Space Coast Tour

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited March 20, 2011 in Journeys
One of the bonuses of living is Florida is that I get a stream of visiting photographers coming down that I get to shoot with and to guide around the area. The last few days I had the privilege of hanging out with two photographers from Illinois.

Usually the #1 location is the Viera Wetlands.

Mornings can be pretty good there.

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The locals are usually pretty cooperative about posing for visiting shooters.

The sandhills cranes are pretty good about close-ups
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The rest of the gang are pretty cooperative also
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Lake Washington is a popular location for sunset

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The Merritt Islamd National Wildlife Refuge has been slow due to the drought in our area but it still provided some ops.

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Harry
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  • Chris02Chris02 Registered Users Posts: 62 Big grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    Love your shots Harry, I obviously need lessons and a D3
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  • chuck54chuck54 Registered Users Posts: 70 Big grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    #1 is simply superb. What great light! I also enjoy #s 6 (Love that expression), 7 and 15.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    Chris02 wrote: »
    Love your shots Harry, I obviously need lessons and a D3


    Thanks Chris and we all could use some lessons.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2011
    chuck54 wrote: »
    #1 is simply superb. What great light! I also enjoy #s 6 (Love that expression), 7 and 15.

    Thanks Chuck, we have been having ground fog during the sunrise period so there have beneesome good photo ops.
    Harry
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  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited March 4, 2011
    All are great, but I'm in love with #1. bowdown.gif

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2011
    annnna8888 wrote: »
    All are great, but I'm in love with #1. bowdown.gif

    Ana

    Thanks Ana, #1 is my fave too.
    Harry
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  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited March 6, 2011
    WOW!! Great series as always Harry. Great variety of shots. Nice find with the hog and I too am a fan of the first image. I'd be proud to have all of them in my collection.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 7, 2011
    grimace wrote: »
    WOW!! Great series as always Harry. Great variety of shots. Nice find with the hog and I too am a fan of the first image. I'd be proud to have all of them in my collection.

    Thanks Adam, I'm sorry that the hog didn't make an appearance during your visit.
    Harry
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2011
    Making me jealous, Harry!

    Great sunrises, and I like the shot of the spoonbill on the cracked mud.
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  • kkartkkart Registered Users Posts: 137 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2011
    Well I think to FL will have to be in my future! These are stunning!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2011
    raptorcaptor wrote: »
    Making me jealous, Harry!

    Great sunrises, and I like the shot of the spoonbill on the cracked mud.

    Thanks Glenn, that cracked mud was a small benefit from our ongoing drought.
    Harry
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  • Molotov EverythingMolotov Everything Registered Users Posts: 211 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2011
    Hah #6 is fantastic. What a perfect facial expression.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2011
    kkart wrote: »
    Well I think to FL will have to be in my future! These are stunning!


    Florida is a great place to visit (try to avoid July and August :whew) and at all costs stay away from Orlando :puke
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,939 moderator
    edited March 11, 2011
    That last shot of the Spoonbill is f*g awesome!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2011
    Molotov Everything wrote: »
    Hah #6 is fantastic. What a perfect facial expression.

    Thanks, sandhill cranes are great models to work with.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2011
    ian408 wrote: »
    That last shot of the Spoonbill is f*g awesome!

    Thaks Ian, when I saw teh spoonie against that BG I knew I had to get some captures. At least our deought is providing some cool backgrounds.
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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2011
    Superb, Superb, Superb!! Totally envious of that area. The GF and I were just talking about taking a contract down that way...What larger metro areas are near HarryB? I NEED to go there!
    tom wise
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    angevin1 wrote: »
    Superb, Superb, Superb!! Totally envious of that area. The GF and I were just talking about taking a contract down that way...What larger metro areas are near HarryB? I NEED to go there!

    Thanks Tom, i'm glad you enjoyed them.

    The largest "metro" area by us is Melbourne. The closest real city would be Orlando (about an hour drive).
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  • rpcrowerpcrowe Registered Users Posts: 733 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    Great pictures. I like #1 the best...
  • AndeeAndee Registered Users Posts: 123 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2011
    These are amazing! Number seven fascinates me as it looks like it could be saying one if two things by the way the wings are curled either: "Come on back..." Or he is saying "Bring it on!" Laughing.gif Great captures!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    rpcrowe wrote: »
    Great pictures. I like #1 the best...
    Andee wrote: »
    These are amazing! Number seven fascinates me as it looks like it could be saying one if two things by the way the wings are curled either: "Come on back..." Or he is saying "Bring it on!" Laughing.gif Great captures!


    Thanks very much. Glad y'all enjoyed them.
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  • BendrBendr Registered Users Posts: 665 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2011
    I always love your bird shots Harry, you do a great job!

    Keep it up!
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2011
    Wow Harry, just wow! The first few in particular make me understand after all these years why one should live in a place like FL. thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2011
    Bendr wrote: »
    I always love your bird shots Harry, you do a great job!

    Keep it up!

    Thank you kindly
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2011
    schmoo wrote: »
    Wow Harry, just wow! The first few in particular make me understand after all these years why one should live in a place like FL. thumb.gif


    Thanks Schmoo but in all honesty that first capture is a pretty facade. Right behind that scene is a water treatment plant. As you go down the road you have a new housing development for active 55s. A tad further is a golf course, a medical center, a super church, & a home for non-active 55s. Go just a little bit further down that road and you find all the accouterments of America's homogenized society (Walmart, Target, McDonalds, Target, Pizza Uno, Burger King, Chick Fil A, etc).

    At the rate we are going that picture won't be there in 10 years.
    Harry
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