Back in the saddle

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited January 10, 2005 in Wildlife
Hi you'll

Its been a rough two weeks but I'm feeling better. I managed to drag my carcas out of bed and do some shooting for the first time in two weeks. The wetlands looked sweet in the morning light
Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    heron in a tree
    I caught this GBH sitting in a tree in the morning light
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Later on I ran into this Great Egret
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    wave.gif welcome back to the land of the living, h! clap.gifclap.gif

    missed ya, you old coot lol3.gif

    super pics, nice light

    i'm off to calif, catch you when i can :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    He didn't want to stay and play with me though
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Then there was this Little Blue Heron who had a lot to say.




    It was great to get out and shoot again.


    Harry
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Welcome back Harry.. was wundrin were you were..glad you are feeling better.. lovely shotsclap.gif
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 9, 2005
    Glad to see you shooting again Harry. Andy told us you had died..... rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Great to see you back at 'er, Harry. You were missed. clap.gif


    Take care

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  • Michiel de BriederMichiel de Brieder Registered Users Posts: 864 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Glad to see ya Harry!!
    But man, those two weeks got you bursting with inspiration as I can see :D Those shots are awesome, all of them. Each has it's own merits, the colours of the first, the most excellent second photo with that truly remarkable light and superb composition and pose! Then the white egret... man, the composition on that one, bowdown.gif that reflection is purrrrfect! The egret in flight is VERY clean and sharp, you have improved more and more over the last weeks!
    The last one really made me chuckle rolleyes1.gif thanks for the great photos Harry!
    *In my mind it IS real*
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Hey Andy
    andy wrote:
    wave.gif welcome back to the land of the living, h! clap.gifclap.gif

    missed ya, you old coot lol3.gif

    super pics, nice light

    i'm off to calif, catch you when i can :D
    Thanks for the welcome back and I missed you too, you big lug. :feelgood

    Enjoy California and I hope you can make it down to Florida some time.

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Hi Lynn
    lynnma wrote:
    Welcome back Harry.. was wundrin were you were..glad you are feeling better.. lovely shotsclap.gif
    Its just great to be back. biggrinbounce2.gif

    I must be getting old because I have never stayed sick for that long before.
    Thanks for the kind comment on the pics

    Harry
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Glad to hear you're feeling better, Harry. nod.gif Some really nice shots. I especially like the bird in flight and the bird with the tongue sticking out.
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Was wondering where you were
    Harryb wrote:
    He didn't want to stay and play with me though

    Ed and I have the flu! Ed kept putting off getting his flu shot, then we got the news that people over 50 were eligible, but the flu got us before we could get the shot!. Pretty miserable, but after 5 days I think I'm back to human until I decide to do anything like make breakfast, Laughing.gif.

    Anyway glad you are better! Love this in flight photo, you are really getting these down pat and making it look way too easy.
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Later on I ran into this Great Egret
    GREAT MR H and i am still shooting duck reflections ,all great but this and him in flite thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif glad your back to shooting
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    He didn't want to stay and play with me though
    Harry im still learning here ...what are the black dots ? Is this noise ?

    Great shot though...i love seeing birds frozen in flight like that.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    Glad to see you shooting again Harry. Andy told us you had died..... rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
    Typical of Andy. He is still upset because I wouldn't share my order of ribs with him. This is the the third time he's started a rumor of my demise. :grim

    Harry
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Harry, you have such great bird shots! Now what are you going to do. Being sick seems to have done you good!

    I have been waiting for you, impatiently. You get your bird shots as they are feeding in the AM. Do they also feed in the evening, or dusk, any civilized hour, tea time, cocktail hour?

    I went out to shoot birds one afternoon: I got shots but not of birds. We have marshes, I see birds, but not in the numbers you are getting them. Where are my birds?

    Also, your shots ARE getting better.......is that a new lens?

    Glad to see you back. Love that first shot and all the birds that followed!

    ginger
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Ann McRae wrote:
    Great to see you back at 'er, Harry. You were missed. clap.gif


    Take care

    ann
    Thanks Ann, I missed you all too. Its good to be back.thumb.gif

    Harry
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Missed you Harry,glad all is OK.
    Very nice capturesthumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Hey Michiel
    Michiel de Brieder wrote:
    But man, those two weeks got you bursting with inspiration as I can see :D Those shots are awesome, all of them. Each has it's own merits, the colours of the first, the most excellent second photo with that truly remarkable light and superb composition and pose! Then the white egret... man, the composition on that one, bowdown.gif that reflection is purrrrfect! The egret in flight is VERY clean and sharp, you have improved more and more over the last weeks!
    The last one really made me chuckle rolleyes1.gif thanks for the great photos Harry!
    Thanks for the kind words. That Resnick workshop really lifted the ceiling for me. Thanks again.

