Pelican Perch, and a bit of irony

Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
edited February 8, 2005 in Wildlife
I actually got out for a lunch break today. I went down to the Indian River and looked for something to shoot. These pelicans were fast asleep, but as I raised my camera to shoot this guy decided to leave...Guess he knew he shouldn't have been in the manatee zone?

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off topic .. I was awakened early Monday morning by the sound of sirens that just wouldn't quit. I got up to see if I could see flames or at least an orange glow from fire as the sky was still dark. I didn't see anything. About an hour later and 2 miles away on my drive to work I noticed a mob scene at the fire house. ..many fireman lurking around.. I figured they had just returned from a big fire or maybe some sort of training. Yesterday their was a large fire truck blocking my view..
This morning I saw what all the noise was about....
I happened to have my camera with me ..... not very comforting...
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    they did safe the building that's something
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    That's a good one - fire station caught fire. I love the grays in your bird shot, nice and sharp too.
    Sid.
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  • FramesMediaFramesMedia Registered Users Posts: 21 Big grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    I love the "Fire Station" shot. IMO it is a promising subject for B&W. The color in it distracts me.
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    That's BRILLIANT!! lol3.gif

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    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    they did safe the building that's something
    Yes they sure did. I want to find out what happened.
  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    wxwax wrote:
    That's a good one - fire station caught fire. I love the grays in your bird shot, nice and sharp too.
    Thanks. Isn't that something you just don't expect to see..a fire in a fire station??ne_nau.gif
  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    fish wrote:
    That's BRILLIANT!! lol3.gif

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    I'm sure the fireman saw the irony..
  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    FramesMedia.com wrote:
    I love the "Fire Station" shot. IMO it is a promising subject for B&W. The color in it distracts me.
    Hmmm..I'll give it a try. shot more as a snap than art though.
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    Trish323 wrote:
    Thanks. Isn't that something you just don't expect to see..a fire in a fire station??ne_nau.gif
    Left their food on the stove while they answered a call? Just like a normal call, really. rolleyes1.gif
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    Trish323 wrote:
    Hmmm..I'll give it a try. shot more as a snap than art though.

    And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Just check out any of my photos. lol3.gif


    There's a difference between documentation and art. I kinda lean toward the documentation side of things. "let me show you what I saw and how I saw it" as opposed to "look what I just spent four hours creating with setup and post processing." Both good stuff, and I really appreciate the folks who spend a lot of time perfecting their images. I have a very short attention span (adult ADD), so really don't have the patience for some of that. Oh look! A chicken!
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
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