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jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
edited March 10, 2006 in Wildlife
for any one that ever read a comic strip called BC .A long time ago there was a 4 picture 2 word strip he did! first frame bird captures something next frame the thing yells bird-- 3rd frame flying away-- 4th frame snake clamped to birds neck --second word bird yells snake --simple and basic humor .well i wish this shot was better but bird was not calm and i had no time to swap a lens .I think the egret was thinking of that comic stip same as me :rofl :rofl
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    and Russ see old guys are still fast well not those 2 really old guys we shot with and next time we have to tell them the tripod is for the camera not an arm rest rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif:Dumph.gifoh yea that is a ruff swift in more ways than one
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    thumb.gif Great captures...nice expression in the Egret and really like the colors in the 2nd.
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    Great shot Jeffclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    Super capture Jeff. I think thats a great image with the snake wrapped aroudn the bill like that. thumb.gif Well exposed as well. Nice BIF too!
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    Jeff, that's great! How did it end?
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Jeff, that's great! How did it end?

    How did it end?? You ask??

    Well it ended with me not getting one decent shot, that's how umph.gifblbl.gifumph.gifrolleyes1.gif :lol

    Excellent work Jeff ylsuper.gif
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
    My hat of to you on this one Jeff.
    Like I said before, these little guys are a real challenge to capture in flight and you did it. I was just about ready to through in the towell, I guess there is still some hope. The snaked egret is also fabulous, but you really made my day with the swift, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
    clap.gifclap.gifclap.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif ...:D
    Russ
  • CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    Very Nice, i remeber that comic ;)

    camera and lens info Please.
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    CookieS wrote:
    Very Nice, i remeber that comic ;)

    camera and lens info Please.
    a old black thing d2h 300 f4 held in my little old shaky hands -- it is the only comic strip that ever stuck in my mind --I laugh a lot after the shot rolleyes1.gif thanks for looking and the commnet
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    Art Scott wrote:
    thumb.gif Great captures...nice expression in the Egret and really like the colors in the 2nd.
    thanks art the egret was just one lucky shot but the swift was work :D thanks for the nice comment
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    dallas wrote:
    Great shot Jeffclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    thanks Dallas -- Ben was not that happy with it :D shot jst before he got there and we saw you darn good luck is all it was --see you and russ soon thumb.gif
    Jeff W

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Super capture Jeff. I think thats a great image with the snake wrapped aroudn the bill like that. thumb.gif Well exposed as well. Nice BIF too!
    thanks steve it was a back lit shot --again umph.gif but great luck --as he flew away i did yell snake and then come back here right now but that never works ne_nau.gif just makes me feel better rolleyes1.gif the bif i am very proud of --they are not easy thanks for the kind words
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Jeff, that's great! How did it end?
    Sid I do have an ending shot -- the snake lost :cry did get a bif tho thanks for the look and commenting
    Jeff W

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    [Excellent captures Jeff. I really the second shot with taht marvelous water background. clap.gif
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    and Russ see old guys are still fast well not those 2 really old guys we shot with and next time we have to tell them the tripod is for the camera not an arm rest rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif:Dumph.gifoh yea that is a ruff swift in more ways than one

    Man Iv'e been trying to get one of those little guys now for a month, I got figured out now though, 28mm 100% cropthumb.gif:D:D:D
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  • Bob&GlennieBob&Glennie Registered Users Posts: 320 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    The egret makes me wonder who's got who but the Swift is absolutely beautiful!!! Did I mention that the Swift is absolutely beautiful? Well, it is! The Swift is absolutely beautiful.

    Bob
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  • Bob&GlennieBob&Glennie Registered Users Posts: 320 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    I had to go back and look at it again. I love this picture. Would you consider selling me a copy of the file that I could print at somewhere around 11x14/300dpi? I'd love to do a tastefull mat and frame and have this in my home.

    Let me know if so and how much.

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    Bob&Glennie wrote:
    The egret makes me wonder who's got who but the Swift is absolutely beautiful!!! Did I mention that the Swift is absolutely beautiful? Well, it is! The Swift is absolutely beautiful.

    Bob
    thank you very much --I have pmed you just let me know
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    Froggy wrote:
    Man Iv'e been trying to get one of those little guys now for a month, I got figured out now though, 28mm 100% cropthumb.gif:D:D:D
    rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif no that was a 300 f4 [I know you already read that ] but here is a tip --do not chase them take your time a see if you can get a pattern in the flight then pick one and after you do that pray then it ia a lot of luck --I wll not tell you how long ii have worked at it now go get them and good luck thumb.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    [Excellent captures Jeff. I really the second shot with taht marvelous water background. clap.gif
    thanks old man I know there are a few of us that know what luck that second shot is but if anyone else ask me I just tell them it is all skill rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif do not let ben read that ok
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Super capture Jeff. I think thats a great image with the snake wrapped aroudn the bill like that. thumb.gif Well exposed as well. Nice BIF too!
    thanks steve the snake was something he got it just as i got there and away he went that is the same place ben and i shot the headscratch.gifthe lizard shot. back lit and not the best condition thanks again for commenting and taking the time thumb.gif
    Jeff W

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    bfjr wrote:
    How did it end?? You ask??

    Well it ended with me not getting one decent shot, that's how umph.gifblbl.gifumph.gifrolleyes1.gif :lol

    Excellent work Jeff ylsuper.gif
    Well it ended with me not getting one decent shot, that's how umph.gifblbl.gifumph.gif now that bitter stuff the boids pick that up you know --it was a nothing day after that :cry :cry but i got a snake i got a snake na na na na rolleyes1.gif thanks Ben we is getting better at that exposer stuff ain't we see you soon thumb.gif we get em next time
    Jeff W

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2006
    riddim_maker wrote:
    YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
    My hat of to you on this one Jeff.
    Like I said before, these little guys are a real challenge to capture in flight and you did it. I was just about ready to through in the towell, I guess there is still some hope. The snaked egret is also fabulous, but you really made my day with the swift, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
    clap.gifclap.gifclap.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif ...:D
    that is what i yelll as the shot came up on the puter yeeeeesssssssss that and some jumping :D we all have to shoot again but i think i can help you guys with the swifts not too be ne_nau.gif but i think i have a way to help get a shot off ..thanks russ i knew you would like this one thumb.gif and never say towel again we in the thugs never never give up clap.gif
    Jeff W

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