A long lunch

Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
edited January 8, 2005 in Wildlife
Hello all,
Well the Sun finally broke through the clouds for the first time in weeks today :clap To celebrate the camera and I took a long lunch :rofl First, we went to the spot Ian frequents. Not much happening there and after 30 minutes of mostly walking and little shooting, we headed up the road to the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve. Not much was happening there either. I had steeled myself for a possible shutout:dunno The only wildlfie I saw were little birds and some ground squirrels. I figured I'd shoot the lil birds with the Bigma. At 400-500mm's at least they'd fill some of the frame.



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Just like there's no such thing as a bad day of fishing, even though we were pretty well skunked, we had fun together :D On the way out we saw this guy sitting on a lightpole by the airport. He had his head on backwards :rofl

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So the trip wasn't a total waste :thumb


I have to do more of those long lunches :lol


Steve
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    Next time you take a long lunch in the 'hood, you should call me!

    Outstanding photos!

    Ian
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Next time you take a long lunch in the 'hood, you should call me!

    Outstanding photos!

    Ian
    Hi Steve.. great shots.. I love the first and last, the middle one has some little blur thing going on (or is it my dirty monitor, could be). I love bird shots, I think they are quite hard to catch.clap.gif
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2005
    Steve, cool looking Hawk, nice capture thumb.gif
    Ed

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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2005
    here's a kestral I shot in Arizona...
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    here's a kestral I shot in Arizona...
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    Very nice Lynn
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  • gubbsgubbs Registered Users Posts: 3,166 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2005
    Lovely shots Steve, particularly the hawk.....

    Lynn, the Kestrel shot is great thumb.gif
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  • ShakeyShakey Registered Users Posts: 1,004 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2005
    Great pic's Steve & Lynn.thumb.gif
  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Next time you take a long lunch in the 'hood, you should call me!

    Outstanding photos!

    Ian
    Ian,
    Thanks :D It was a spur of the moment decision, but I have to admit I was looking for you at the park at the end of San Antonio. Lots of walkers, runners and bikers, but no photographers with big white lenses rolleyes1.gif

    I'd love to get together and I'll contact you next time I get the urge to go birding (or the next time there's a dry day, whichever comes first :lol )

    Thanks for looking,
    Steve
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    Hi Steve.. great shots.. I love the first and last, the middle one has some little blur thing going on (or is it my dirty monitor, could be). I love bird shots, I think they are quite hard to catch.clap.gif
    Thanks Lynn :D

    Yeah that little guy in the 2nd shot has some oof blades of grass in front of his lower chest area. I didn't notice them until I was processing the image. So it's not your monitor.

    Thanks for looking,
    Steve
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    ehughes wrote:
    Steve, cool looking Hawk, nice capture thumb.gif
    Thanks Ed :D Getting a few nice shots of this guy made it worth having to stand in the middle of the street while shooting him.....lol

    The cars did a good job of avoiding me. Probably because I'd make an extremely ugly hood ornament rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks for looking,
    Steve
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    here's a kestral I shot in Arizona...
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    Outstanding shot Lynn ^5 thumb.gif

    These guys are soooooo small. I saw one sitting on top of a telephone pole yesterday. But, not matter how I moved around the pole, I could never get more than like 1/2 of him, in the frame. Even at 500mm ne_nau.gif

    Super shot!! I just love these colorful little guys, with their big eyes and big feet.

    Thanks for sharing this shot,
    Steve
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    gubbs wrote:
    Lovely shots Steve, particularly the hawk.....

