17mm Solitude

ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
edited February 14, 2005 in Wildlife
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Full frame 17mm
ISO 400
f8, 1/4000
After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    40mm
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    17mm

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    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    Nice shots Ginger, but did nobody ever warn you of the dangers of shooting gulls while looking straight up??? :D

    Ed
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    These are all pretty Ginger
    Looks like you had some sun -- great gull shots too!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    Hey Ginger,


    Those are excellent shoys. Looks like I will have to ask for your help on getting flight shots in the future.

    Harry
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  • digismiledigismile Registered Users Posts: 955 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    I like this shot ginger thumb.gif

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    Could maybe even be a challenge shot?

    The 20D did a great job on focusing. That's one of the things I like better about it compared to the 10D or Rebel.

    Keep up the great work,
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited February 13, 2005
    nice work Ginger. Gulls #4 is my fave.
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  • ridetwistyroadsridetwistyroads Registered Users Posts: 526 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    Great shots! thumb.gif Was there food involved in getting them to stay so close? Are they used to you?

    (I'm quite inexperienced in shooting birds in generall, and was wondering....)
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2005
    My husband had bread. Otherwise it is difficult to get them to move. Harry, the only trick of getting one or two good photos of moving birds is to take a whole bunch and shoot with a wide lens at 17mm. :D Oh, and have your spouse keep the birds there. (I don't think he could do that with a heron)

    Someone told me that it is quite a sight when the guy feeds those egrets and herons I go shoot a lot. I ran into a shrimper I know from my daughter's younger days, he told me they are fed just about at sunrise and they come from all over. (Better not tell yours about it, Harry. The Fla birds could show up here, too) If I really trusted that he feeds them every morning at the same time, I would get up and go, but I don't think that happens.

    I am looking at mega rain tomorrow.

    Thanks you all for coming by and commenting. I just PMd Fish how about how much I love that lens. The color is phenominal, and it is very easy to use.

    I could have used a couple of these for the challenge, but I think the pelican shots are better. I have never seen pelican shots like that. That was great light. I am using one for my avatar in case you haven't seen them.

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited February 14, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    My husband had bread. Otherwise it is difficult to get them to move.
    See? It's all about the food :D

    Nice gull shots.

    ian
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  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2005
    Great set Ginger! I too like #4 best!
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  • CosmicCosmic Registered Users Posts: 219 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2005
    Those are great gull captures!

    #3 is my fav. Almost looks like they're dancing in the air! :): I also really like the last one. Great shots!
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  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2005
    Looks like somebody is bonding with a new lens. rolleyes1.gif
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2005
    Very nice Ginger.
    I enjoy capturing gulls too.
    My Gf does the bread tossing.smile.gif
    I read that they like cat food.Im going to try that next time.
    Thanks for sharingthumb.gif
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2005
    Ginger,

    These are great shots! I especially like the last one. I played with it a little. I may have overdone it. :D Hope you don't mind. I could see this one mounted and framed on the wall.

    Sam
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