More things to see at the Sea

dallas

A raging Salton Sea









Another owl





Three's a crowd






Wishful thinking





I'm leaving





Me too





I'm going to Glamis





What?





Don't let them get away Joel





So we all went to Glamis

bfjr

Dun Good William, real Good !!

raptorcaptor

Sweet! The meadowlark is my favorite!

BigAl

Very nice William Three's a crowd and the Meadowlark stand out for me!

dallas

bfjr wrote:

Dun Good William, real Good !!

Thanks Ben, we all had a great time, hope you can make it next trip.

dallas

raptorcaptor wrote:

Sweet! The meadowlark is my favorite!

That was a good catch; my first meadowlark, even though we could hear them singing all over the fields he was the only one I saw. I'm glad you like him/her.

dallas

BigAl wrote:

Very nice William Three's a crowd and the Meadowlark stand out for me!

I like them both a lot also, two unusual images for me. Thanks Al.

dbaker1221

excellent series:ivar

riddim_maker

Wasn't it possible to get any closer to that owl
I have a couple of favorites in this set:
1. "three's a crowd" I dare you to reproduce this shot
2. "wishful thinking" now that's a nice sofa and
3. the meadowlark
Ofcourse the rest are cool too except for that strange bird with the long white lens
Excellent set once again William

Harryb

Excellent ste William.

Froggy

Hey William nice set, Wishful thinking.....lol, I love the pattern on the meadowlarks back, that owl looks lik you were going to step on him.....lol

I love you perspective and compositions, you got the eye senor

Steve

saurora

I'm glad the Meadowlark has been identified already, since I didn't know what it was! Striking bird. Great set of shots!

kdog

Beautiful set, William. Love the bird on the lamb, the hawk BIF, and agree that the meadowlark is outstanding!

And that owl closeup -- :jawdrop

So you guys made to Glamis? That's a great shot of the dunes.

dallas wrote:

Don't let them get away Joel

I didn't. Of course, I learned from the best.


Cheers,
-joel

Cracker

Hi Dallas,

Excellent series. I’ve noticed, in this and other posts, that you have a special knack for capturing the character and soul of the birds you photograph, not just specimen shots, instead your images also display the vigor and joyfulness of birds happy to be alive in their particular environments, in an incredibly artistic manner. I’m very much looking forward to shooting, and learning, with you again soon.

Graham

dallas

Thanks D, glad you liked the pics.

dallas

Much appreciated Harry, thanks.

dallas

riddim_maker wrote:

Wasn't it possible to get any closer to that owl
I have a couple of favorites in this set:
1. "three's a crowd" I dare you to reproduce this shot
2. "wishful thinking" now that's a nice sofa and
3. the meadowlark
Ofcourse the rest are cool too except for that strange bird with the long white lens
Excellent set once again William

I would have gone closer, but he had bad breath.

dallas

Froggy wrote:

Hey William nice set, Wishful thinking.....lol, I love the pattern on the meadowlarks back, that owl looks lik you were going to step on him.....lol

I love you perspective and compositions, you got the eye senor

Steve

Until my 500mm arrives I have to get up close and personal.

dallas

saurora wrote:

I'm glad the Meadowlark has been identified already, since I didn't know what it was! Striking bird. Great set of shots!

Thank you Saurora, they also have a beautiful sound, which you can hear all over the field.

dallas

kdog wrote:

Beautiful set, William. Love the bird on the lamb, the hawk BIF, and agree that the meadowlark is outstanding!

And that owl closeup -- :jawdrop

So you guys made to Glamis? That's a great shot of the dunes.

I didn't. Of course, I learned from the best.


Cheers,
-joel

Thanks for the generous compliment Joel, I had a very very good time shooting with you again, and of course the others. We all came back with a more varied collection of birds than last time, and I was especially happy you captured some outstanding images of the owl. I think, (and hope), that we'll have more company on the next trip now that we know the area better; and have the home address of several Burrowing Owls. Thanks for the directions to Glamis; Russ and Jeff both have some very interesting images they didn't post that people will like. Lets do it again soon.

dallas

Cracker wrote:

Hi Dallas,

Excellent series. I’ve noticed, in this and other posts, that you have a special knack for capturing the character and soul of the birds you photograph, not just specimen shots, instead your images also display the vigor and joyfulness of birds happy to be alive in their particular environments, in an incredibly artistic manner. I’m very much looking forward to shooting, and learning, with you again soon.



Thanks Graham, I value your compliments, seeing the beautiful images you are posting, and understanding your keen interest in nature photography. Even though the holiday are here, we can all still find some time to shoot at Sepulveda, so give a call when you have time.

jwear

the sea looks great hard to get that shot when you are getting blown over what wing position in geese a great time even with muddy feet here you are -- shooting the UFO thanks again for letting me about the trip worked out great --shooting dawn to dusk suits me now what can I do with the owl