Shooting in the Wetlands with Harry B

Dixie

I finally made it to Florida to go bird shooting with Harry. So far I've had a really great time and believe that I could get into this bird thing. :

I'm new at all this so I am going to leave it up to Harry to tell you what all the birds are. I'll take a guess when I think I have a pretty good idea. I'll correct any errors when I get home to my bird guides. Yep, you guessed it, I forgot my books. Well, at least I remembered to bring the cameras and lenses.

As always, comments and suggestions are appreciated. Go easy on me because I'm relatively new at this birding thing.

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Green Heron


Egret


A great big white one.


The great big white one after it flew to a perch on a pipe.


A little brown bird.


A tricolor I hope.


A really big one that let me get really close.


The end of a perfect day in the Wetlands with heartfelt thanks to Harry and his lovely wife.


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Angelo

a clear indication that good photographers are born not made! Dix, I think you'd wow us with your work regardless the subject matter. Excellent!

Dixie

Angelo wrote:

a clear indication that good photographers are born not made! Dix, I think you'd wow us with your work regardless the subject matter. Excellent!

Thanks Angelo.

Osprey Whisperer

Nice set of shots, Dixie. Welcome to the "dark side" of photography (birding).


Glad to see you shot with Harry and lived to tell about it. I've heard he feeds every 3rd shooter to the 'gaitors. :uhoh

marlof

I love your description of the birds . And the pics aren't too shabby either.

Harryb

Hey Dixie,

I hate it when visitors come down and get better shots than me. :pissed
Great shots and I've really enjoyed your visit so far and look forward to our shoot today.

Osprey Whisperer

**(does the anti-rain dance for today)**

Have fun and good luck guys. Hope that rain stays away and the sun shows up.

bfjr

Lucky Lucky you to be in warm country and shoot with Harry

Yeah right newbie, excellent work on the birdies Dixie.

One suggestion .... get some camo tape for them there white lenses and your yield will go up :lol4 :lol

ginger_55

Hi, Dixie, Hi, Harry,

looks like you two are having fun down there.

Also looks like you, Dixie brought good weather!

Enjoy the birding.

ginger

Andy

Dixie wrote:

The great big white one after it flew to a perch on a pipe.

Dixie, believe me I know how hard and exhausting it is shooting with Harry, you must be very tired after having to schlep his gear, wait while he constantly changes lenses, fiddles with his bags, stops for coffee, yadda yadda yadda. C'mon up to NY and I'll show you the same

Lovely shots.

jwear

I may have to agree with angelo on this one --when you know how to use a tool the subject is a subject --good exposerers ect

Dixie

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Nice set of shots, Dixie. Welcome to the "dark side" of photography (birding).
<slips more bird seed into his drink> <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/rolleyes1.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >

Glad to see you shot with Harry and lived to tell about it. I've heard he feeds every 3rd shooter to the 'gaitors. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/eek7.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > :uhoh

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Thanks Mike. I only saw two gators and they were fairly small. One about 4 ft long and the other maybe 6-7 ft long. They were more intent on sleeping in the sun than munching on me.

Dixie

marlof wrote:

I love your description of the birds . And the pics aren't too shabby either.

Thanks Marlof. Just goes to show you how much I know about birding. ...but it was fun.

Dixie

Harryb wrote:

Hey Dixie,

I hate it when visitors come down and get better shots than me. :pissed
Great shots and I've really enjoyed your visit so far and look forward to our shoot today.

Thanks Harry, but not better just different. ...and I never did get a good photo of an eagle. :cry

Dixie

bfjr wrote:

Lucky Lucky you to be in warm country and shoot with Harry

Yeah right newbie, excellent work on the birdies Dixie.

One suggestion .... get some camo tape for them there white lenses and your yield will go up :lol4 :lol

Thanks Ben. ...no problem with those white lenses. Those birds just think that I am another snowy.

Dixie

ginger_55 wrote:

Hi, Dixie, Hi, Harry,

looks like you two are having fun down there.

Also looks like you, Dixie brought good weather!

Enjoy the birding.

ginger

Thanks Ginger. Actually I think that I drug the bad weather down. Cloudy for about half of yesterday and somewhat chilly and very cloudy today. Heading home in the morning because the rest of the week is suppose to be rainy. It was also very windy today. Something like the day we shot together.

Dixie

Andy wrote:

Dixie, believe me I know how hard and exhausting it is shooting with Harry, you must be very tired after having to schlep his gear, wait while he constantly changes lenses, fiddles with his bags, stops for coffee, yadda yadda yadda. C'mon up to NY and I'll show you the same

Lovely shots.

Thanks Andy. I'll take you up on the New York offer this coming year. It's been better than 20 years since I've shot in the city or other areas for that matter. Back in the late 70s & early 80s I shot in the city and all around the state.

Luckily, Harry and I each drove our own cars around the wetlands and Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge so that kept me from having to carry Harry. Besides, he needs a mule to haul that 500 around.

Dixie

jwear wrote:

I may have to agree with angelo on this one --when you know how to use a tool the subject is a subject --good exposerers ect

Thanks Jeff. It did take a little getting use to. I normally do fairly long exposures on a tripod with the lens stopped down a lot. With the birds I tended to go AV with narrow DOF and most shots handheld.

Rohirrim

Very nice series Dixie.

Harryb

Andy wrote:

Dixie, believe me I know how hard and exhausting it is shooting with Harry, you must be very tired after having to schlep his gear, wait while he constantly changes lenses, fiddles with his bags, stops for coffee, yadda yadda yadda. C'mon up to NY and I'll show you the same

Lovely shots.

Dixie

Rohirrim wrote:

Very nice series Dixie.

Thanks Steve.