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HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited December 22, 2004 in Wildlife
I did what any American male would do when faced with the prospect of being in the same house with two women in the middle of a cleaning frenzy - I grabbed my camera and my new 300mm/f4 lens and hightailed it out of there. I was impressed with the new lens. Here's a Great Blue Heron
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    a snowy egret
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    a Little Blue Heron. During Ron Reznick's workshop he told us how the herons would give their catch a flip before swallowing it. This is my first capture of a bird during the "Reznick Flip".
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    found the bald eagle again
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  • gubbsgubbs Registered Users Posts: 3,166 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Fantastic shots Harry, particularly the "Resnick Flip" perfect timimg! thumb.gif

    Forgive my ignorance but how big is the bald eagle??
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Thanks Gubbs
    gubbs wrote:
    Fantastic shots Harry, particularly the "Resnick Flip" perfect timimg! thumb.gif

    Forgive my ignorance but how big is the bald eagle??
    and I though everybody knew how big a bald eagle wasrolleyes1.gif

    well I got out my bird guide and it tells me that the bald eagle has a body length of 34-43 inches and a wing span of 6-8 feet.

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    really nice, harry! thumb.gif
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    edited December 21, 2004
    not much to add but my thumb.gif
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  • gubbsgubbs Registered Users Posts: 3,166 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Harryb wrote:
    and I though everybody knew how big a bald eagle wasrolleyes1.gif

    well I got out my bird guide and it tells me that the bald eagle has a body length of 34-43 inches and a wing span of 6-8 feet.

    Harry
    You don't see too many bald eagles around Reading...... BIG then WOW :D
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Wonderful shots harry... love the snowy egret and the flipping bird..


    So.... your wife has a cleaning lady????? humph... thats another thing to add to my list.. blue boxes... diamond pendent and cleaning ladies..rolleyes1.gif
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Awesome Harrythumb.gif
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Awesome series, Harry
    You are sure getting great sharpness and exposure.
    I think the snowy egret is my favorite, although the bird flipping its lunch is pretty cool!
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited December 21, 2004
    Harryb wrote:
    I did what any American male would do when faced with the prospect of being in the same house with two women in the middle of a cleaning frenzy - I grabbed my camera and my new 300mm/f4 lens and hightailed it out of there. I was impressed with the new lens. Here's a Great Blue Heron


    Harry - I am very impressed with your bird images - but if these were shot with a 300mm lens these birds must allow you much closer access than I have have been able to achieve here in Indiana.

    Local great blue herons seem to have a safety radius of almost 100yards before they depart - and 300mm just won't get the close ups you are capturingat 100 yards. Indeed even with 400-500 mm the birds are just a small portion of my frame. I envy the proximity you seem to have readily available. I may need to come to Florida some time for bird photography.

    Merry Christmas.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Hey Andy
    andy wrote:
    really nice, harry! thumb.gif
    Thank you very much. Now get your butt down here and I'll teach you how to get some wildlife shots. :D

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    a very nice addition
    Nir wrote:
    not much to add but my thumb.gif
    Thanks Nir.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Hey Lynn
    lynnma wrote:
    Wonderful shots harry... love the snowy egret and the flipping bird..


    So.... your wife has a cleaning lady????? humph... thats another thing to add to my list.. blue boxes... diamond pendent and cleaning ladies..rolleyes1.gif
    Glad you liked the shots.

    My wife says that she never needed a cleaning lady until she married me. ne_nau.gif

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Thanks Ed
    ehughes wrote:
    Awesome Harrythumb.gif
    I really have to thank the birds. W/o their kind assistance none of these pics would have happened. :D

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    HARRY GREAT SHOTs AGAIN clap.gif are you feeding them and you show up they all come a running A ?, on the first shot is the birds neck in focus from head to body there is a line across on my screen ??? and that makes no sence to me
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Harryb wrote:
    Glad you liked the shots.

    My wife says that she never needed a cleaning lady until she married me. ne_nau.gif

    Harry
    good one mr h funny
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Hi Ann
    Ann McRae wrote:
    You are sure getting great sharpness and exposure.
    I think the snowy egret is my favorite, although the bird flipping its lunch is pretty cool!
    ann
    Thanks ofr the kind comments. I am very happy with the new lens. The sharpness and contrast of the pics from it are excellent.

    Harry
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited December 21, 2004
    Great shots Harry clap.gif Super light and they are all razor sharp. I'm amazed you got these with a Nikon :lol That lens is definitely a keeper from the image quality point of view. How was the AF speed?