    Lynn, the Kestrel shot is great thumb.gif
    TY Gubbs :D I was getting cabin fever sooo bad, I was about to resort to taking pics of the family cat rolleyes1.gif As they say, even the worst day of shooting is better than working....lol


    Thanks for looking,
    Steve
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    Shakey wrote:
    Great pic's Steve & Lynn.thumb.gif
    Thanks Shakey :D I like your tagline about the rule of thirds....lol My sentiments exactly (we don't need no stinkin' rules :lol ) Here I am bitchin and moanin about a little rain and you live in the Great White North. You must think we're pretty spoiled down here.....lol But, I want to tell you that the rain wouldn't bother me 1/2 as much if I had a nice indoor venue to shoot some HOCKEY mwink.gif Like say, the Sharks versus the Flames at the Shark Tankclap.gif Too bad those millionaires can't get together and make us fans happy headscratch.gif


    Thanks for looking,
    Steve
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Thanks Shakey :D I like your tagline about the rule of thirds....lol My sentiments exactly (we don't need no stinkin' rules :lol ) Here I am bitchin and moanin about a little rain and you live in the Great White North. You must think we're pretty spoiled down here.....lol But, I want to tell you that the rain wouldn't bother me 1/2 as much if I had a nice indoor venue to shoot some HOCKEY mwink.gif Like say, the Sharks versus the Flames at the Shark Tankclap.gif Too bad those millionaires can't get together and make us fans happy headscratch.gif


    Thanks for looking,
    Steve
    Logitech Ice. Inside, three rinks. There's a girls tournament coming up.
    Lemme know if you're interested and I'll get you the details.

    ian
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Logitech Ice. Inside, three rinks. There's a girls tournament coming up.
    Lemme know if you're interested and I'll get you the details.

    ian
    I'm in Ian thumb.gif Let me know when. If it doesn't conflict with one of my son's b-ball games, I'd love to go. I am sooooooo starved for some rink action that I found myself watching Holiday on Ice over the weekend......lol


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  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2005
    Yeah...the Shark Tank...home of the $60 cheap seats. eek7.gif
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    fish wrote:
    Yeah...the Shark Tank...home of the $60 cheap seats. eek7.gif
    I don't think you'll have to worry about that. The Board of Governers and the
    NHLPA have decided there's no point in meeting. I'm pretty sure the season's
    over before it started :(

    Steve, the tourney is MLK weekend (1/14-17). Games will be happening on all
    three surfaces. The South Rink has the best lighting (Shark's practice ice) followed
    by the center and then the North (crappy lighting).

    More than likely, each surface will have a photographer on the player's bench
    side (low or no glass down the bench). I don't think it will be an issue to shoot
    from the glass though I do know the glass is not at all clean.

    ian
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    I don't think you'll have to worry about that. The Board of Governers and the
    NHLPA have decided there's no point in meeting. I'm pretty sure the season's
    over before it started :(

    Steve, the tourney is MLK weekend (1/14-17). Games will be happening on all
    three surfaces. The South Rink has the best lighting (Shark's practice ice) followed
    by the center and then the North (crappy lighting).

    More than likely, each surface will have a photographer on the player's bench
    side (low or no glass down the bench). I don't think it will be an issue to shoot
    from the glass though I do know the glass is not at all clean.

    ian
    Thanks Ian clap.gif

    Dirty glass adds to the ambience.....lol So next Friday, Sat and Sunday. For sure, I'll catch one of those days :-)

    Thanks again and let me know if you want to go too. They let me into the Tank with my 717 and 828, watch them not let me into Logitech with the 20D rolleyes1.gif

    Steve
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited January 7, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Thanks again and let me know if you want to go too. They let me into the Tank with my 717 and 828, watch them not let me into Logitech with the 20D rolleyes1.gif

    Steve
    Hey as long as you don't try and bogart the flashes with your own pocket
    wizard, I think you'll be ok :D

    I'll probably go for a bit on Saturday or Sunday.

    Ian
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2005
    Steve

    You did very well at capturing a whole lot of detail on that little black birds feathers - not an easy feat!

    I love the hawk - love the sunkissed feathers.

    ann

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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 8, 2005
    Ann McRae wrote:
    Steve

    You did very well at capturing a whole lot of detail on that little black birds feathers - not an easy feat!

    I love the hawk - love the sunkissed feathers.

    ann
    Thanks Ann :D


    I wish we had some colorful little birds like the ones that visit your feeder. The best I saw were some blackbirds with those red patches where their wings attach to their bodies (redwinged blackbirds?). All the other birds were one shade of brown or another.

    Thanks for looking,
    Steve
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