Left my 80-400mm home

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited June 29, 2006 in Wildlife
Hi Y'all,

I've been shooting at St. Augustine for the past few months. Everytime I go I lug quite a few lenses with me and then I ended up taking most of my shots with the 80-400mm lens. Now I really like that lens but I have other lesess that are a bit sharper but I kept using the 80-400 because its so dang handy and I'm so dang lazy. So I decided to travel light and leave the 80-400 home and instead I just loaded up ole Beach Rolly http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1558114 with my 500mm, 300mm, 70-200mm, 28-70mm, tripod, goodies bag, water bottles and my water fan and headed on out.

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papa woodstork seems to be thinking "all of this from one moment of passion? Seeesh!"

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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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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2006
    You must me able to come very close considering the focal length or are they extremely cropped?

    Great series, wel done!

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick.
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2006
    Just leave your 80-400 with me Harry, you don't need it getting these kinds of shots. I like #2 and 8. thumb.gifthumb.gif
    William
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2006
    #2 the other ones are nice to rolleyes1.gif:D
    Jeff W

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2006
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    You must me able to come very close considering the focal length or are they extremely cropped?

    Great series, wel done!

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick.

    The rookery allows you to get very close to the birds. The birds are in trees surrounded by gator filled water so they are not afraid of the humans. When I reviewed my past shots I saw that most of my shots were taken at under 300mm so the 70-200 with a 1.4 Tc would allow me to get just about most of the shots I had been getting with the 80-400. These shots have been only slightly cropped for composition.

    Thanks.
    Harry
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  • LCDLCD Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2006
    doesn't look like you suffered any separation anxiety!

    These are great! I especially like 1,2 and 7
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    can't say I agree much, that you lightened the load all that much :D

    However I can see the left behind glass didn't hamper your style thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    dallas wrote:
    Just leave your 80-400 with me Harry, you don't need it getting these kinds of shots. I like #2 and 8. thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thanks William. I'll keep the 80-400 for the moment. I still have these rare lazy moments. :D
    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!"
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    Hi Harry, Nice set of photos. I like all of them, although it would have been nice if both the tri-colored heron chicks were sharp! clap.gif
    Glenn

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 26, 2006
    Another splendid series, Harry. thumb.gif

    While in CA last week, I shot a bunch of snowy egrets which I still have to process. A cursory inspection tells me that these pure white birds are harder to photograph than one would think. You make it look so easy. :bluduh

    Cheers,
    -joel
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    Great series Harry thumb.gif I really like #2.

    You're beginning to worry me:
    water bottles and my water fan

    whatever happened to:
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    #2 the other ones are nice to rolleyes1.gif:D

    Thanks Jeff. wave.gif
    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!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    LCD wrote:
    doesn't look like you suffered any separation anxiety!

    These are great! I especially like 1,2 and 7

    Thanks, I missed the ease of the 80-400 but I quickly got into the pther enses. Glad you liked the hsots.
    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!"
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    Are those birds at St. Augustine getting tired of you yet? The osprey asked me to not come around anymore. :uhoh Nice pics but how did you survive without the zoom?? :D
    Mike McCarthy

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    bfjr wrote:
    can't say I agree much, that you lightened the load all that much :D

    However I can see the left behind glass didn't hamper your style thumb.gif

    With the 80-400 at home I had room for an extra water bottle :D. It does get hot on that boardwalk.

    Thanks Ben,
    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!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2006
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Hi Harry, Nice set of photos. I like all of them, although it would have been nice if both the tri-colored heron chicks were sharp! clap.gif

    Thanks Glenn. It would have been niice wouldn't it. I actually had shots where both were sharp but none had a pose to match the one chick on the frame right.
    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 June 28, 2006
    This one.....rolleyes1.gif ...:lol...:yikes ...

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    ...is too rich...I love it! thumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2006
    kdog wrote:
    Another splendid series, Harry. thumb.gif

    While in CA last week, I shot a bunch of snowy egrets which I still have to process. A cursory inspection tells me that these pure white birds are harder to photograph than one would think. You make it look so easy. :bluduh

    Cheers,
    -joel

    Thanks Joel. I spent a long tine blowing out every egret I shot. Ron Reznick's training was a turning point for me with those type of shots.
    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 June 29, 2006
    BigAl wrote:
    Great series Harry thumb.gif I really like #2.

    You're beginning to worry me:

    whatever happened to: mwink.gif

    Not to worry Al. The Coronas are alway for the post-shoot portion of the day. A fair number were consumed when I got home after baking on that boardwalk all day. :slurp
    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!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Are those birds at St. Augustine getting tired of you yet? <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/ne_nau.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/headscratch.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/rolleyes1.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > The osprey asked me to not come around anymore. :uhoh <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/umph.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > Nice pics but how did you survive without the zoom?? <prime man> :D

    Nah. Mike, they ain't tired of me. I'm just too darned amiable for that. "lol4

    I used my 70-200 zomm a lot so I wasn't w/o a zoom. I just made separate walkthroughs with each lens and shot what was in reach of th elens.
    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!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    This one.....rolleyes1.gif ...:lol...:yikes ...

    76114568-M.jpg

    ...is too rich...I love it! thumb.gif

    Thanks Ric. I love those tr-color chicks. They have so much "personality".
    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 June 29, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Thnaks Ric. I ove those tr-color chciks. They have so much "personality".

    The one on the right looks like he should be attacking Sigourney Weaver!:D
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    The one on the right looks like he should be attacking Sigourney Weaver!:D

    :lol
    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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