Red, White & Blue

riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
edited January 27, 2008 in Wildlife
AND YELLOW AND BLACK AND GREEN AND...

male brown pelican in mating colors
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"DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO SHUT UP"
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BLEH, THESE SQUABBLES MAKE ME WANT TO PUKE
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...AND ONE AND TWO AND LEFT AND STRETCH AND...
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OK, ENOUGH! I'M OUTTA HERE
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All taken with the Canon 40D, what a great camera. Thanks Steve
Russ
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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    lol3.gif Great set Russ! Thanks for the laugh! Awesome captures and what a colourful bird eh! Amazing.
    Mike Helbig

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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    WOW- fantastic!

    # 1 and #4 are my favorites- great colors thumb.gif
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    Nice set Russ, What a great Morning Man, could not have asked for better shooting conditionsclap.gif

    Steve
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  • Bud1880Bud1880 Registered Users Posts: 500 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    riddim_maker wrote:

    All taken with the Canon 40D, what a great camera.
    Beautiful Russ. Guess it doesn't make any difference what camera is in those magical hands eh? :D

    Bud
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  • JohnDCJohnDC Registered Users Posts: 379 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    Great shots, Russ.
    John
  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    Absolutely astounding Russ. Three and four had me rolling on the floor rolleyes1.gif
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    Jack
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    Awesome series, love the captions. The colors are fantastic.
    Stephen
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  • ArvanArvan Registered Users Posts: 888 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    wings.gifbarb This is good stuff!..

    Just bought a solid 400 mm for some funtime in the woods..Allthough it´s fully manual ( capable to run AV mode on my pentax ) F stops as biggest @ 5.6...Its is sharp tho...

    But..How do you birguys do it?? i have no clue :D
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  • RBrogenRBrogen Registered Users Posts: 1,518 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    Awesome shots Russ. Top notch.
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    Sweet! clap.gif Beautifull captures Russ!
    Glenn

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  • slodaveslodave Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    Nice Russ. Those must be from Saturday?
    Dave

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  • PrescottPhotogPrescottPhotog Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    riddim_maker wrote:
    AND YELLOW AND BLACK AND GREEN AND...
    male brown pelican in mating colors. All taken with the Canon 40D, what a great camera.

    15524779-Ti.gif Russ. Absolutely stunning photos and colors. Super Set.. and the 40D really captured them well. The captions are a riot wings.gif
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    Wow, these are fantastic!!! Funny shots as well, great captured behaviors! clap.gifclap
    Marina
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    Well done. Nice series of Pelicans Russ. thumb.gif I always liked the red throated ones. I've never seen that breeding color on our brown pelicans here. How 'bout sending a few of those my way. :D Guess there is always photoshop. rolleyes1.gif
    Mike McCarthy

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  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2008
    great!!!thumb.gif

    hilarriiious!!!
    Aaron Nelson
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 23, 2008
    Amazing exposures there, Russ. eek7.gif I don't know how you do it!! ne_nau.gif

    Just beautiful.

    Cheers,
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    These are the best Russ. Outstanding work. bowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gifbowdown.gif
    William
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    Giphsub wrote:
    lol3.gif Great set Russ! Thanks for the laugh! Awesome captures and what a colourful bird eh! Amazing.
    Very colorful indeed and a great way to attract the chicksmwink.gif:D
    Thanks Mike.
    Russ
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    anwmn1 wrote:
    WOW- fantastic!

    # 1 and #4 are my favorites- great colors thumb.gif
    Much appreciated
    Russ
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    Froggy wrote:
    Nice set Russ, What a great Morning Man, could not have asked for better shooting conditionsclap.gif

    Steve
    Thanks Steve for the compliment and the loaner.
    As you can tell by the detail and colors in these shots that 40D is a keeper.
    I'm looking forward to seeing some from your MrkIII.
    We should do this again soon before the mating season is over.
    Russ
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    Bud1880 wrote:
    Beautiful Russ. Guess it doesn't make any difference what camera is in those magical hands eh? :D

    Bud
    Now, if these hands can only turn these images into $$$$mwink.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
    That's a beautiful comment and much appreciated, thanks Bud
    Russ
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    JohnDC wrote:
    Great shots, Russ.
    John
    Thanks John, hope you're doing well, haven't seen you in a while
    Russ
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    Jack'll do wrote:
    Absolutely astounding Russ. Three and four had me rolling on the floor rolleyes1.gif
    clap.gifclapclap.gifclap
    These guys look comical no matter what they're doingrolleyes1.gif
    Thanks Jack
    Russ
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    Maestro wrote:
    Awesome series, love the captions. The colors are fantastic.
    And you said it all in one sentence :D
    Thanks Stephen
    Russ
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    Arvan wrote:
    wings.gifbarb This is good stuff!..

    Just bought a solid 400 mm for some funtime in the woods..Allthough it´s fully manual ( capable to run AV mode on my pentax ) F stops as biggest @ 5.6...Its is sharp tho...

    But..How do you birguys do it?? i have no clue :D
    VERY CAREFULLY!:D just kidding
    Thanks and congratulations on the 400mm purchase,
    hopefully you'll have a lot of fun with it.
    My 500mm was a little too long for these pelicans
    but otherwise works great for almost everything else I shoot these days.
    Russ
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    RBrogen wrote:
    Awesome shots Russ. Top notch.
    Thank you very much Randy
    Russ
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Sweet! clap.gif Beautifull captures Russ!
    Thanks Glenn
    Russ
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    slodave wrote:
    Nice Russ. Those must be from Saturday?
    Yep! Thanks Dave
    Russ
  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    So beautiful. #4 is a hoot
    Great Work
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2008
    Outstanding set Russ. clap.gif
    Harry
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