My attempt at Viera Wetlands

teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
edited February 13, 2009 in Wildlife
Glad I made it over to Viera Wetlands, sorry I missed most of it. Harry great to see you again, nice to me some new fellow Dgrinners. Harry should have picked up on what you said when you asked me what EV I was using. I could have gotten some better detail at -1.0 instead of -.7. Still had fun and cant wait until next year.

Viera Wetlands is a special place. I have never gotten this close to and Egret before (only using a 200mm so it was great to get so close). This one let me follow it for 10min.
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I have never seen these nesting before
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A couple more
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Northern Hawk?
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited February 10, 2009
    Love that second to last one of the GBH on the perch. Your hawk looks like one of the resident harriers.
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  • IraRunyanIraRunyan Registered Users Posts: 1,013 Major grins
    edited February 10, 2009
    Nice shots, especially the last capture. It's a Northern Harrier, identified in the old Field Guides as a Marsh Hawk.
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  • teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited February 10, 2009
    Thanks
    Maestro wrote:
    Love that second to last one of the GBH on the perch. Your hawk looks like one of the resident harriers.

    Did you go? It really is a special place. I live a block from a lake and can never get close with my 200.
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  • teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited February 10, 2009
    Thank you
    IraRunyan wrote:
    Nice shots, especially the last capture. It's a Northern Harrier, identified in the old Field Guides as a Marsh Hawk.

    I can not wait to see Harry's image of this guy. He was using a 300mm I was standing right next to him and got to look at his screen... looked like he nailed it!
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2009
    Very nice set. thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • nrmdisknrmdisk Registered Users Posts: 182 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2009
    Very nice shots! Looks like a beautiful spot!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2009
    The last four captures are very good Mark. clap.gif You even got a good oen of that unccoperative harrier.

    It takes some practice to nail the exposure on those egrets. I thought a -.7 was a tad conservative.
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  • teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2009
    .7 was.
    You look at the little monitor on the back of your camera.... Nothing flashing.... so you go with it, but those Egrets just are so bright. I tried -1 but in the camera monitor it looked to dark. I guess you just have to build the trust with knowing the image will have more detail once you get home and get it on the big screen. I am still blown away with the fact I could get so close. MM
    Harryb wrote:
    The last four captures are very good Mark. clap.gif You even got a good oen of that unccoperative harrier.

    It takes some practice to nail the exposure on those egrets. I thought a -.7 was a tad conservative.
    “I love not man the less, but Nature more.”
    — Lord Byron
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    teamracephotos wrote:
    Did you go? It really is a special place. I live a block from a lake and can never get close with my 200.


    No, unfortunately I was not there. Maybe someday I will. I am here in Texas and work is always busy this time of year so it is difficult to get there, but maybe some day.
    Stephen
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  • GaleGale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2009
    Really nice captures
    That Harrier is s bugger to shoot
    Best Regards
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