Honkers in Flight...

traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
edited April 8, 2006 in Wildlife
Sometimes, you gotta shoot what's there. Unlike all those Florida guys, I don't have bushels of egrets and herons willing to stand five feet away and pose. On the other hand, I rarely have to worry about hurricanes. As usual, life is a series of compromises...

hope you enjoy...Keith

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Beam me outta here!:winkKT

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2006
    Fantastic serie Keith. Nice framing also.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2006
    Excellent series Keith. Not too shabby for someone without ergrets. rolleyes1.gif
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  • renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited April 5, 2006
    traunerk wrote:
    Sometimes, you gotta shoot what's there. Unlike all those Florida guys, I don't have bushels of egrets and herons willing to stand five feet away and pose. On the other hand, I rarely have to worry about hurricanes. As usual, life is a series of compromises...
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  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2006
    Thanks, Dick...glad to have you aboard.

    re your avatar - quick anecdote - my father's name is Richard and most of his friends call him Dick, but when he was a kid, he got called Rich, Richie, Dick, Dixie, Richard, and a few other less flattering names I'm sure. When he had kids, he gave them all names that were tough to make nicknames out of....mwink.gif

    Regards...Keith
    D200-D70 wrote:
    Fantastic serie Keith. Nice framing also.

    Dick.
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2006
    re ergrets
    Harry...

    we don't have any egrets either.mwink.gifwinkmwink.gif

    Thanks for commenting...I know you'll always give me the unvarnished truth.rolleyes1.gifroflrolleyes1.gif

    Regards...Keith

    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent series Keith. Not too shabby for someone without ergrets. rolleyes1.gif
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2006
    Nice series Keith.
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  • gildcogildco Registered Users Posts: 179 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2006
    Nice work
    Excellent pictures. Nice work.
    Gil
  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited April 6, 2006
    Very nice Keith thumb.gifthumb.gif

    So who does this honker think he is, with his tongue out in all those shots? The Michael Jordan of geese? :lol

    I bet he was honkin' up a storm while you shot these.....lol Nice looking birds. But I'm not too crazy about those green tootsie rolls they leave behind rolleyes1.gif

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  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2006
    Steve...
    It was worse than a New York City traffic jam.:D

    I tried to cull my shots for *only* the ones where the tongue was evident - figured it was a theme of sorts...headscratch.gif Thanks for looking!

    Regards...Keith
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Very nice Keith thumb.gifthumb.gif

    So who does this honker think he is, with his tongue out in all those shots? The Michael Jordan of geese? :lol

    I bet he was honkin' up a storm while you shot these.....lol Nice looking birds. But I'm not too crazy about those green tootsie rolls they leave behind rolleyes1.gif

    Steve
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2006
    traunerk wrote:
    Sometimes, you gotta shoot what's there. Unlike all those Florida guys, I don't have bushels of egrets and herons willing to stand five feet away and pose. On the other hand, I rarely have to worry about hurricanes. As usual, life is a series of compromises...

    No compromises here, Keith. These Canadians are gorgeous!!! When you look at those big bodies it's a wonder they can even lift out of the water! Nice action and the birds are nice and sharp. I'd be happy to get close to some geese as nice as those....need a longer lens first! thumb.gif
  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2006
    saurora...fyi...
    all taken with the 400mm f/5.6 - a sharp and lightweight prime that is excellent if there is enough light (no IS and no big aperture). It also takes a TC pretty well, although quick focusing with a rebel requires good light. 20d or 30d might be quicker to focus - i plan to find out soon....

    regards...Keith
    saurora wrote:
    No compromises here, Keith. These Canadians are gorgeous!!! When you look at those big bodies it's a wonder they can even lift out of the water! Nice action and the birds are nice and sharp. I'd be happy to get close to some geese as nice as those....need a longer lens first! thumb.gif
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • tsarvertsarver Registered Users Posts: 6 Beginner grinner
    edited April 8, 2006
    Nice Shots, just one question. What software do you use to put your Name on the photo?headscratch.gif
  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2006
    re: signature...
    right now, all i do is create 2 signature files at 300 dpi with a transparent background -one black and one white. Then I simply keep that file open when I review shots for posting and copy and paste into a text layer in the new photo and flatten the layer or save as a jpeg to post online. Maybe someone else has an easier way in CS2 with a script, but I'm still using photoshop elements and this seems to be a "not too much work" compromise...

    regards & thanks..Keith
    tsarver wrote:
    Nice Shots, just one question. What software do you use to put your Name on the photo?headscratch.gif
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
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