(11) Turning the somewhat rippling water (there's flowing, bubbling water, actually) into a rather smooth surface through a long exposure. Experimenting, really. Shot with the 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 at 14mm, f/8, 1/15s, ISO 100. Tripod, pre-fire mirror lockup both used.

(12) Another helicopter shot, this time on a brighter day. 100% crop. Shot with the 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 at 200mm, f/8, 1/640s, ISO 100, pushed a stop during post-processing. Blades clearly in motion at this shutter speed. Hm, one wonders what's the usual RPM range of the rotors.

(13) The mallards are back. This one was spotted at Panther Hollow, and seemed a bit friendly -- the ducks seemed to home in on people, actually. Healthy-looking specimen. Shot with the 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 at 117mm, f/5, 1/500s, ISO 400.

(14) American robin, standing alert on a pleasant day. Shot with the 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 with EC14 attached, at 200mm (base), on tripod, with cable release and pre-exposure antishock enabled, at 1/1000s, f/6.3, ISO 400. 100% crop.

(15) Robin with worm. 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 at 200mm plus EC14, on tripod, at 1/125s, f/6.3, ISO 100. 100% crop.