A long day

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited June 16, 2007 in Wildlife
Hi Y'all,

My good friend Mike McAtee came over in the morning and we started shooting at the Viera Wetlands at 7 AM

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The above two shots were with my ole D100 which is serving as my back-up camera while my D2X is in for servicing.

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we shot through the afternoon and the went to this burger joint on the river that serves some tasty 8 ounce burgers:cheeburga with home-made potato chips and we met up with another good friend, Gale, and some shooters from the Nikon Cafe. I had a few Coronas to go with the food. :beer

A little past 7:30 PM I got some shots of a different type of bird

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Fortunately the launch occurred right after I finsihed my burger or I might have been faced with a real tough choice. :rofl
Harry
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Hi Y'all,

    My good friend Mike McAtee came over in the morning and we started shooting at the Viera Wetlands at 7 AM

    The above two shots were with my ole D100 which is serving as my back-up camera while my D2X is in for servicing.

    we shot through the afternoon and the went to this burger joint on the river that serves some tasty 8 ounce burgers:cheeburga with home-made potato chips and we met up with another good friend, Gale, and soem shooter from the Nikon Cafe. I had a few Coronas to go with the food. beer.gif

    A little past 7:30 Pm I got some shots of a different type of bird

    Fortunately the launch occurred right after I finsihed my burger or I might have been faced with a real tough choice. rolleyes1.gif

    Wow Harry that was some kinda choice ya almost had to make rolleyes1.gif
    Ya dag !
    What a rewarding day for you, all those birds and the Shuttle as well,
    gawwwwwwd now that's something you don't get to see every day now is it.
    Ya lucky Buggar, and you got the Burger too rolleyes1.gif winners all round!
    ... Skippy :D
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  • JESTERJESTER Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2007
    Excellent shots Harry. Looks like you had a great advantgage point for the shuttle lift off:ivar I am going to have to make it back over there again one of the days. I was thinking about this one but the 528 was a parking lot coming out of Orlando so I said forget it.

    What is that second bird in your shots. Looks like a cross of a vulture and a duckne_nau.gif

    Dave J.
  • Jim WJim W Registered Users Posts: 49 Big grins
    edited June 10, 2007
    Harry, you sure got some beautiful shots, great series
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2007
    great shots Harry & I always love seeing photos of launches. thanks.clap.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2007
    Ah-ha! thumb.gif

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    What a cool shot! iloveyou.gif
  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2007
    What a day!
    Now that's what I call a photo outing! :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Wow Harry that was some kinda choice ya almost had to make rolleyes1.gif
    Ya dag !
    What a rewarding day for you, all those birds and the Shuttle as well,
    gawwwwwwd now that's something you don't get to see every day now is it.
    Ya lucky Buggar, and you got the Burger too rolleyes1.gif winners all round!
    ... Skippy :D
    .

    It would have been a tough choice that was one fine burger. :burger :ivar

    It was a real good day, good food, Coronas, good folks to hang with and some good shooting. It doesn't get much better.
    Harry
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2007
    Ohh Harry!! Love the rocket shot, and why sad face? headscratch.gif These are excellent, of course, i didn't expect anything less from you. And i bet you were shooting with burger in your mouth rolleyes1.gif
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  • kgarrett11kgarrett11 Registered Users Posts: 525 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2007
    Great shots Harry, I wish I could have gotten a shot of the shuttle like that.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    JESTER wrote:
    Excellent shots Harry. Looks like you had a great advantgage point for the shuttle lift off:ivar I am going to have to make it back over there again one of the days. I was thinking about this one but the 528 was a parking lot coming out of Orlando so I said forget it.

    What is that second bird in your shots. Looks like a cross of a vulture and a duckne_nau.gif

    Dave J.

    Thanks Dave. Going to a shuttle launch is a lot of fun but a real pain to get to. Traffic going in and out is a killer. I was lucky because Gale got there 3-4 hours before launch and saved me a spot.

