A Good Day

dlplumer

Drove up to Gibert AZ today, just outside of Phoenix, to shoot at Water Ranch which is a Riparian Preserve. The stilts were wading in the early morning light :lust





Then a GBH flew in and hid quite a distance away :wink








I circled around and he flew to a better spot for me to get a better capture :ivar










Thanks for looking

Dan

System

love the first shot, looks great with the reflection of the water

Ric Grupe

Very good, Dan!

Those hungry GBH's can provide you with great opportunities. The Stilt with reflection is very pleasing.

dlplumer

bluehand wrote:

love the first shot, looks great with the reflection of the water

Thanks blue

dlplumer

Ric Grupe wrote:

Very good, Dan!

Those hungry GBH's can provide you with great opportunities. The Stilt with reflection is very pleasing.

Thanks Ric. You are right. I should have stuck around longer to see him grab a fish. I was just so excited to capture him, I left.

canon400d

dlplumer wrote:

Thanks Ric. You are right. I should have stuck around longer to see him grab a fish. I was just so excited to capture him, I left.

Those are really fantastic shots Dan. Well done
Regards
Bob

swintonphoto

Love the first one - stunning.

jeffmeyers

Beautiful captures, Dan. Especially the first one. Are you using a 300mm for these?

dlplumer

jeffmeyers wrote:

Beautiful captures, Dan. Especially the first one. Are you using a 300mm for these?

Thanks Jeff. Yes, I did (with a 1.4 TC = 420)

Are you signing up for the Acadia 2009 shootout?

nrmdisk

Great shots...very clear lens, incredible lighting and a steady hand...perfect combo for bird shooting!

N

dlplumer

canon400d wrote:

Those are really fantastic shots Dan. Well done
Regards
Bob

Thanks so much Bob

dlplumer

swintonphoto wrote:

Love the first one - stunning.

Thanks very much Johnathan

dlplumer

nrmdisk wrote:

Great shots...very clear lens, incredible lighting and a steady hand...perfect combo for bird shooting!

N

Thank you Neil. I don't know about the steady hand part. I did use a tripod though.

Awais Yaqub

Beautiful work ! loved that 1st shot a lot

dlplumer

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Beautiful work ! loved that 1st shot a lot

Thanks Awais

Cato

Absolutely stunning!!!

If I had to choose faves, I'd say the 1st and last shots, but all of them are just wonderful.

dlplumer

Cato wrote:

Absolutely stunning!!!

If I had to choose faves, I'd say the 1st and last shots, but all of them are just wonderful.

Thanks much Cato. Unfortunately there are no really good places to shoot wildlife in my area, and I'm becoming starved for target rich environments. I had to drive 90 miles to shoot these. Life is tough :cry