Shot with Chris

Harryb · November 29, 2005

Hi Y'all,

These past 3 days I've been with another visiting shooter, Chris Knight of Alabama. Say hi to Chris

First thing I try to with a visitor is to get the standard eagle on the power pole shot on the way to the wetlands

then we follow it up with the traditional eagle in THE TREE shot

then we try for an interesting raptor shot. Here's a hawk munching on a frog

since the birds in Alabama ain't as friendly as our Florida birds we do some close-ups

We went up to Merritt Island and got some spoonbill shots

the reddish egret was nice enough to do a "Reznick Flip" for us

then it was back to the wetlands for some duck shots

then finally the hawk was kind enough to do a real modeling session and let us get very close.

davev · November 29, 2005

Great shots Harry.

It looks like you and Chris had a good day.:D

tmlphoto · November 29, 2005

Looks like a great day Harry. I really dig the hawk/frog pic. Great pose & lighting with a nice creamy background thrown in. Very nice.

Harryb · November 30, 2005

davev wrote:

Great shots Harry.

It looks like you and Chris had a good day.:D

Thanks Dave we had two good days and one rainy morning.

ginger_55 · November 30, 2005

My rainy morning was the most fruitfull for birds that I have known. Maybe it was because no other humans were out whatsoever!

Looks like you all had fun! Are these birds tame yet?

ginger

John Mueller · November 30, 2005

Rain or shine,guest or not,always good captures Harry

Ric Grupe · November 30, 2005

You prepare a nice platter, Harry. Something for everyone and delicious to boot!:D

Harryb · November 30, 2005

tmlphoto wrote:

Looks like a great day Harry. I really dig the hawk/frog pic. Great pose & lighting with a nice creamy background thrown in. Very nice.

Thanks Tom. It was a lucky catch. I just caught this shaping moving out of the corner of my eye and it was the hawk bringing his catch to the fence post.

JimM · November 30, 2005

Great eagle shots! Love the hawk/frog too!

Harryb · November 30, 2005

ginger_55 wrote:

My rainy morning was the most fruitfull for birds that I have known. Maybe it was because no other humans were out whatsoever!

Looks like you all had fun! Are these birds tame yet?

ginger

Thanks Ginger. We did have fun and none of our birds are tame nor will they ever be. The eagle, in fact, is becoming a royal pain in the butt. (S)He is very skitterish and flies off as soon as it sees you. The eagles from last year were much calmer. This year's model has me running all over the swamp.

Harryb · November 30, 2005

John Mueller wrote:

Rain or shine,guest or not,always good captures Harry

Thanks John. I always try to get the visiting shooters their eagle shot.

MelP · December 1, 2005

Really cool shots! I like them all. Looks like y'all had some fun. I've never seen a spoonbill before, interesting looking bird.

Mel

Osprey Whisperer · December 1, 2005

Nice set of captures, Harry. I always enjoy the eagles.

Harryb · December 1, 2005

Ric Grupe wrote:

You prepare a nice platter, Harry. Something for everyone and delicious to boot!:D

Thanks Ric. I appreciate the kind words.

Thusie · December 1, 2005

Heck I would just like to see an eagle!

Looks like you had a good time and as always the pics are fantabulis

Rohirrim · December 1, 2005

Great shots Harry. I especially like the Hawk and Frog shot.

Angelo · December 1, 2005

Dang Harry -

How much pineapple did you have to pin to those posts and trees???

Very nice!

Harryb · December 2, 2005

JimM wrote:

Great eagle shots! Love the hawk/frog too!

Thanks Jim. I'm glad you enjoyed the shots.

Harryb · December 2, 2005

MelP wrote:

Really cool shots! I like them all. Looks like y'all had some fun. I've never seen a spoonbill before, interesting looking bird.

Mel

Hey Mel,

Thanks for taking the time to reply. Its appreciated. I love shooting spoonbills. They have these incredible colors to go along with their amazingly ugly faces,

jwear · December 2, 2005

ALL shots are up to your standards --the flip is

and what did you do with the last shot -you removed the perch and background now how the hhh did you do that I have tried and mine end up looking like Bens plumbers helper :cry

wxwax · December 2, 2005

Dang, Harry, the last hawk and the second eagle are tremendous. 700mm???? :uhoh

pathfinder · December 2, 2005

700mm = 500+ 1.4TC waxy. Everyone's doing it!!

You know, Harry, you are setting our expectations for February, very high with threads like this

Harryb · December 3, 2005

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Nice set of captures, Harry. I always enjoy the eagles.

Thanks Mike. Its good taht you enjoy eagles because I'm seeing this guy and his mate 2-3 times a day now. Unless they move (unlikely) you should be seeing him in February.

Harryb · December 3, 2005

Thusie wrote:

Heck I would just like to see an eagle!

Looks like you had a good time and as always the pics are fantabulis

Thank you. It is always a thrill when i see the eagles. Even when I don't gye a shot its a pleasure to watch them.

ian408 · December 3, 2005

Although the book says we have eagles here, I've never seen one. At least
not here in the Bay Area. Lake Shasta but not here.

These are very nice.

Ian

Harryb · December 3, 2005

Rohirrim wrote:

Great shots Harry. I especially like the Hawk and Frog shot.

Thanks Steve. This shot was just a coming attraction. I have a whole sequence of that hawk coming up.

Harryb · December 3, 2005

Angelo wrote:

Dang Harry -

How much pineapple did you have to pin to those posts and trees???
Very nice!

Thanks Angelo but I never use pineapple. Birds much prefer fresh roadkill.

Harryb · December 3, 2005

jwear wrote:

ALL shots are up to your standards --the flip is and what did you do with the last shot -you removed the perch and background now how the hhh did you do that I have tried and mine end up looking like Bens plumbers helper :cry

Thanks Jeff. I "removed the sky simply by blowing it out. The hawk was backlit so I needed a positive ev adjustment to properly expose him and by doing so I gave up the sky. I took around 200 shots of the hawk, After taking a bunch of shots I would move closer.This shot was when I was so close to the hawk taht I couldn't get his perch and all his tail feathers in the frame.

Angelo · December 3, 2005

Harryb wrote:

Thanks Angelo but I never use pineapple. Birds much prefer fresh roadkill.

But I thought you were a good driver?

Harryb · December 3, 2005

wxwax wrote:

Dang, Harry, the last hawk and the second eagle are tremendous. 700mm???? :uhoh

Thnaks Sid. The 500mm f4 and the 1.4 TC are a wondeful combo.

Harryb · December 3, 2005

pathfinder wrote:

700mm = 500+ 1.4TC waxy. Everyone's doing it!!

You know, Harry, you are setting our expectations for February, very high with threads like this

Hey PF,

Actually the shooting should be better in February. Merritt Island is still a bit slow but has been really very active in past Februarys. The eagles are back in their nest just off the Wetlands so they will be regulars until their eggs hatch and the young-ins are ready to fly. I've seen the hawk with its mate so I'm guessing that they have set up housekeeping nearby and they should be hanging around also. I hav seen the hawks and the eagles on just about very visit to the wetlands recently.

Shot with Chris

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