The Blue Herons are Back....

KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
edited May 31, 2005 in Wildlife
....In North East Ohio, so I went down to the wetlands to find me one.


On the hunt.

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Found one!
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I can't even catch one with a rod and reel.
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Gulp! Tasty!
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And what should of been the coup de grace, lands up being an OOF, blown out, crappy BIF. I'm just excited I was able to get outdoors and shoot something different.

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  • jerrydoughnutjerrydoughnut Registered Users Posts: 100 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    Unbelieveable!clap.gif.......... makes the one I posted look pretty sad.
    Maybe someday.....
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    Excellent series. You really captured the GBH's hunt well. clap.gif I would have knocked down the EV about a third of a stop.


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  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    jerrydoughnut wrote:
    Unbelieveable!clap.gif.......... makes the one I posted look pretty sad.
    Maybe someday.....
    Thanks.

    Keep shooting. I've only been at it since last December. Still learning and making tons of mistakes.
  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent series. You really captured the GBH's hunt well. clap.gif I would have knocked down the EV about a third of a stop.


    Harry
    Thanks Harry.

    I agree. I'm still learning the 400 and it's ability. I went off and bought too many lenses to close together. I'm going to start having to write cheat sheets on them until I learn the best way to use each one.:D
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    Excellent series thumb.gif well done thumb.gif
    Something for me to shoot for :D
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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    Great seriesthumb.gif I like #4 the bestclap.gif


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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited May 30, 2005
    Khaos wrote:
    Thanks Harry.

    I agree. I'm still learning the 400 and it's ability. I went off and bought too many lenses to close together. I'm going to start having to write cheat sheets on them until I learn the best way to use each one.:D


    I was going to ask how close you were able to get to a GBH. The local herons here in western Indiana seem to have a very large approach radius. When I shoot them with a 400 they are just a very small image on the sensor. Yours are very nice. Whenever I just see a GBH, it lofts and is gone. I have never been able to capture it hunting like you have. Very nice series, Khaos!!
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    I would have responded sooner but after looking I had to go out and get something to eat :D very good series thumb.gif
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  • MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    Wow, that's awesome Khaos! The fish appears to my eyes to be a walleye (or pickerel), cool. thumb.gif You did very well on these.


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  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    I was going to ask how close you were able to get to a GBH. The local herons here in western Indiana seem to have a very large approach radius. When I shoot them with a 400 they are just a very small image on the sensor. Yours are very nice. Whenever I just see a GBH, it lofts and is gone. I have never been able to capture it hunting like you have. Very nice series, Khaos!!

    I was about 30 to 50 feet? I'm terrible with the distances. The wetlands here have a viewing deck right in the middle, so the birds are pretty used to us humans.
  • SusanBSusanB Registered Users Posts: 281 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    Superb, simply superb! thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gifclap.gif


    Susan
  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Excellent series thumb.gif well done thumb.gif
    Something for me to shoot for :D
    Thanks Ben. These birds are so much fun to watch while hunting. Their slow deliberate movenments and then the head dive into the water for the catch is very cool.
  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited May 31, 2005
    Very nice set Khaos thumb.gifthumb.gif


    Close in, sharp and really interesting action clap.gifclap.gif Way to go!! You are doing very well, considering how little time you've spent "birding" :D Of course, all birders know that being in the right place at the right time sure does help...lol
    You nailed the GBH and caught him at the right time too thumb.gif

    Thanks for sharing,
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  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Very nice set Khaos thumb.gifthumb.gif


    Close in, sharp and really interesting action clap.gifclap.gif Way to go!! You are doing very well, considering how little time you've spent "birding" :D Of course, all birders know that being in the right place at the right time sure does help...lol
    You nailed the GBH and caught him at the right time too thumb.gif

    Thanks for sharing,
    Steve
    Thanks Steve. Yeah I know all about right place and right time. It's always so much fun spending a patient hour or two just waiting for something to happen and right when you start changing lenses to shoot something else, every bird in the vincinity not only start flying but they also put on a complete aerial show while you stand there with a lenseless camera and the wrong lens in hand going, "Oh that would of been a nice shot.":D
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