Beaver in the light

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Beaver in the light

April 15, 2015 by Mike Powell

As I was going over my photos of my recent encounter with a North American Beaver (Castor canadensis), I was struck by the beautiful quality and color of the early morning light. Sure, it was cool to be able to get some close-up shots of the beaver swimming around, but the light was equally spectacular.

I’ve tried to convey in these two images a sense of the golden glow that surrounded us during the magical moments I shared with this beaver, though somehow the colors seem to get a bit desaturated when I move the image into WordPress.

Check out my previous posting to see more images of this beautiful beaver.

Posted in animals, beaver, Nature, Photography, spring, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, beaver, Canon 50D, Castor canadensis, Huntley Meadows Park, North American Beaver, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on April 15, 2015 at 7:00 am | Reply Birder's Journey

Wonderful – I also love that golden glow of the early morning sunlight!
on April 15, 2015 at 7:14 am | Reply Untraveled Routes

The shot looks all the more captivating with that morning light !!!
- on April 23, 2015 at 5:33 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. The light was amazing and I was happy that I could at least partially capture its beauty.
on April 15, 2015 at 8:27 am | Reply Johanna Åkesson

Very nice photos, beavers are amazing creatures really:) I have encountered the same problem of images getting desaturated when uploaded, but it’s usually just me using the wrong color profile
- on April 15, 2015 at 10:17 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I think it may be time for me to either use an external monitor (instead of my laptop screen) or get some calibration software to get more consistent color.
on April 15, 2015 at 8:34 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Just like silk. That’s what the water reminds me of.
Nice shots!
on April 15, 2015 at 6:52 pm | Reply Nicci

Magnificent, Mike!
- on April 16, 2015 at 4:59 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks so much, Nicci.
on April 15, 2015 at 10:23 pm | Reply donna213

Their shiny, wet coat makes for a beautiful study in light. Wonderful images, Mike.
- on April 16, 2015 at 5:02 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Donna. I continue to be amazed at the number of wonderful photo opportunities that I manage to stumble into. One of my goals continues to be to improve my skills and reaction time to be better able to take advantage of those opportunties.