I wanna be a tiny bird 我願作一只小小鳥

【Ontario Yours to Discover】  A few days ago, I was driving eastbound on Steeles Avenue in Toronto. After turning to the Old Finch Avenue I noticed that the street scene gradually changed. The busy street became narrow and desolate. My car was entering into the area of a country farm. Incidentally, I saw a small pond on the roadside. It was tranquil and lovely.

There was no flock of geese but a pair of white swans. Many sparrows were flying hither and thither. Though they appeared tiny, their flight was briskly fast.  In an afternoon, I took my spare time with John Lin, my photo buddy to visit this small world and spent two hours on photography in close encounter with these tiny birds. I would like to be a tiny bird, flying around this small small world for excitement and enjoyment.

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Photo equipment:
Nikon D300s, GP-1 GPS
Nikon AF 17-55mm f/2.8
Nikon AF 80-200mm f/2.8
645 PRO for iPhone 5
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 【 安省景物  由你發掘】日前在多倫多駕車沿士刁大道往東行駛，轉入舊芬治大道，柳暗花明，四周環境漸變，繁忙的道路變得窄小荒涼，汽車徐徐進入了郊野農莊的範圍。無意中發現路旁有一細小的池塘，清幽怡人，沒有群聚的大雁，卻有一雙白天鵝，池塘卻見不少禾花雀，麻雀雖小，但見靈活疾飛。抽空一個下午，與拍友林日章兄再訪此小小世界，與小小鳥作近距離接觸，渡過兩小時的獵影樂趣！我願作一只小小鳥，享受在此小小世界飛行帶來的刺激和樂趣。

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【Small Pond  ● 小池塘】

#1.  A lovely and tranquil pond
645 PRO for iPhone 5 @4.12mm, f/2.4, 1/1800s, ISO 50
清幽怡人小池塘

#2.  A small pond, the small world for the tiny birds.
Nikon D300s, 17-55mm f/2.8 @55mm, f/8.0, 1/800s, ISO 200
小池塘，是小雀的小小世界。

#3.  The panorama of a small pond
Nikon D300s, 17-55mm f/2.8 @22mm, f/8.0, 1/800s, ISO 200
小池塘的全景照

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【Tiny Sparrow  ● 小麻雀】

#4.  A sparrow on the spike.
Nikon D300s, 80-200mm f/2.8 @200mm, f/7.1, 1/640s, ISO 200
蒲頭鳥

#5.  Let me observe this small world.
Nikon D300s, 80-200mm f/2.8 @200mm, f/2.8, 1/8000s, ISO 200
就譲我靜觀這小小的世界。

#6.  Be friend with the spikes.
Nikon D300s, 80-200mm f/2.8 @135mm, f/7.1, 1/800s, ISO 200
我樂於與他們為伍。

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【Flying Sparrow  ● 飛行雀】

#7.  A grown-up tiny sparrow
Nikon D300s, 80-200mm f/2.8 @200mm, f/2.8, 1/6400s, ISO 200
麻雀雖小，乳羽俱全！

#8.  The moment of a low fly
Nikon D300s, 80-200mm f/2.8 @135mm, f/7.1, 1/1250s, ISO 200
也有低飛的時刻。

#9.  Flying wings (1)
Nikon D300s, 80-200mm f/2.8 @200mm, f/7.1, 1/1000s, ISO 200
展翅 (1)

#10.  Flying wings (2) 
Nikon D300s, 80-200mm f/2.8 @200mm, f/7.1, 1/1000s, ISO 200
展翅 (2)

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【Joy of Photography  ● 攝影樂】

#11.  A small pond on the roadside
645 PRO for iPhone 5 @4.12mm, f/2.4, 1/1748s, ISO 50
路邊的小池塘

#12.  With John Lin, my photo buddy
與拍友林日章兄

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