some crows on a dead tree. 

I must say we have been fortunate to have decent weather. There have been severe storms in several places and record-breaking heat out west. California and Oregon have suffered from widespread wild fires.

The smoke from those fires has traveled across the country and shows up in our western skies. Some people captured an orange haze on photographs at sundown yesterday. I went out and attempted to but my camera shifted the color toward gray. I set the exposure for sunset but that just produced a purple sky!

There was a time that photographers blamed film for poor color latitude but now that we don't use film, I guess we blame electronics. Maybe next time I'll try my cell phone and see what it can do. 

The orange sun shows up in the reflection. I walked quietly so as not to scare the geese. They are fairly tame but will jump into the lake if startled. 

Wild Bird Wednesday/ My Corner of the World / DND Nature