a few recent shots

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited December 22, 2005 in Wildlife
Hi Y'all,

Just a few shots from Dixie's visit.

a hooded merganser. These guys are a pain because they won't let you get close
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a grebe and a tricolor heron
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a white ibis
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the undercover gator
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a yellowlegs
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a roseate spoonbill
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sunset in the wetlands and thanks to Dixie for the tip to shoot it in portrait mode
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BTW has anybody noticed that there is one forum on Dgrin with over
40,000 posts in it?
Harry
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2005
    Yes I've noticed and your a large part of why !!! thumb.gifclap.gif
    this post is just a sampling of the quality and care Nature/Wildlife receives from you and your work bowdown.gifylsuper.gif:D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Yes I've noticed and your a large part of why !!! thumb.gifclap.gif
    this post is just a sampling of the quality and care Nature/Wildlife receives from you and your work bowdown.gifylsuper.gif:D
    Thank you Jeff. I think you westies ( as much as I hate to say anything nice about y'all pineapple pizza eaters) have alot to do with the activity here.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2005
    Bunch o' bird brained post whores.

    Nice shots Harry. I'm glad I didn't have anything to do with all the trouble. :D
    Mike McCarthy

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2005
    that first shot is you and birdbrain headscratch.gifne_nau.gif i mean mike --doing the PS thing right :D very nice shots . I have stated that same thing about the amount of post and lookys but we be the dangerfields of photo and get no respect eek7.gifumph.gif thanks harry or is it mike ne_nau.gif for a place to improve thumb.gif
    Jeff W

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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2005
    Great captures Harry. I really like that Grebe/Heron shot.

    Since this forum does get twice the number of posts as any other forum is it worth considering splitting the forum into... say a bird forum and a nature/animal forum. Or limiting the number of posts or replies to a post?
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2005
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Great captures Harry. I really like that Grebe/Heron shot.

    Since this forum does get twice the number of posts as any other forum is it worth considering splitting the forum into... say a bird forum and a nature/animal forum. Or limiting the number of posts or replies to a post?
    Thanks Steve,

    The grebe & heron shot is one of my favorites of my recent shots.

    This forum has already been split once when landscapes were moved out of it. I would hesitate to further split it. The reason why landscapes were removed because it was a different kind of shooting from wildlife/nature (i.e., stepped down apertures). Birds and other wildlife are pretty much the same type of shooting. The only way to limit the number of replies is to close the thread which I'm not in favor of.

    I hope that folks will look a posts on pages other than the first page and reply to some of the posts on the "back" pages too.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2005
    Nice set Harry great selection of birds and a wonderful sunset to finish it off. Well done
    http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/

  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Thank you Jeff. I think you westies ( as much as I hate to say anything nice about y'all pineapple pizza eaters) have alot to do with the activity here.

    Well when Jeff shows I'll tell him what you said ....... Geeeeezzzzzz :lol
    headscratch.gif

    You know it's not all pineapple, there's the Garlic connection as well rolleyes1.gifthumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2005
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Bunch o' bird brained post whores. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/rolleyes1.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <looks in mirror>

    Nice shots Harry. I'm glad I didn't have anything to do with all the trouble. :D
    Thank you Mike. You?? Trouble?? Why never, trouble and the name Bird Man Photographer have never been connected. :lol4
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    that first shot is you and birdbrain headscratch.gifne_nau.gif i mean mike --doing the PS thing right :D very nice shots . I have stated that same thing about the amount of post and lookys but we be the dangerfields of photo and get no respect eek7.gifumph.gif thanks harry or is it mike ne_nau.gif for a place to improve thumb.gif
    Thanks Jeff. We are so active because this kind of photography is so popular. If you look at the Cafe their wildlife forum is also the busiest forum there.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    Nice set Harry great selection of birds and a wonderful sunset to finish it off. Well done
    15524779-Ti.gif Yep, yepthumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    Nice set Harry great selection of birds and a wonderful sunset to finish it off. Well done
    Thanks Brian. Fortunately we have more than just egrets down here. :D
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Well when Jeff shows I'll tell him what you said ....... Geeeeezzzzzz lol3.gif
    Geez, talk about being touchy. Here I was trying to say something nice about you westies.



    You know it's not all pineapple, there's the Garlic connection as well yelrotflmao.gifthumb.gif
    Hmm, garlic now you are on the right track. DukeGirl.gif
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2005
    Thusie wrote:
    15524779-Ti.gif Yep, yepthumb.gif
    thank you very much
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2005
    This one pleased me the most.

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    The light is very effective in this one. thumb.gif

    I can't believe I had to go to the fifth page to find a post by you. headscratch.gif

    I assume you are busy preparing for the holidays?

    All the best to you and yours....nod.gif
  • StormdancingStormdancing Registered Users Posts: 917 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2005
    Just stunning, as always.
    I love the Merganser shot, and the rest are beautiful. The sunset just makes you go ahhhhhhhh. The end of a beautiful day.
    Dana
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    no birds sang there except those that sang best.
    ~Henry Van Dyke
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2005
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    This one pleased me the most.


    The light is very effective in this one. thumb.gif

    I can't believe I had to go to the fifth page to find a post by you. headscratch.gif

    I assume you are busy preparing for the holidays?

    All the best to you and yours....nod.gif

    Hey Ric,

    Thanks for the kind words. I have just finished a very, very busy period. At its end I found I had thousands of unprocessed pics. I have imposed a shooting hiatus on myself until I finish catching up on the old shots.

    I'm just finishing up my work on my October shots, leaving only November and December to go (around 3500 shots). :uhoh
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2005
    Harry, I'm not being gracious I'm being dead serious, you have got to put together a book. Put that stuff together, approach a publisher, and get a book made. I know I'd buy a copy.

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2005
    Stormdancing wrote:
    Just stunning, as always.
    I love the Merganser shot, and the rest are beautiful. The sunset just makes you go ahhhhhhhh. The end of a beautiful day.

    Thak you Dana. I'm still hoping to get some better meganser shots if I can get a little closer to them (not easy).
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2005
    Lucky Hack wrote:
    Harry, I'm not being gracious I'm being dead serious, you have got to put together a book. Put that stuff together, approach a publisher, and get a book made. I know I'd buy a copy.

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian

    Thank you very much Ian. I intend to do some serious thinking about my photography once I get past the holdidays and the February willdife shoot in Florida.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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