Whites and Kites

Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
edited November 13, 2005 in Wildlife
Hello All,
I finally was able to duck out and shoot for a bit today. Despite the intermitant showers I was able to get some quality relaxation time in.

I stopped by one of my favorite bird places and saw bunches of white pelicans. They were flying around and cruising real close to the shore.

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Later I saw a Kite flying around but out of range. After about 15 minutes of teasing me he turned my way :D
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I sure did need that time off.....lol


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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2005
    Oh man, I totally dig white pelicans. Love your shots here Steve!

    Hey - I'll be on the Left Coast 15th - 18th think we can get some :eat and some :harry worked in?
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2005
    Steve, those are really good photos. I agree with Andy, love the white pelicans. You really caught all the details, too.

    Nice shots.

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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited November 4, 2005
    andy wrote:
    Oh man, I totally dig white pelicans. Love your shots here Steve!

    Hey - I'll be on the Left Coast 15th - 18th think we can get some :eat and some :harry worked in?
    Thanks Andy :D

    Food and shooting sound good ylsuper.gif Just don't bring any rain with you.....Laughing.gif


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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited November 4, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Steve, those are really good photos. I agree with Andy, love the white pelicans. You really caught all the details, too.

    Nice shots.

    ginger
    Thanks Ginger :D

    Other than shooting a few hummers in my backyard, this is the first shooting I've done for quite awhile :cry Man I needed it too.....lol I'll be happy when I am retired like our friend Harry. Livin' the life of Riley rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks for your comments,
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited November 4, 2005
    Well done Steve
    Pelis always cool to watch and shoot, not to mention your last Kite shot is
    SWEET!! thumb.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2005
    very nice kite thumb.gif good to see your shots again thumb.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2005
    Love the Pelicans, Steve. thumb.gif
  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2005
    I really like the first one. Thet are all nice, but that one rings my bell.
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2005
    Great shots Steve. Those pelicans are exceptionally done! clap.gifclap
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2005
    A reallly nice series of images taken here.

    Love the Pelicans as well, just wished we had them in our neck of the woods.

    Thanks fore sharing your photos.

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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2005
    Beautiful shots Steve! thumb.gif
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited November 5, 2005
    You know Pelis are my fav!
    Of course I'm so envious of your shots!!!

    So they're still there huh? We see less and less brown ones in our area, but the Soo group went to Santa Cruz Natural Bridges a couple of weeks ago and found a bunch of them.

    Excellent shots! Thanks for sharing them!
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited November 5, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Well done Steve
    Pelis always cool to watch and shoot, not to mention your last Kite shot is
    SWEET!! thumb.gif
    Ben,
    Well to tell the truth, I really was looking for hawks ne_nau.gif I stopped by the Baylands and saw a Harrier, but he was just too far away. After talking to another photog for about 20 more minutes I gave up and went to a place where I hoped to find some pelicans. Sure enough, they were there in the hundreds and swimming in the close in pools clap.gif Birds + close in = iloveyou.gif ...lol

    The Kite was an added bonus.

    Thanks for your comments :D

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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited November 5, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    very nice kite thumb.gif good to see your shots again thumb.gif
    Thanks Jeff :D

    Like I said, it was good to be shooting again :):

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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited November 5, 2005
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Love the Pelicans, Steve. thumb.gif
    Thanks Ric :D

    They are very pretty birds. I'd love to catch them diving for fish one of these days.


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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited November 7, 2005
    Dee wrote:
    Of course I'm so envious of your shots!!!

    So they're still there huh? We see less and less brown ones in our area, but the Soo group went to Santa Cruz Natural Bridges a couple of weeks ago and found a bunch of them.

    Excellent shots! Thanks for sharing them!
    Thanks Dee :D

    Yep, the flock was definitely "in" at San Antonio Rd. Hundreds of them and as I wrote, some were fairly close to shore too(or the trails).

    Thanks for your comments and hope you find some browns or whites to shoot,

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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited November 7, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    I really like the first one. Thet are all nice, but that one rings my bell.
    Thank you Brian :D


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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited November 7, 2005
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Great shots Steve. Those pelicans are exceptionally done! clap.gifclap
    Thanks Steve :D

    I could have come home with nothing and been satisfied just to be out shooting once again.....lol


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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited November 7, 2005
    Dennis Kaczor wrote:
    A reallly nice series of images taken here.

    Love the Pelicans as well, just wished we had them in our neck of the woods.

    Thanks fore sharing your photos.

    Please visit the Toronto Digital Darkroom Forum

    Regards Dennis
    Thanks Dennis :D

    Well, ya shoot what you got. Gus has lorikeets, you've got honkers, we've got pelicans here and Harry has all the rest of the birds in the known world to shoot in Fla.....Laughing.gif


    Thanks for taking the time to comment,
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited November 7, 2005
    jeff lapoint wrote:
    Beautiful shots Steve! thumb.gif
    Thanks Jeff :D

    I've been admiring yours too thumb.gifthumb.gif

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  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2005
    Pelicans are such great birds, and I love this shot particularly:

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    Dan Margulis spent a little time on feather detail on white birds during his advanced color theory class which I took last week. You seem to have done a really good job here. Where these Canon or Nikon? Shot raw? Converted how?
    If not now, when?
  • iceman17iceman17 Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2005
    Great job on the pelicans Steve,the last 2 pics would not load for me,only redx's.
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2005
    Love that second shot with the water reflection.
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