List of Albums ยป Kelsey Wellons Photography2023-12-11T20:05:18.883502-05:00urn:uuid:be33729d-def2-3a14-9a45-db38c486c675Kelsey WellonsMacro Photographyurn:uuid:36cd94ee-21fd-342c-a9ea-9cdcec59e1292020-04-13T23:29:00Z<p>Pink-spotted Lady Beetle on April 13, 2020 in Columbia, MD. I have had my macro lens since early February but have not used it to date. I only tested it when it arrived and back into the box it went, awaiting warm weather. With the current pandemic happening, I have not been traveling and my bird photography has been minimal. While I have a pair of Downy Woodpeckers that have nested right outside the balcony, I had decided to take my macro lens out after the rain today to get some water droplets on dandelions.</p>
<p>I only went across the street to a patch of grass that has many dandelions and small miscellaneous flowers. I found many small bugs over there including spiders, ants, flies, mimics, and beetles. I initially thought this was a pink ladybug but learned this was actually a beetle. It wanted nothing to do with me and was displeased with a camera 8 inches from its face. It was already almost 6 PM and I was losing my light so I left it be.</p>
<p>This image is actually rotated as having it climb vertical made for a less appealing image in my opinion.</p>
<p>Lens - Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro Lens on Nikon D500</p>
Birdsurn:uuid:1f0a87d3-9188-39e2-953a-20e33c8306202018-02-08T21:40:00Z<p>Red-shouldered Hawk at Lake Elkhorn on 01/31/2018. I was at the eastern end of the lake photographing the Trumpeter Swan. Many geese were also around. I turned around and saw something moving in the tree about 20 foot away. I initially thought it was a different bird in the tree but was very pleasantly surprised. This is my first hawk I have seen since I started birding. He flew away twice down a footpath. After the second time, I assumed he was hunting and did not want to be bothered so I did not pursue further.</p>
<p>This was taken before his second departure.</p>
<p>Lens - Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD @ 400mm on Nikon D5500</p>
Christmasurn:uuid:1b35729d-b4b6-3c99-ab41-735be80ba3ce2017-12-13T23:30:41Z<p>Central Park Christmas in Johnstown, PA. We went down to take some holiday photos while we were visiting my parents over Thanksgiving. This image has a nice amount of bokeh in the background. (Bokeh is the blur in the background which makes light stand out as circles.)</p>
<p>Lens - AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II @ 55mm on Nikon D5500</p>
Catsurn:uuid:8331185e-560f-35c9-a50a-883366dd615c2017-12-13T23:02:41Z<p>Rocc has magnificent facial expressions and a beautiful fur color.</p>
<p>Lens - AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G</p>
Winterurn:uuid:68bbedc1-0bab-3c98-b07e-39e6a5c3329d2017-12-10T22:50:41Z<p>Lake Elkhorn lower pond after our first winter snow (12/10/2017). I intended on going to Centennial Park but it was closed due to the snow. I headed back to Columbia before the afternoon sun started melting what little snow we got. There was a set of power lines, some sledders and a drain in this picture, but I removed those items to make it a better photo for a background.</p>
<p>Lens - AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II @ 18mm on Nikon D5500</p>
Penn Stateurn:uuid:af63083c-b73e-394c-87dc-6901fb8e9fe72017-12-03T22:15:42Z<p>Me at the Nittany Lion Shrine on our alumni visit. I had set up the camera on the tripod for my husband take a few pictures. Autofocus was used so he could just tap where I was on the screen.</p>
<p>Lens - AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II @ 48mm on Nikon D5500</p>
Fall Foliageurn:uuid:416546b5-2b74-3972-978c-1eec7b2509282017-10-03T21:19:52Z<p>Guilford Pratt Truss Bridge along Patuxent Branch Trail. Looking south along Little Patuxent River.</p>
<p>Lens - AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G VR II @ 55mm on Nikon D5500</p>
Great Falls, MDurn:uuid:7c4ffab2-2a50-35c5-9aa8-a8950e4626c92017-09-30T01:25:52Z<p>Second bridge heading to the Great Falls Overlook on Olmsted Island Trail. The water cutting through the rock is still considered to be the Potomac River. The rapids are more interesting when there has been more rain or snowfall is starting to melt.</p>
<p>Lens - AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G VR @ 10mm on Nikon D5500</p>
Patapsco Valley State Parkurn:uuid:90f24948-921f-338a-a9c8-90f1f05ba77c2017-09-27T17:26:42Z<p>Patapsco Valley State Park - Avalon along the Cascade Falls trail. This is the unique stop along the trail where many people tend to cluster to take pictures of this waterfall. I had about a 45 second to a minute window where no one was posing on top of the falls. First foray into blurring water with a longer exposure time.</p>
<p>Lens - AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G II VR @ 24mm on Nikon D5500</p>
Miscellaneousurn:uuid:98b334c9-ecd8-3da8-85f3-d475470a3d9e2017-09-27T00:36:42Z<p>My husband requested a picture of a deck of cards for one of his programming articles. I used a black construction paper background that appears as almost velvet after post-production. I wanted to lay out the cards in a tidy fashion.</p>
<p>Lens - AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II @ 48mm on Nikon D5500</p>
Astrophotographyurn:uuid:e9540dc9-c239-398f-b78e-d64ea4c82adb2017-08-10T01:38:00Z<p>International Space Station had a several minute flyby at 9:38 PM on August 09, 2017. The flyby was set to be visible very high above the horizon. We set up in the field behind our apartment with a tripod and the camera set to take 21 pictures with 6 second intervals at 1.6 second exposure. We initially missed the bottom trail as it was hard to see the ISS. I stitched together 19 images (which was a task in itself) and changed the colors to make the sky stand out more. You can also see the star trails due to having the lens open longer. This was basically a shot in the dark hoping it would work and was pleased with how well it came out for a first try.</p>
<p>Lens - AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G VR @ 15mm on Nikon D5500</p>
McKee-Beshers Sunflowersurn:uuid:79590977-a553-3cde-b9a2-fd8580b39edb2017-07-28T00:00:00Z<p>McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area - located in Poolesville, MD -
is home to several sunflower fields in midsummer. Many bees were out early in the morning. One of the first times getting shooting experience
with DSLR and enjoyed doing macro photography with the bees.</p>
<p>Lens - AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II @ 200mm on Nikon D5500</p>