MM – Picture day, birds

It seemed like such an easy thing to do. Pick a theme for each of the four Mondays in May (National Photography Month), then post seven pictures for each theme (the arbitrary goal I set for myself). I had about two weeks to prepare. The themes were easy – birds, my late father (his birthday is the second Monday of the month), sun & moon, and trees. Needless to say, I left the actual picture choosing until today, so… a bajillion hours later, I’ve finally narrowed it down to ten of my least blurry, most interesting shots. But there’s still daylight left…

Before I get to my amateur photos, I want to take a moment and direct you to some of my favorite professional photogs. I plan to post this set of links, plus any others I happen upon, every Monday along with my, less-than-professional but still fun to take, snaps.

Here they are, in no particular order –

Kelly Byrne

Kelly Byrne Photo on Facebook

Elly. J. Gorton

Elly. J. Gorton Photography on Facebook

Staci Layne Wilson

Staci Layne Wilson on Instagram

Joe Martin

Joe Martin Photography on Facebook
Joe Martin Photography on Instagram
Official website of Joe Martin Photography

Jade Beall

Jade Beall Photography on Facebook
Official website of Jade Beall Photography
A Beautiful Body Project by Jade Beall

Ken Haugen

Ken Haugen on SmugMug

Mike Neal

Official website of Neal Studios
Mike Neal on Twitter
Mike Neal – Neal Studios on Artist Websites
Neal Studios on Redbubble

Now my pictures, again in no particular order –