one more time

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

The last photographer has left for home and I have 1400 pics to process (ah, heaven). With my normal ratio of one keeper per gig this should result in 13-14 keepers. Here's one candidate fpr the keeper status. Yeah, I know Fish, its another egret
Harry
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2005
    Glad to have you back
    Harryb wrote:
    Hi you'll,

    The last photographer has left for home and I have 1400 pics to process (ah, heaven). With my normal ratio of one keeper per gig this should result in 13-14 keepers. Here's one candidate fpr the keeper status. Yeah, I know Fish, its another egret

    I actually saw an egret yesterday -- a place where I couldn't stop, and the bird was way too far for my camera's zoom.

    Looking forward to birds and Florida non-bird pics soon!
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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2005
    Great pic as usual Harry.clap.gif I love how the wing touches the water, it kind of gives you a feeling of how big the bird really is.


    Eric
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2005
    Thats beautiful Harry..clap.gif I hope to be taking some egret shots soon.. not like this little guy who is not very happy at all...

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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hi you'll,

    The last photographer has left for home and I have 1400 pics to process (ah, heaven). With my normal ratio of one keeper per gig this should result in 13-14 keepers. Here's one candidate fpr the keeper status. Yeah, I know Fish, its another egret
    Harry,

    It is a keeper! Nice one!! So how did it go! Bet I missed a good time! Were the birds at the WL cooperative for everyone???

    Trish
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    Thats beautiful Harry..clap.gif I hope to be taking some egret shots soon.. not like this little guy who is not very happy at all...

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    Neat shot, lynnma. I feel kinda sorry for that little guy. :(:
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  • aero-nutaero-nut Registered Users Posts: 693 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2005
    fish wrote:
    Neat shot, lynnma. I feel kinda sorry for that little guy. :(:
    Yeah, however he does look like he ate quite a few nuts lately. :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2005
    Dee
    Dee wrote:
    I actually saw an egret yesterday -- a place where I couldn't stop, and the bird was way too far for my camera's zoom.

    Looking forward to birds and Florida non-bird pics soon!
    Hey Dee,

    You'll have to come to Florida to get those egret shots. We got them trained down here. :D
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2005
    Eric&Susan wrote:
    Great pic as usual Harry.clap.gif I love how the wing touches the water, it kind of gives you a feeling of how big the bird really is.


    Eric
    Hey Eric,

    The wing touching the water is what decided me yo keep the shot, Thanks for stopping by.
    Harry
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 21, 2005
    harry old man,

    so, was it a good weekend? how was the food? the pics i see are outstanding.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2005
    lynnma wrote:
    Thats beautiful Harry..clap.gif I hope to be taking some egret shots soon.. not like this little guy who is not very happy at all...
    Thank you Lynn. My heart breaks for that little guy. I would glady contribute to a fund to get him shipped to Florida. At least he would have some sun before a gator got him.

    Good luck with your egret shots.
    Harry
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited February 22, 2005
    Bee-you-tiff-full Harry thumb.gif


    I hope all those camera folks tramping through their homes, didn't spook the waterfowl for good. I'm sure Fish would be heartbroken if you didn't have any more egrets to shoot/post biggrinbounce2.gif I have to admit, your egret does look way more comfortable, in it's surroundings, than Lynn's squirrelsicle :lol


    Thanks for sharing,
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2005
    Trish323 wrote:
    Harry,

    It is a keeper! Nice one!! So how did it go! Bet I missed a good time! Were the birds at the WL cooperative for everyone???

    Trish
    Hey Trish,

    It went great. What a great group of folks. I took some of them to the dead tree in teh Wetlands. where the eagles roost and told them to keep an eye on it for the eagle. I turned around to snap a GBH and I felt a tap on my shoulder. When i turned there was that eagle just posing away. He really made me look good. :D


    The eagle made an appearance at least once every day we were there. Everybody preferred the Wetlands as a shooting location over Meritt Island.
    I'm really sorry you couldn't make. Why don't you and Craig come over Saturday and I'll fire up the BBQ and we will look at some of the pics.

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2005
    andy wrote:
    harry old man,

    so, was it a good weekend? how was the food? the pics i see are outstanding.
    Hey Andy,

    The weekend was fantastic. Whenever a bunch of photographers get together its always a good time. We used each otehrs equipment (I got to use an 800mm lens, WOW!) talked shop and took thousands of pics. We even had a bald eagle make a daily appearance for us in the Wetlands.

    The food was fine as usual. We have a bunch of fine restaurants in the area and I turned on the BBQ a couple of times.

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Bee-you-tiff-full Harry thumb.gif


    I hope all those camera folks tramping through their homes, didn't spook the waterfowl for good. I'm sure Fish would be heartbroken if you didn't have any more egrets to shoot/post biggrinbounce2.gif I have to admit, your egret does look way more comfortable, in it's surroundings, than Lynn's squirrelsicle :lol


    Thanks for sharing,
    Steve
    Hey Steve,

    I managed to get the visitng photographers to listen to me after one example of my wisdom and to break up into smaller groups. When we made our first visit to the Wetlands I tried to give them some pointers but they were all anxious to start shooting so they drove one way in a caravan scaring every bird in their path. My car went on a different track right to the dead tree where the raptors perch.

    While they were scaring away various egrets, herons, etc an eagle landed on the tree so my car of happy photographers was happily snapping shots of the eagle while I went up to the road and waved my arms frantically to get the convoy over to the tree. They got there just in time for the eagle to wave good-bye as he flew off. They started paying a bit more attention after that. :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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