Did someone say Egrets?

Hawkman · May 24, 2005

One of my favorite subjects. So many great shots of them posted here, I just can't get enough of these beautiful birds. Here is a recent followed by a few of my older Egret favorites. (first is surrounded by mayflies or some other bug).

Cheers,
Gene

Harryb · May 24, 2005

Hawkman wrote:

One of my favorite subjects. So many great shots of them posted here, I just can't get enough of these beautiful birds. Here is a recent followed by a few of my older Egret favorites. (first is surrounded by mayflies or some other bug).

Cheers,
Gene

Magnificant shots Gene.

bfjr · May 25, 2005

Great Set Gene

David_S85 · May 25, 2005

Holy Cats!

Those are terrific.

ginger_55 · May 25, 2005

Beautiful shots of egrets, just beautiful. They almost look like art. I think they just might be art.

Gorgeous. (I am going to have to put a thesaurus on my tool bar, smile.)

ginger who just can't say enough.

kudbegud · May 25, 2005

Super captures Gene......thanks for sharing them!

BrettG · May 25, 2005

All exceptional! I was going to say which one I like the best, but I can't choose!

Phil U. · May 25, 2005

Wowsers! These are fantastic!

jwear · May 25, 2005

more bar raising :cry it's getting harder every day

great shots love the setting in first shot

hard act to follow

MuskyDude · May 25, 2005

These are benchmark shots, Gene. Inspiring.

AJ

Steve Cavigliano · May 25, 2005

Til I saw these, I was pretty content with my egret shots :cry

Great shots Gene

And talk about your sweet light

So where'd most of these come from? The Midwest, or when you were out here?

Also, isn't this time of year pretty decent for shooting mating raptors in the Great Lakes area? I've been hoping for some hawk-type pics from the Hawkman

As others have mentioned, the bar has been raised. Super work

Steve

Kirwin · May 25, 2005

Simply suberb.

Have you considered cloning out the bug on the first image?

pepper44 · May 26, 2005

Hawkman wrote:

One of my favorite subjects. So many great shots of them posted here, I just can't get enough of these beautiful birds. Here is a recent followed by a few of my older Egret favorites. (first is surrounded by mayflies or some other bug).

Cheers,
Gene

These are amazing shots of some really majestic birds!! I need to move somewhere with beautiful birds...I'm jealous.

Hawkman · May 26, 2005

Thanks everyone!
Steve, nothiong has been nice this time of year around here. The weather has been very uncooperative for months. I see and shoot hawks the most in the fall.

The second and third are from Palo Alto Baylands. The rest are local midwest Egrets shot at my work site. THey are few and far between this year. The last 4 are from last year.

I considered cloning out the bugs but thought I'd let it stand as is. Here is another with a bug:

jenso · May 26, 2005

Wow! These shots are really amazing. I especially love the first one. I feel as if i'm there swatting the bugs away from my face.

Beautiful shots!

Kirwin · May 26, 2005

:lol4 :haha :lol :giggle

Now this shot works wonderful with a bug. I love it... excellent capture!

lynnma · May 26, 2005

fantastic shots... and I love the last bug shot!!!

pathfinder · May 26, 2005

Hawkman wrote:

Steve, nothiong has been nice this time of year around here. The weather has been very uncooperative for months. I see and shoot hawks the most in the fall.

The second and third are from Palo Alto Baylands. The rest are local midwest Egrets shot at my work site. THey are few and far between this year. The last 4 are from last year.

I considered cloning out the bugs but thought I'd let it stand as is. Here is another with a bug:

What a great series of images. Just lovely. As for the bug in this image, I think it is a great fortuitous capture. Keep the bug, it gives the image a vitality that would be lessened without it.