let me throw a few in the hopper
Hey You'll,
I had a fine time shooting with Dgrinners, Kirwin, Trish, Richard (Huskey8), and Gayle at the rookery. I haven't finished processing all my shots but I figured I would post a few.
I'm really enjoying the cattle egrets
The Great Egrets are always posing
the main attraction are the chicks. The great egret chicks are just about grown
I think one day I may go up there and just shoot the photographers
I had a fine time shooting with Dgrinners, Kirwin, Trish, Richard (Huskey8), and Gayle at the rookery. I haven't finished processing all my shots but I figured I would post a few.
I'm really enjoying the cattle egrets
The Great Egrets are always posing
the main attraction are the chicks. The great egret chicks are just about grown
I think one day I may go up there and just shoot the photographers
Harry
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Love the lighting on the chick shot, just great
The BIF .... well here take a couple of these
But I really like the last, cause I can see what a disavantage me & my birds are in :lol
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The rookery is unlike any other place that I've shot wildlife. Usually I'm chasing after them here they chase after you.
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is where egret-sirloins come from? :food
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I have really enjoyed viewing your bird shooting Harrry. I notice a strong resemblance in your color balance and that of Ektachrome slide film. The color fidelity of the greens and blues reminds me of what good Ektachrome shots used to look like, as opposed to Kodachrome.
Is there anything specific you are doing to create this lovely color rendition of your shots? I know that I cannot hope to create this kind of color with an inferior Canon camera with its poor White lenses as opposed to your fine Nikon machine, but I was hoping to give it a try anyway
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Thanks for sharing,
Eric
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Well, now I understand how you can get such great shots! It's amazing the birds are undisturbed by all those pairs of eyes gazing at them! And an egret on the railing? No way!!!! Think they're gulls, heh?
As you've probably figured out I like to take photos that show the area (my bayland series). I'd love to see some more overviews of the rookery, it looks very interesting indeed!
Oh, yeah, great bird shots as usual! Love the almost grown chicks...
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Glad you liked them. I agree its not fair to shoot at the rookery. The degree of difficulty is not too high there.
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As usual... your images are excellent! A series on the photog's shooting the birds would be fun!
I know I have already said this, but thanks again for your hospitality, and willingness to share a bit of the rookery with other people such as myself. Had a blast, and hopefully we will shoot together in the future.
Best regards,
Kevin Irwin
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Hey Eric,
Thanks for the kind words. Cattle egrets are usually not that great of a subject to shoot. Usually they are white with a yellow bill. They hang out near cows (hence the name) and feed off of the bugs attracted by the cows output. Not that photogenic and definitely not a great setting for pics.
Now that they are mating they become a whole lot more interesting. They get the colors in their bill and that orange like color on top of their heads. They have just started mating and nesting in the rookery.
Shooting at the rookery is a different experience for bird shooters. They come in toting their 500mm lens and TCs and find that most of the shots are at under 300mm. Very disconcerting. Being stubborn I always start out shooting my 300mm with the 1.4 TC and quickly switch to my 80-400 because I find the 300mm is too much lens for most of the shots.
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What wonderful photographs. I loved the posing egret and the chicks. As always when I see your pictures, I wonder how does he do that? With you great color and composition are a given, but it is the eye that = awesome talent.
Gayle
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Thanks for your comments. The birds at the rookery know by now that the humans can't bother them and they are used to us so they pretty much ignore us.
I like you and you a great photographer but you are getting to be a real pain. No matter what I post you want something else. You have to understand that us bird photographers are used to chasing after these darn birds. They usually are a fair distance away. When we go out after birds we bring our long glass. I go with my 80-400 and my 300mm lenses. We don't expect to shot landscapes. Seesh give me a break.
OK, I got at least 3 more shoots planned for the Rookery with other shooters and I will bring some wider glass the next time and get you some area shots. You're lucky that I like you.
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No luck.
I went the landscape route, for the most part, because that is what I was getting. For a long time I didn't know how to handle it in post, a light bulb went off, and now I am doing my dogs, tonight, kind of the same way.
I don't know how I feel about rookerys like that, I do know I would like to experience it. Then I think I would have to concentrate on something to stimulate my mind.
You are concentrating on post, it seems. Great post work, great colors!
You said they have contests for the photographers, so there must be a degree of difficulty in getting the photographs.
Well, I found a great place to take my dogs. Found it this evening. Knew about it, a county park, it has a dog park area, we are slow with dog parks. I think I got some excellent shots, so I am happy. I am going to join it with a years membership. It is on the other side of Charleston and down, probably a short drive for some people, but I like 5 minutes, or 10 at the most.
I needed to see the area, again, to see if it would be worth it. It definitely is for the dogs. There is a lake they can swim in. I don't have swimmers, but I stayed with the big dogs close to the lake. I got photographs that would scare the beejeesus out of some people. It looks like the dogs are killing each other, not my dogs, big dogs, bigger than wolves.
What I am leading up to is that I am sure they have early, good gosh, early?, bird walks twice a week. It is not a rookery, it is as well done, but in a different direction. They utilize the marsh, etc. It is a huge park with many different attractions. I was thrilled at the dog area. The beach is nice, but the hours for that were not as attractive. I hope to mix it up and pay more attention to my dogs.
It was evident that they need the socialization. One of mine wanted to spend her time in my lap. I pushed the bird out. Isn't that what they do?
ginger
Harry, where could I get info on how long gestation periods are, how long the egrets are chicks, stuff like that. I want to experience this all through to the end this year.........but I don't know how often I really do need to check on my haunts. And why are these birds sitting on nests so long? I saw eggs still in one of my photographs from last week, so it is not like someone is harvesting the eggs. If I were a bird, I would have said the heck with this a long time ago. No TV, can't read, just really nothing to do but sit on the nest all spring.
Thanks for your comments and I had a fine time that day. Its always great to get with other photographers and do a shoot. You get to share some knowledge, look at each other's equipmnt and even try it out. It was particularly good shooting with you because you had that small camera so you had a free hand to help carry some of my kit. Don't ever move on to a DSLR.
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Thanks and your shots look great so far. Lets see some more. Stop holding out on us.
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Hey Ginger,
There's no degree of difficulty considerations since all the photographers are shooting in the same place (the rookery).
Sounds like your dog park area is a pretty good place to shoot. A basic bird book will give you the info on the incubation period and how long the chicks stay in the nest. Its not uncommon for the incubation period to be close to or exceed 30 days.
Harry
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Oh baby, to be able to get that close
I have to agree about those Cattle Egrets. Love the colors
Ian told me the pelicans are back. I gotta get out and shoot some birds, soon:uhoh I'm going nutz....lol
Beautiful stuff Harry,
Steve
I have to tell you its starnge shooting there. I'm just not used to those birds being so close. I keep going there and everytime I start out with my 300mm and 1.4 TC even though I know that it will be too long and I'm gonna have to switch lenses. I just can't accept them staying so close.
Thanks ofr the kind words.
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