The "Great Blue Heron"

Kirwin

First post on the "Grin".

thollawa

Great Shot!!!!

Kirwin

Thanks... I'm still trying learn how to navigate on this web site.

thollawa wrote:

Great Shot!!!!

wxwax

Very nice, Kirwin. And welcome aboard! Nice start, mate. Where are you located? (When you figure out how, you might want to put yer location in yer profile.)

Kirwin

Thank you. Location in profile has been updated.

wxwax wrote:

Very nice, Kirwin. And welcome aboard! Nice start, mate. Where are you located? (When you figure out how, you might want to put yer location in yer profile.)

Harryb

Kirwin wrote:

First post on the "Grin".

Hey Kerwin,

You are off to a great start. First you come form central Florida and then you post a fine Heron shot.

I like you already.

Andy

Kirwin wrote:

Thank you. Location in profile has been updated.

:nono you have to fill in all the fields, or the location won't show up
ps: lovely shot

pathfinder

Kirwin wrote:

First post on the "Grin".

Excellent Great Blue Heron shot. Easily one of the best I've seen here on dgrin. And did anyone notice that his camera is not a megabuck DSLR with fantastical glass, but a Lumix FZ10. Very nice shot

ginger_55

No, I did not notice the camera. Gorgeous shot. I stopped enlarging my puny birds and took a nap.

Welcome to Dgrin! I think. That is a wonderful heron shot. It would be a wonderful shot of anything.

ginger:D

ysr612

Harryb wrote:

Hey Kerwin,

You are off to a great start. First you come form central Florida and then you post a fine Heron shot.

I like you already.

that was a great shot but I thought we were still on egrets

ginger_55

How long was the lens? I don't know anything about those cameras. I own the same camera all the Canon people do, the 20D.

My longest lens goes to about 420 mm with an extender on it. (I just got it in the month) I can hand hold it. I can barely carry it. I keep hearing about something called a Bigma. I am pretty sure I couldn't carry it, and I know I couldn't carry support for it.

How did you get so close to that bird? Was it the lens, or did you kill it?

ginger

Kirwin

Hi Harry,

Florida does have it's advantages! Moved from Indiana appx 1 1/2 ago... and I have absolutely fallen in love with this state. I see your from Fl also! I'm glad you enjoyed the image.

Harryb wrote:

Hey Kerwin,

You are off to a great start. First you come form central Florida and then you post a fine Heron shot.

I like you already.

Kirwin

Hi Andy,

Appreciate the advice and will fill in "all" the fields. Just trying to get used to this "format". Thanks for your input.

andy wrote:

:nono you have to fill in all the fields, or the location won't show up
ps: lovely shot

Kirwin

Hi pathfinder,

I don't know what to say, but thank you.

pathfinder wrote:

Excellent Great Blue Heron shot. Easily one of the best I've seen here on dgrin. And did anyone notice that his camera is not a megabuck DSLR with fantastical glass, but a Lumix FZ10. Very nice shot

Kirwin

Hi ysr612,

I'll share some egret pics in the near future. I'm glad you enjoyed the Heron.

ysr612 wrote:

that was a great shot but I thought we were still on egrets

Kirwin

Hi ginger_55,

Thanks for the welcome... and I'm glad you enjoyed the image!

ginger_55 wrote:

No, I did not notice the camera. Gorgeous shot. I stopped enlarging my puny birds and took a nap.

Welcome to Dgrin! I think. That is a wonderful heron shot. It would be a wonderful shot of anything.

ginger:D

Kirwin

Hi again... ginger_55,

I'll get this "chat format" down soon. It's not just a lens. The camera I use is an all-in-one unit. It is 4mp and has a Leica lens which is 35mm - 420mm f2.8 (throughout the lens) and it is also image stabilised. The camera weighs in at less than a pound. The image was captured at 420mm... so it wasn't necessary to kill the bird. :rambo

ginger_55 wrote:

How long was the lens? I don't know anything about those cameras. I own the same camera all the Canon people do, the 20D.

My longest lens goes to about 420 mm with an extender on it. (I just got it in the month) I can hand hold it. I can barely carry it. I keep hearing about something called a Bigma. I am pretty sure I couldn't carry it, and I know I couldn't carry support for it.

How did you get so close to that bird? Was it the lens, or did you kill it?

ginger

Steve Cavigliano

Very nice Kirwin

As PF points out, you don't have to use a Dslr to get really good results. The area where they help alot is their ability to use long tele lenses. With all these superzoom digitals on the market, you can now get out to 400mm+ without adding a TC

This is a super GBH shot, Kirwin Also, one of the best I've seen here too. You've put yourself in a tough spot. Your first pic was so good, you're gonna be hard pressed to maintain this level of excellence with your future shots.....lol


Welcome to Dgrin and thanks for sharing,
Steve

Kirwin

Hi Steve,

Thanks for taking a look-see. I know that it will be hard to top this pic... I'm already bombing on another thread. That's what makes it fun! Thanks for your kind words.

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Very nice Kirwin

As PF points out, you don't have to use a Dslr to get really good results. The area where they help alot is their ability to use long tele lenses. With all these superzoom digitals on the market, you can now get out to 400mm+ without adding a TC

This is a super GBH shot, Kirwin Also, one of the best I've seen here too. You've put yourself in a tough spot. Your first pic was so good, you're gonna be hard pressed to maintain this level of excellence with your future shots.....lol


Welcome to Dgrin and thanks for sharing,
Steve

bfjr

How did I miss this ??

A great shot and a fellow FZ user, outstanding

Kirwin

Thanks for taking a look. Appreciated your kind words.

bfjr wrote:

How did I miss this ??

A great shot and a fellow FZ user, outstanding