GBH----Finally

Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
edited July 23, 2005 in Wildlife
Seeing all these beautiful egrets and herons posted here always makes me jealous cuz I don't have any:D So on my work route the other day guess what I spotted, herons and egrets.:clap

I had today off so DW and I hopped in the truck and went for a ride. This place is about 40 mins. one way from our house. It looks like abunch of flooded football fields. There was one GBH and about 15-20 snowys. It was way to bright to try the snowys so I concentrated on the lone GBH.

Not as good as the Harry's, Ben's,Jeff's, and Ginger's, but it's my first try. Also I've only got 200mm so I can't shoot from the car. And I had to climb over a barbed wire fence and walk through sticker bushes. Hope that's enough excuses for you guy's to go easy on me:rofl :rofl



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2#

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3#

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4# And a BIF for good measure

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Thanks for looking and inspiring me to try these guys out.
Comments and critiques always wanted.

Eric
"My dad taught me everything I know, unfortunately he didn't teach me everything he knows" Dale Earnhardt Jr

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    there all good thumb.gif no better then good your out there doing it , there great !!

    careful you'll be catching the dreaded lens lust disease, soon enough.

    You got some cool reflections in them as wellthumb.gif

    And as far as the stickers and such, Don't be a wuss :lol4 :lol :D you ought see what Jeff, DocJeff, and I go through for a shot :D. Harrys the only one who gets his own tree stump and A/C car to shot from, but then he's got a 500mm as well umph.gif:D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    Congratulations Eric. You did very well especially with the lens you were using and the conditions you had to deal with (I would rtaher deal with the gators than to climb a fence :D ).
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    very good, eric, very good!thumb.gif

    ginger
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    Hey, Eric, I don't shoot from the car. Rarely I try it with the Osprey, never turns out well.

    I walk into places............sometimes at scary times, often I walk out at scary times.

    I haven't climbed a barbed wire fence, but I would do that for your reflections, very good.

    ginger (If I didn't almost die yesterday, I was thinking I might. A "ranger" came by in a jeep. I thought he was going to save me, but, "NO", he wanted to know if I was looking for anything in particular. I thought real hard and came up with "night heron". Harry, for your info, they don't come out in my place til about 6:30. I was embarrassed to ask for a ride.)
    Oh, and I did see your post, was impressed, but honestly, too tired to respond. Harry did, so I feel guilty. I think you done good.:D
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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    there all good thumb.gif no better then good your out there doing it , there great !!

    careful you'll be catching the dreaded lens lust disease, soon enough.

    You got some cool reflections in them as wellthumb.gif

    And as far as the stickers and such, Don't be a wuss :lol4 :lol :D you ought see what Jeff, DocJeff, and I go through for a shot :D. Harrys the only one who gets his own tree stump and A/C car to shot from, but then he's got a 500mm as well umph.gif:D

    Thanks Ben.

    When I got the 70-200 I thought this will be long enough. But I'm already realizing that it comes up a little short.

    Eric
    "My dad taught me everything I know, unfortunately he didn't teach me everything he knows" Dale Earnhardt Jr

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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Congratulations Eric. You did very well especially with the lens you were using and the conditions you had to deal with (I would rtaher deal with the gators than to climb a fence :D ).
    Thanks Harry!!

    Seeing how hard it is to get decent shots makes me appreciate even more the great shots that you postthumb.gif

    Eric
    "My dad taught me everything I know, unfortunately he didn't teach me everything he knows" Dale Earnhardt Jr

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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    very good, eric, very good!thumb.gif

    ginger
    Thanks Ginger!!

    The car line was just a little playful stab at Harry. I know you go through alot to get you great picsthumb.gif

    Eric
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    It's better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for who you're not.

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