A few shots from the holliday break!

raptorcaptor

Took most of these in Monterey bay, California



Harbour Seal



It seems squirrel shots are a prerequisite for dgrin nowadays!



Gull doing his thing!



Cormorant



red-breasted merganser

Then I went to Morro Bay, and things went downhill.
This was one of my last shots with my 400DO lens before I twisted my ankle, and managed to split my lens into two pieces.
Canon has graciously accepted to fix it for $1777.17!

gus

Very nice series..well done. That gull is keen !

GraphyFotoz

NICE series!
I like 1....5 and 6 the best.

Sorry to hear about your ankle and your lens.
The repair bill for the lens sounds more painful than the ankle! :cry

dbaker1221

fantastic series.. .sorry about the bad luck

jwear

sorry to hear about the lens :cry very bad luck but the pictures are great

Harryb

What a bummer about the lens and your ankle. :yikes

Good set of shots.

raptorcaptor

Thanks guys! And yes the lens hurt more than the ankle!

gus

raptorcaptor wrote:

Thanks guys! And yes the lens hurt more than the ankle!

Mate i have only just realised you broke your lens...thats serious. Did you have it insured ?

Osprey Whisperer

Nice series Glenn.

Maestro

I absolutely love that hummingbird shot. Sorry to hear about the ankle and the lens. That 400DO is a precious lens. I hope Canon can get that back to you reasonably soon.

raptorcaptor

gus wrote:

Mate i have only just realised you broke your lens...thats serious. Did you have it insured ?

Just renter's insurance, but it doesn't cover stuff like this!

raptorcaptor

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Nice series Glenn.

Thanks Mike!

raptorcaptor

Maestro wrote:

I absolutely love that hummingbird shot. Sorry to hear about the ankle and the lens. That 400DO is a precious lens. I hope Canon can get that back to you reasonably soon.

Thanks Maestro! I hope so! I'm taking Arthur Morris's San Diego IPT next month and will need that lens!

Gale

Absolutely beautiful

raptorcaptor

Gale wrote:

Absolutely beautiful

Thanks Gale!

BigAl

Sorry to hear about your mishap :cry, but you did get some great pics, the hummer and the gull are really special

$1800 for a repair sounds a bit over the top???

raptorcaptor

BigAl wrote:

Sorry to hear about your mishap :cry, but you did get some great pics, the hummer and the gull are really special

$1800 for a repair sounds a bit over the top???

Thanks Al!

photographix

awsum
great shots sorry about the truble if you want to drive to miss. rite qwick you can use my 400 :giggle haha. but no kidding great shot's. rick.

raptorcaptor

photographix wrote:

great shots sorry about the truble if you want to drive to miss. rite qwick you can use my 400 :giggle haha. but no kidding great shot's. rick.

Thanks!

kdog

Fantastic series, Glenn! Sorry to hear about the anke and lens. That is such a drag. I hope you heal quickly and get your lens back in time for the Arthur Morris clinic.

Regards,
-joel

BPCooper

Wow, some great shots. I like the first, the squirrel and, my favorite here, the gull with the starfish. Don't see that every day.

Dee

Squirrels eat iceplant?
I didn't know that! I like the one of the seagull with the starfish! I'm surprised you were able to get so close or even aim a lens at the bird when it had food in it's mough!

cdonovan

:hurt Ouch....i really don't know which would upset me more...I've hurt an ankle before but I am pretty sure i'd rather hurt it again than break a lens...if the ankle didn't make me cry the lens would for sure.

Hope both are back in running order again soon

raptorcaptor

kdog wrote:

Fantastic series, Glenn! Sorry to hear about the anke and lens. That is such a drag. I hope you heal quickly and get your lens back in time for the Arthur Morris clinic.

Regards,
-joel

Thanks Joel! My ankle is fine now but my wallet is going to hurt for awhile! :cry

raptorcaptor

BPCooper wrote:

Wow, some great shots. I like the first, the squirrel and, my favorite here, the gull with the starfish. Don't see that every day.

Thanks Ben!

raptorcaptor

Dee wrote:

I didn't know that! I like the one of the seagull with the starfish! I'm surprised you were able to get so close or even aim a lens at the bird when it had food in it's mough!

It did look a little worried about me being that close to its food!

raptorcaptor

cdonovan wrote:

:hurt Ouch....i really don't know which would upset me more...I've hurt an ankle before but I am pretty sure i'd rather hurt it again than break a lens...if the ankle didn't make me cry the lens would for sure.

Hope both are back in running order again soon

Thanks Donovan!

Zanotti

Really great shots. I was scrolling down, saw the flower shot and thought, no big deal, then I kept scroling and my jaw dropped! Super Hummingbird!

Great squirrel, unique shot - but aren't squirrels just rats with better marketing? Come on a fluffy tail and everybody loves them!(?)

Z

dallas

Very unhappy to hear about your run of bad luck, I hope your wallet and the lens heal quickly so we can see more of you outstanding work.

raptorcaptor

Zanotti wrote:

Really great shots. I was scrolling down, saw the flower shot and thought, no big deal, then I kept scroling and my jaw dropped! Super Hummingbird!

Great squirrel, unique shot - but aren't squirrels just rats with better marketing? Come on a fluffy tail and everybody loves them!(?)

Z

Thanks Z! Sometimes they just get in front of the lens, and wont leave until you press the shutter!

raptorcaptor

dallas wrote:

Very unhappy to hear about your run of bad luck, I hope your wallet and the lens heal quickly so we can see more of you outstanding work.

Thanks William!