A few portraits

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited September 6, 2008 in Wildlife
Hi Y'all,

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Harry
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  • OceanlightsOceanlights Registered Users Posts: 41 Big grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    Outstanding shot. Personally 5th and 6th shot are my best. Very nice light and contrast. :)
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    Harry what is that in #5 ?:ivar Great shots as always. clap.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    dlplumer wrote:
    Harry what is that in #5 ?:ivar Great shots as always. clap.gif

    Thanks Dan, the mystery guest in #5 is a soft shelled turtle.
    Harry
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  • spechtalspechtal Registered Users Posts: 344 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    There all incredible but I love the turtle shot.clap.gif
    Angela
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    Love the sandie and limpkin. Great detail in both. That soft shelled turtle is just wierd looking, but in a cute way. :D
  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    I love the duck (assuming that's what it is) clap.gif The turtle is cool too, but the whole set is great Harry thumb.gif
  • snowalkersnowalker Registered Users Posts: 66 Big grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    shelled turtle
    I never heard about a shelled turtle... Anyway, very nice ...portraits :)
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited August 19, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Thanks Dan, the mystery guest in #5 is a soft shelled turtle.

    Looks like something from Alice and Wonderland. Do you have a full shot of it?
  • bon4irebon4ire Registered Users Posts: 37 Big grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Wow! I like them all! iloveyou.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    dlplumer wrote:
    Looks like something from Alice and Wonderland. Do you have a full shot of it?

    No but these guys do.
    Harry
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  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Good shooting, Harry. Super sandhill images and I really like the limpkin. Vierra?
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Outstanding shot. Personally 5th and 6th shot are my best. Very nice light and contrast. :)

    Thank you very much
    Harry
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  • Louis ChampanLouis Champan Registered Users Posts: 110 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    Some terrific shots Harry. I'll bet I can guess where.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 20, 2008
    spechtal wrote:
    There all incredible but I love the turtle shot.clap.gif

    Thanks Angela and I'm kind or partial towards the turtle capture myself.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Maestro wrote:
    Love the sandie and limpkin. Great detail in both. That soft shelled turtle is just wierd looking, but in a cute way. :D

    Thanks Stephen
    Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Yep! The turtle for me too. He looks like a character from Star Wars!

    Very nice set, Harry.thumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    Giphsub wrote:
    I love the duck (assuming that's what it is) clap.gif The turtle is cool too, but the whole set is great Harry thumb.gif

    Yep Mike, that's a black bellied whistling duck. Thanks for the kind words.
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    No but these guys do.

    nice shots HARRY....uuuuhhh that link is missing the recipe for ss Turtle soup....:D:D:D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2008
    snowalker wrote:
    I never heard about a shelled turtle... Anyway, very nice ...portraits :)

    I never heard of a soft shelled turlte until I had moved to Florida.
    Harry
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  • davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    I never heard of a soft shelled turlte until I had moved to Florida.

    We have them up here in the great white north also.

    Nice shots Harry.
    dave.

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    love the first sandhill shot Harryclap.gifclap.gif
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    Dave
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    bon4ire wrote:
    Wow! I like them all! iloveyou.gif

    Thank you very much
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2008
    Harv wrote:
    Good shooting, Harry. Super sandhill images and I really like the limpkin. Vierra?

    Thanks Harv and yes they were taken at Viera which remains the best location for wildlfie shooting.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2008
    Very nice Mr B! That turtle shot is outstanding! thumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2008
    Some terrific shots Harry. I'll bet I can guess where.

    Thanks Louie and you would be right.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2008
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Yep! The turtle for me too. He looks like a character from Star Wars!

    Very nice set, Harry.thumb.gif

    Thanks Ric, amybe I should consider a line of action figures. :D
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Thanks Dan, the mystery guest in #5 is a soft shelled turtle.

    I was wondering what that was too..

    Nice work as always, Harry.
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  • CatoCato Registered Users Posts: 287 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2008
    Massively great photos bowdown.gif

    The turtle shot makes me :ivar
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