Let the egret fest begin

ian408

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Nice ones Ian


Glad you got a chance to duck out of work early and visit the Baylands Yesterday's sky was kind of yucky (although better than today's sky :cry ), you got some real nice captures. So were you using the 500mm? The rookery is so close to the Duck Pond, sometimes 500mm is too just close....lol

I must have nissed your call


Steve

Thanks Steve!

I was using the 500 with the 1dmkII aboard I'd parked at the far side of
the pond and was being lazy--walking around the outside to the rookery.
For my shots, I was back against that fence. However, I was a little on the
low side of power compared to the guy next to me. 600mm with the camo
cover, Wimberly and nice heavy Gitzo

Your better beamer would have been a good choice yesterday. I contemplated
using flash but trying to light the birds without something like the beamer
would be difficult at best.

BTW, I hadn't planned the trip. I just left (kinda PO'ed).

Ian

Steve Cavigliano

Whew, a 600mm (camo'd or not) and a Wimberly seem like a bit of overkill for the rookery birds. Sounds great for getting Harriers and Hawks though. Did you just shoot the rookery, or did you go down to the marshes? I usually start at the Pond and migrate father down the road then circle back. The raptors usually hang around the marshes and sometimes you can get shots of the male pheasant, that resides there too


Steve

ian408

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Whew, a 600mm (camo'd or not) and a Wimberly seem like a bit of overkill for the rookery birds. Sounds great for getting Harriers and Hawks though. Did you just shoot the rookery, or did you go down to the marshes? I usually start at the Pond and migrate father down the road then circle back. The raptors usually hang around the marshes and sometimes you can get shots of the male pheasant, that resides there too


Steve

I did hit the marsh. But being as dark as it was, my birds look like dust
bunnies Not to mention it was low tide and the curlew's were out
in force

Ian

Harryb

ian408 wrote:

Adding yet another...

Ian

I figure I should throw another one into the pot too.

ian408

Nice and your weather's a bit better than ours

Ian

Harryb

ian408 wrote:

Nice and your weather's a bit better than ours

Ian

Thanks but the weather has sucked for the last 4 days, overcast and rainy. This is from last week.

ian408

Harryb wrote:

Thanks but the weather has sucked for the last 4 days, overcast and rainy. This is from last week.

I hear ours will suck for the next three or four at least. Thankfully, I
am leaving town tomorrow

Ian