    Harry
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  • Thiago SigristThiago Sigrist Registered Users Posts: 336 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Very cool...
    to hear from ya again, Harry! :-)
    I'm very very glad you're fine again, and shooting again. I advise you to shoot as much as you can, because that heals the soul quite a lot!

    Of course, you got some great shots here, I think the GBH is a classic shot, very nicely composed. I also love the exposure you get on those white birds, that's hard stuff to do!

    BTW, are you using the 300mm f/4 + TC-14E II on these shots? If so, what a hot combo, eh?

    Thanks so much for sharing!
    Take care!

    -- thiago
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Sid
    wxwax wrote:
    Glad to hear you're feeling better, Harry. nod.gif Some really nice shots. I especially like the bird in flight and the bird with the tongue sticking out.
    Thanks Sid. My flight shots are getting easier now that I have the 300mm/f4 lens. AF-S does make a big difference.

    Harry
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Harry!!

    Welcome back, was wondering where you were..

    Great captures as always, the Heron on the tree is great.. I'd hang that one up in my house.. thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Harryb wrote:
    Hi you'll

    Its been a rough two weeks but I'm feeling better. I managed to drag my carcas out of bed and do some shooting for the first time in two weeks. The wetlands looked sweet in the morning light
    Ed

    www.edhughesphoto.com
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Hey Dee
    Dee wrote:
    Ed and I have the flu! Ed kept putting off getting his flu shot, then we got the news that people over 50 were eligible, but the flu got us before we could get the shot!. Pretty miserable, but after 5 days I think I'm back to human until I decide to do anything like make breakfast, Laughing.gif.

    Anyway glad you are better! Love this in flight photo, you are really getting these down pat and making it look way too easy.
    That flu is mean. :cry I started out with it and then I went into bronchitis and then when the bronchitis was getting handled I came down with another bug. :(: Not a fun time.

    My new 300,,/f4 lens is really helping with the flight shots. My keeper ratio became much higher when I got that lens.

    Harry
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,249 moderator
    edited January 9, 2005
    Harry, your short 'time out' didn't diminish your photography skills at all! Great shots there at the front of this thread; and glad you're feeling better. Its always like going on a Florida Safari viewing your posts.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited January 10, 2005
    I should come to FL. Those shots are great. Especially the flight shot of
    the egret.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2005
    Hey Jeff
    jwear wrote:
    GREAT MR H and i am still shooting duck reflections ,all great but this and him in flite thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif glad your back to shooting
    Thank you very much. It was so good to get out and do some shooting again.

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Harry im still learning here ...what are the black dots ? Is this noise ?

    Great shot though...i love seeing birds frozen in flight like that.
    Ah, those black spots. When I first viewed the shot I thought my sensor had been infected by mold or something. When I looked again I realized that they were actual spots in the water. Thats the problem with those swampy areas, they just get swampy looking. :D

    Harry
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  • bikehikerbikehiker Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
    edited January 10, 2005
    Good to see ya back Harry, seeing your birds makes me miss the wetlands down there. Hopefully I'll be returning to the gulf coast this spring.
    Mike
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2005
    Hiya Ginger
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Harry, you have such great bird shots! Now what are you going to do. Being sick seems to have done you good!

    I have been waiting for you, impatiently. You get your bird shots as they are feeding in the AM. Do they also feed in the evening, or dusk, any civilized hour, tea time, cocktail hour?

    I went out to shoot birds one afternoon: I got shots but not of birds. We have marshes, I see birds, but not in the numbers you are getting them. Where are my birds?

    Also, your shots ARE getting better.......is that a new lens?

    Glad to see you back. Love that first shot and all the birds that followed!

    ginger
    Great hearing from you again.

    As for the birds' activities. Birds have one main activity and that's feeding which they will do for most of the day. When I shoot I time my shooting for the lighting so I will shoot in the early morn (sunrise + 2/12 hours) and late afternoon (sunset - 3hours). The birds might be active in the other parts of the day but the lighting sucks.

    The new lens (300mm/f4) does help (I used it on the last 3 shots of this post) but the Reznick Workshop is the main reason for the improvement in my pics.

    Harry
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