Shooting with Keith and Gayle

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited June 4, 2007 in Wildlife
Hi Y'all,

On Wednesday I had the pleasure of shooting with Keith (kgarrett11) and Gayle (gaylenick) at the Alligator Farm rookery in St. Augustine. I had a terrific time. Its always great to meet up with Dgrinners for a shoot. If you haven't had the pleasure yet I recommend it to ya.

While shooting I went over my 40,000th shot mark for the year. I figure if I take enough shots by the law of average I have to come up with a few keepers. :lol4

anyhow here are a few of my shots

a tri-color chick taken with the D2X and the 70-200mm F/2.8 and a 1.4 TC
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a snowy egret chick taken with the D200 and 300mm F/4 lens and a 1.7 TC
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Wood storks making enlargements to the family room taken with the D2X and the 70-200mm 2.8 lens and a 1.4 TC.
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The "happy" wood stork couple, if you look carefully below them you can see a chick popping its head up. Taken with the D200 and the 300mm F/4 lens and a 1.7 TC
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a trio of tri-color chicks making their plans for world domination. Taken with the D2X and the 70-200mm 2.8 lens and a 1.4 TC
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Its always a sad day for the parents when the chicks can follow them outside the nest. here a parent snowy egret is waylaid by its chicks on the railing of the boardwalk. Taken with the D200 and the 300mm F4 with a 1.7 TC.
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Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 1, 2007
    Terrific! clap.gif

    Watch out for the Tri's...I think they are wacked out on something left over from the sixties!:D
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited June 1, 2007
    Outstanding collection Harry!! bowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif
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  • StormdancingStormdancing Registered Users Posts: 917 Major grins
    edited June 1, 2007
    Gorgeous shots!
    I always laugh when I look at your pictures. They're beautiful alright, but the faces and the personalities you seem to capture in these birds are so funny.
    Dana
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  • kgarrett11kgarrett11 Registered Users Posts: 525 Major grins
    edited June 1, 2007
    OK Harry, we are both shooting at the same place, at the same time and the same subjects but yours are 100% better than mine. I know, practice, practice, practice. Some day I hope to get these kind of pictures.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Terrific! clap.gif

    Watch out for the Tri's...I think they are wacked out on something left over from the sixties!:D

    Thanks Ric and now I uderstand the affinity I have for those chicks. rolleyes1.gif
    Harry
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Nice series Harry...I always get a laugh when the chicks are posted in the springtime....man, they are definitely something only a mother could love!!!! rolleyes1.gif
  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Harryb wrote:

    a trio of tri-color chicks making their plans for world domination. Taken with the D2X and the 70-200mm 2.8 lens and a 1.4 TC
    158408882-O.jpg

    This was my favourite Harry, brilliant pics.
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Awesome series Harryclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    I guess a 1000mm f1.0 lens is not really necessary to make great pics, eh:D
    Russ
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Super series Mr B! You must have been pretty close!!
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    158408873-S.jpg

    I ran out of superlatives a long time ago on your work :D
    Always dig viewing, gives me hope :wow

    I do have one question
    Which one is Gayle and which is Keith ???
    rolleyes1.gif :lol blbl.gif :lol
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Outstanding collection Harry!! bowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif

    Thank you Marina wave.gif
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Awesome portraits in those first two shots and the chicks are just hilarious! The wood storks are nicely done as well.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Stormdancing wrote:
    Gorgeous shots!
    I always laugh when I look at your pictures. They're beautiful alright, but the faces and the personalities you seem to capture in these birds are so funny.


    Thanks Dana, I always try to capture them when they are doing something interesting as opposed to the "bird as a statue" poses.
    Harry
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  • gaylenickgaylenick Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Harry,

    Looking at your shots makes me want to go back to the Alligator Farm and try harder! Not today though, it has been raining like crazy. I love the Snowy with his mouth open. They are my favorite birds to watch because they are so self confident. It was great seeing you and Keith on Wednesday.

    Gayle
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    kgarrett11 wrote:
    OK Harry, we are both shooting at the same place, at the same time and the same subjects but yours are 100% better than mine. I know, practice, practice, practice. Some day I hope to get these kind of pictures.

    You did notice that I said that I hit the 40,000 mark in pictures for this year. I show y'all the 20-30 that come out OK and hide the 39,970 that are dreck.
    Harry
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    wow............bowdown.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2007
    saurora wrote:
    Nice series Harry...I always get a laugh when the chicks are posted in the springtime....man, they are definitely something only a mother could love!!!! rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks and they are funny. To really appreciate it you have to be there to hear the accompanying sounds.
    Harry
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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2007
    Hi Harry,

    All good! My fav of course is the snowy family! Ha! Looks like most of the chicks are big enough to cause trouble already!
  • 3n-out3n-out Registered Users Posts: 155 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2007
    As always Harry! Awesome pics. But them some ugly baby birds - but they sure mature into a glorious creature!

    Thanks for sharing.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2007
    Seamus wrote:
    This was my favourite Harry, brilliant pics.

    Thanks Shay, that shot was a bear to shoot. The lighting was not good and I took around 14-15 shots and this was the only one that did end up in the recycle bin.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2007
    riddim_maker wrote:
    Awesome series Harryclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    I guess a 1000mm f1.0 lens is not really necessary to make great pics, eh:D

    No Russ but it sure as hell wouldn't hurt. :ivar

    Thanks for the kind words.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    Super series Mr B! You must have been pretty close!!

    Thanks Al. you cna get very close at the rookery. You could reach into some of the nests and take out the eggs.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2007
    bfjr wrote:
    I ran out of superlatives a long time ago on your work :D
    Always dig viewing, gives me hope :wow

    Thank you very much
    I do have one question
    Which one is Gayle and which is Keith ???
    rolleyes1.gif :lol blbl.gif :lol


    Ben, Ben , Ben as old as you are :rutt if you can't tell the difference by now there's nothing that I can say that would help you. :lol4
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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