My first post...Florida wildlife (7 pics)

renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
edited April 2, 2006 in Wildlife
Hi everybody, this is my first post here so hopefully I didn't screw this up or break any etiquette rules! Just wanted to post a few pics from my recent trip to Florida. Hope you like them :):

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Hey Rene,

    Great start with those outstanding pics. Nothing like a few well exposed raptor shots to get you off on the right foot. :D

    welcome to Dgrin. wave.gif
    Harry
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  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Loved 'em all!!!
    Rene...

    thumb.gifgreat set of shots...Welcome!clap.gif

    Let's see some more!

    Regards...Keith
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • livinginozlivinginoz Registered Users Posts: 497 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    hi, rene. glad to see you wandered over from the minnesota board :):)
    laurie in rural minnesota

    my stuff
  • renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Thanks guys, most appreciated!
    My galleries: http://cozmo.smugmug.com/
  • renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    livinginoz wrote:
    hi, rene. glad to see you wandered over from the minnesota board :):)

    Yep, it's all cuza you!!! Thanks for the tip!
    I see Davev lurks here too.
    My galleries: http://cozmo.smugmug.com/
  • StormdancingStormdancing Registered Users Posts: 917 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Etiquette smetiquette, who cares when you're posting shots like that.:):

    Most excellent.

    Welcome to Dgrin.
    Dana
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Welcome! Wonderful shots allthumb.gif
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Nice series of shots, Rene. Really like the osprey. One of my favorite birds. We see a lot of these here in sunny Florida.

    Welcome to Dgrin and hope to see more of your photos. thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Regards
    Mike McCarthy

    "Osprey Whisperer"

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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Welcome Rene, wonderful shots
    Ed

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Rene,

    Great start with those outstanding pics. Nothing like a few well exposed raptor shots to get you off on the right foot. :D

    welcome to Dgrin. wave.gif

    15524779-Ti.gif exactly thumb.gif
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  • renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Nice series of shots, Rene. Really like the osprey. One of my favorite birds. We see a lot of these here in sunny Florida.

    Welcome to Dgrin and hope to see more of your photos. thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Regards

    Thank you! You are lucky to live in sunny Florida, a birders paradise!

    We go back every year (to North Captiva island) and when we come back home we start counting down the days till our next trip.
    My galleries: http://cozmo.smugmug.com/
  • renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    bfjr wrote:
    15524779-Ti.gif exactly thumb.gif

    Y'all are very welcoming...thank you!
    My galleries: http://cozmo.smugmug.com/
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    while the bird shots are outstanding, it was the sea star that grabbed my attention. Cool shotthumb.gif I was surprised to see it wading through the sand like that (the tracks it left are way cool), but I thought most sea stars were found on rocky bottoms.

    again, welcome

    Colleen
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  • renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Frog Lady wrote:
    while the bird shots are outstanding, it was the sea star that grabbed my attention. Cool shotthumb.gif I was surprised to see it wading through the sand like that (the tracks it left are way cool), but I thought most sea stars were found on rocky bottoms.

    again, welcome

    Colleen

    Thanks Colleen! These guys seem to like to hang out by the shore...every morning I'd find a bunch of them exposed by the low tide, then they'd start their long treck back to the sea.
    My galleries: http://cozmo.smugmug.com/
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Welcome, and WOW! Nice shots.thumb.gif
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    Jeffro wrote:
    Welcome, and WOW! Nice shots.thumb.gif

    Thanks a lot!
    My galleries: http://cozmo.smugmug.com/
  • CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2006
    WOW, really nice series, I love the osprey 9 is the moon real or a PS brush ? ) and the starfish with trials is also ver y cool, Beaautiful shots. what do you shoot with ?
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,952 moderator
    edited March 31, 2006
    Welcome! Nice series.
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited March 31, 2006
    CookieS wrote:
    WOW, really nice series, I love the osprey 9 is the moon real or a PS brush ? ) and the starfish with trials is also ver y cool, Beaautiful shots. what do you shoot with ?

    Thanks Cookies! The moon is real and that's really how it appeared over the nest - I took 2 shots, one exposed for the osprey and one exposed for the moon and merged them in PS. I use an XT (well, 2 of them) and although I have a handful of lenses I mostly use a Canon 400mm f5.6L and a Sigma 28-300 DG Macro.
    My galleries: http://cozmo.smugmug.com/
  • Nee7x7Nee7x7 Registered Users Posts: 459 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2006
    Wow...what a way to kick off a first post here! Your Osprey shot reminds me of some of the photos I've seen from an excellent bird photographer (J. Michael Wilhelm) who leads photo tours (in his boat) around the rookeries near Punta Gorda, FL . Great job on all your pics...you really have an eye for good comps and timing. Nice editing, too~

    Cheers!
    ~Nee :)
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2006
    Very nice Rene, great series of shots there. thumb.gif

    Welcome to Dgrin wave.gif
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  • david_hdavid_h Registered Users Posts: 463 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2006
    Excellent pictures!
    It's about time that other bloke had some competition with Florida wildlife :D
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited April 2, 2006
    great series!-

    loved the pelican pic and the moon shot-

    thanks for sharing-

    george
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