    With this kind of results, let's hope the cleaning lady comes by more often rolleyes1.gif


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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    pathfinder wrote:
    Harry - I am very impressed with your bird images - but if these were shot with a 300mm lens these birds must allow you much closer access than I have have been able to achieve here in Indiana.

    Local great blue herons seem to have a safety radius of almost 100yards before they depart - and 300mm just won't get the close ups you are capturingat 100 yards. Indeed even with 400-500 mm the birds are just a small portion of my frame. I envy the proximity you seem to have readily available. I may need to come to Florida some time for bird photography.

    Merry Christmas.
    Two of the shots (the little blue heron and the eagle) were with a 1.4 tele-extender. The Viera Wetlands are a marvelous place to get bird shots. You have a narrow one land road running along man-made ponds. The birds hunt along the edges of the ponds so you can get good shots from relatively short distances w/o leaving your car. Also some of the birds are used to humans. The GBH let me get within 6 feet of him. I had to step back because I was too close to frame him properly.

    If you get down to Central Florida let me know and I will give you a tour of some of the wildlife hotspots.:D

    Wishing you a great holiday.

    Harry
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited December 21, 2004
    Harryb wrote:
    Two of the shots (the little blue heron and the eagle) were with a 1.4 tele-extender. The Viera Wetlands are a marvelous place to get bird shots. You have a narrow one land road running along man-made ponds. The birds hunt along the edges of the ponds so you can get good shots from relatively short distances w/o leaving your car. Also some of the birds are used to humans. The GBH let me get within 6 feet of him. I had to step back because I was too close to frame him properly.

    If you get down to Central Florida let me know and I will give you a tour of some of the wildlife hotspots.:D

    Wishing you a great holiday.

    Harry
    Thanks Harry - You should not invite strangers - you never know who might show up on your doorstep :D

    I enjoy reading about your retirement - I am contemplating that change for myself in the next few years or so.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    you forget
    pathfinder wrote:
    Thanks Harry - You should not invite strangers - you never know who might show up on your doorstep :D

    I enjoy reading about your retirement - I am contemplating that change for myself in the next few years or so.
    I shot with Andy for a good long time. It would be hard to get anyone stranger. rolleyes1.gif

    I also have certain tests for visitors. If they fail the test, well.... Lets just say that there's more to Florida than birds

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Hey Jeff
    jwear wrote:
    HARRY GREAT SHOTs AGAIN clap.gif are you feeding them and you show up they all come a running A ?, on the first shot is the birds neck in focus from head to body there is a line across on my screen ??? and that makes no sence to me
    Thanks. I'm lucky that i have the Wetlands just a 15 minute drive from my house. Its a great place that lets you get closer to the birds than any other location I've seen so far.

    That line is a combo of the shadows from the lighting and the GBH's streaks around he foreneck and the color difference where the wing meets the body.

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Hey Steve
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Great shots Harry clap.gif Super light and they are all razor sharp. I'm amazed you got these with a Nikon :lol That lens is definitely a keeper from the image quality point of view. How was the AF speed?


    With this kind of results, let's hope the cleaning lady comes by more often rolleyes1.gif


    Steve
    Thanks Steve. I'm going to take the high road and let the Nikon slide by. Its part of my be nice to Canonites policy. Poor folks get cross-eyed dealing with that inferior focusing system. :duel

    I love that lens. iloveyou.gif This wasn't even a serious shoot, I left my tripod home, so all shots were handheld. The AF is pretty good but not the fastest I've seen. It even worked well with my Sigma tele-extenders (the eagle and Reznick Flip pics). I can't wait until I get the Nikon tele-extenders and be able to use AF when I have an extender on.

    Harry

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited December 21, 2004
    All great shots! The eagle is a classic pose thumb.gif

    I've been working on trying to get the egrets as they fish the sloughs. Caught in
    their daily activity makes for great shots.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Hey Ian
    ian408 wrote:
    All great shots! The eagle is a classic pose thumb.gif

    I've been working on trying to get the egrets as they fish the sloughs. Caught in
    their daily activity makes for great shots.

    Ian
    Yhank you. Shooting the egets while they fish is a great idea. You can get better shots than the standard ones and the birs have more character when they are in motion. Also they are less prone to be spooked because they are focused on their fishing.

    Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Hey Harry...
    ...looks like money well spent.

    A real quality shot...love the detail. thumb.gif
  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Harry,
    Wow,your kicking a** on these birdies.
    Dirty up the place more often :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2004
    Hey Ric
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    ...looks like money well spent.

    A real quality shot...love the detail. thumb.gif
    Thank you very much. I can't wait until I can do a real shoot with that lens. I'm very impresed so far.

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