The impossible....

gluwater

is that I'm posting shots the same day I shot them. Just for you Ann, Dave, and Adam :smack. Taken in sunny Florida .

Grackle


American Coot


Snowy Egret fishing


And finally, last but not least......well actually it is a Least Bittern.


And that's only day one. Please note that these were processed on my horribly uncalibrated laptop so there is probably a cast on each image. Yeah....blame it on the laptop :wink.

Ann McRae

Nick posted photos!!!! Yeah!

I love the coot photo, Nick, great details on the feathers!!! Keep 'em coming,

ShepsMom

These are very nice Nick. I love the Coot shot, and i don't see any casts. Well done

schmoo

Yay Nick! You really must have a bee in yer bonnet

Thanks for posting! I love that first one. And I hope you're enjoying yourself down in the warm south with dem birds.

davev

Way to go Nick.
(insert something witty here, I'm to tired to)

gluwater

Thanks guys. I'm having a great time down here. The shooting is awesome but the people are better. I've gotten a couple firsts for myself but I'm not gonig to post them right now or Harry might kick me out and I've still got two more nights here .

Maestro

Great shots. I like that bittern shot. Just call it "Crouching Tiger."

Giphsub

with Schmoo, that first one is very nice!

Dee

That's a great shot of the coot. They are NOT easy to photograph at all, you got some amazing detail there!

Mark Edell

Great stuff! yes, that coot is a real nice one.

Harryb

Quite rude if you asked me. :pissed I mean Nick is staying at my place and then he goes out and gets better pics than his host. Its just not right

Ric Grupe

Harryb wrote:

he goes out and gets better pics than his host. Its just not right

That's 'cause he's an Illinois Boy!


Nice shots, Nick.

This should make you feel even better. From today.:cry

Update:

Today: Periods of snow with areas of blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north northeast wind between 20 and 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.

raptorcaptor

Nice set! Love the least bittern shot!

Andy

gluwater wrote:

Just for you Ann, Dave, and Adam :smack. Taken in sunny Florida .

way to rub it in

dbaker1221

beautiful photos.:ivar ..great exposure on the coot

Trish323

Nick,

You made that coot look better than it does in real life! Glad you are having fun...You know what shot I am waiting to see...It's been fun!

gluwater

raptorcaptor wrote:

Nice set! Love the least bittern shot!

Thanks Glenn. I've been trying so hard to get good bittern shots. I've found plenty of Least and American but I can't get good images with an unobstructed view.

gluwater

Andy wrote:

way to rub it in

Karma is a b*$%&. I'm still in Florida because Chicago got pounded by a blizzard so now Harry has to put up with me for one more night because my flight got cancled. Not that being "stuck" in Florida for one more day is really bad. Now I get one more morning to shoot at Vierra and bug Harry.

gluwater

Trish323 wrote:

Nick,

You made that coot look better than it does in real life! Glad you are having fun...You know what shot I am waiting to see...It's been fun!

I'll eventually post that shot when I get home. It's been a great time Trish. I'll see you next year.

gluwater

Thanks to everyone else that took the time to comment . Just don't make my head too big or I might not fit on the plane tomorrow. And don't worry, I'll be posting plenty more when I get home. It just may take me till next Feb to process them all, I did take almost 1,000 shots a day.

grimace

Ann McRae wrote:

Nick posted photos!!!! Yeah!

I love the coot photo, Nick, great details on the feathers!!! Keep 'em coming,

I agree with with Ann. Your coot shot really stands out. Nice work!!

jeff lapoint

Great work Nick! Hope you had fun in Florida and maybe I'll actually get my act together and make it next year.

So...why dont you post your shots again? Maybe its time for the Ritalin prescription duderofl

gluwater

grimace wrote:

I agree with with Ann. Your coot shot really stands out. Nice work!!

Thanks Adam. The Coot is really just food for the other wildlife down there. But if you can get any ordinary subject in the right light then even I can make it look good.

gluwater

jeff lapoint wrote:

Great work Nick! Hope you had fun in Florida and maybe I'll actually get my act together and make it next year.

So...why dont you post your shots again? Maybe its time for the Ritalin prescription duderofl

Hey Jeff how's NY treating you? I just get lazy and take forever to process my shots. My friends bug me because I tkae pictures at parties and stuff like that and then they don't see them for months. For instance I still haven't processed the pictures I took at New Years .

You need to get down to Florida next year. It's a blast. You definitely won't regret it.

grimace

gluwater wrote:

For instance I still haven't processed the pictures I took at New Years .

You should had been more clear about your comment. He meant to say New Years of 2004. This year's party shots won't see the pages of Smugmug until 2010.:D

The juice is loose in Iowa.

gluwater

grimace wrote:

You should had been more clear about your comment. He meant to say New Years of 2004. This year's party shots won't see the pages of Smugmug until 2010.:D

The juice is loose in Iowa.

I guess I just thought 2004 was understood . Actually I just processed shots from New Years 2006 in Dec 2007.

The juice was fantastic in Florida :smooch.

Phyxius

Nick, the coot is cool, but I really like the egret! Great light and great action. Hope you had a good trip south!

howboucha

Hey Nick!
Good meeting and spending time with you during the shoot. How about this 14 deg-30mph wind weather we are having. I really didn't want to come home, and it looks like my wife didnt want me to either.

One of my favorite shots at Vierra:

gluwater

howboucha wrote:

Hey Nick!
Good meeting and spending time with you during the shoot. How about this 14 deg-30mph wind weather we are having. I really didn't want to come home, and it looks like my wife didnt want me to either.

One of my favorite shots at Vierra:

Wow, do I always look like that in the morning? It was great meeting you also Brendan. Florida didn't know what it had in for it when you entered the state. Say hi to dad for me .

Harryb

Wow, do I always look like that in the morning?

:yikes