    The duck in question is a muscovy duck. I had never seen one in Viera before.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    Jim W wrote:
    Harry, you sure got some beautiful shots, great series

    Thank you Jim.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    great shots Harry & I always love seeing photos of launches. thanks.clap.gif

    Thanks Dave I'm glad you enjoyed the shots.
    Harry
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  • gfxartistgfxartist Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    Great series - I especially love the last shot of the shuttle! The red, orange and yellow against the blue sky is beautiful, especially the orange glow.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Ah-ha! thumb.gif

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    What a cool shot! iloveyou.gif

    Thanks Ric, I really liked that one too.
    Harry
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited June 11, 2007
    Looks like a spectacular day, Harry.

    Great spoonbills and great launch photos.

    I bet I recognize where you were dining, too!! thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    Dee wrote:
    Now that's what I call a photo outing! :D

    It was a full day Dee.
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    Very nice series Harry. The spoonbill is just a great bird to photograph.

    Thanks for sharing,

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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2007
    Harry,

    Great Shots!!thumb.gif Excellent of the shuttle Launch! I have yet to capture it that close!!
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Ohh Harry!! Love the rocket shot, and why sad face? headscratch.gif These are excellent, of course, i didn't expect anything less from you. And i bet you were shooting with burger in your mouth rolleyes1.gif

    I'm retired Marina that day was a lot of work, lots of fun too but boy was I bushed at the end

    I never eat while shooting, I mean shooting the camera with one hand and having the Corona in the other makes it kind of hard to deal with a burger too. :D
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2007
    kgarrett11 wrote:
    Great shots Harry, I wish I could have gotten a shot of the shuttle like that.

    Thanks Keith and its all a matter of luck and location with getting a launch shot. I really didn't do a good exposure job on the launch shots.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2007
    gfxartist wrote:
    Great series - I especially love the last shot of the shuttle! The red, orange and yellow against the blue sky is beautiful, especially the orange glow.

    Thanks, that was my favorite of my shuttle shots.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2007
    pathfinder wrote:
    Looks like a spectacular day, Harry.

    Great spoonbills and great launch photos.

    I bet I recognize where you were dining, too!! thumb.gif

    Thanks PF, I figured you would recognize that joint. :D
    Harry
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  • slflashslflash Registered Users Posts: 186 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2007
    Great shot Harry
    Harry,
    Great shots of the spoonbills! I also like the other bird too! I bet it made a little more noise than the spoonbills!


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    Sheila

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    we shot through the afternoon and the went to this burger joint on the river that serves some tasty 8 ounce burgers:cheeburga with home-made potato chips and we met up with another good friend, Gale, and some shooters from the Nikon Cafe. I had a few Coronas to go with the food. beer.gif

    A little past 7:30 PM I got some shots of a different type of bird

    161227097-O.jpg

    161222426-O.jpg

    Fortunately the launch occurred right after I finsihed my burger or I might have been faced with a real tough choice. rolleyes1.gif[/quote]
    Sheila
    http://sheilalatta.smugmug.com
  • NetgardenNetgarden Registered Users Posts: 829 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2007
    Harry gorgeous shots, what a wonderful day! Love the shuttle shots, awesome, and this one is so unique as well, almost abstract!
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,959 moderator
    edited June 13, 2007
    Very nice. I agree about the tough choice. But I have a question. Did you
    take Andy and I there?
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 13, 2007
    Outstanding comps there, Harry. Love those spoonbills and I'm sure they're not an easy exposure. Sounds like you had a great day. Why the frowny face?

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2007
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Very nice series Harry. The spoonbill is just a great bird to photograph.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.

    Thanks Dick and its great hearing from ya again. clap.gif
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2007
    Trish323 wrote:
    Harry,

    Great Shots!!thumb.gif Excellent of the shuttle Launch! I have yet to capture it that close!!

    Thanks Trish. Having the 500mm and TC's helped on the shuttle shots.
    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!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2007
    slflash wrote:
    Harry,
    Great shots of the spoonbills! I also like the other bird too! I bet it made a little more noise than the spoonbills!


    rolleyes1.gifroflrolleyes1.gif

    Sheila

    Thanks Sheila and the shuttle did make a tad more noise than the spoonbills.
    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!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2007
    Netgarden wrote:
    Harry gorgeous shots, what a wonderful day! Love the shuttle shots, awesome, and this one is so unique as well, almost abstract!
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    Thanks Linda, I wish I could say I had planned it that way but I just lucked out. :D
    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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