Egret fest continues...

ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,949 moderator
edited March 29, 2005 in Wildlife
There's still a couple of days left for you to contribute...

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2005
    a great, great egret bif. was this from elkhorn slough? and the 500mm?

    nice work, mate!
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2005
    great shotthumb.gif

    mind telling me more about the pic? what lens? tripod/monopod? pan or prefocus?

    one more thing as well...know where there is any egrets in socal? mostly wetlands i'm guessing...not so many of those near brearolleyes1.gif
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,949 moderator
    edited March 27, 2005
    andy wrote:
    a great, great egret bif. was this from elkhorn slough? and the 500mm?

    nice work, mate!
    Baylands. End of San Antonio Road. It's the 500 mounted on a Wimberly
    tripod head (I caved on Saturday and went to Camera West in Monterey.
    Same price as B&H. Neat store too).

    This shot was 1/1000 @ f/6.3 ISO 100.

    I have no idea where the good birds hang in SD :D

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    There's still a couple of days left for you to contribute...

    Ian
    Very nice Ian. clap.gif An egret BIF! Good capture. Now that's the ole egret spirit rolleyes1.gif
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2005
    Cool shot Ian, is camera west the camera store that looks like it is an old converted bank?

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,949 moderator
    edited March 27, 2005
    ehughes wrote:
    Cool shot Ian, is camera west the camera store that looks like it is an old converted bank?

    Ed
    That's the place. Corner of Franklin and Calle Principal.

    They still sell a fair amount of large format stuff--one of the few stores in the
    area to do so.

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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited March 28, 2005
    jeff lapoint wrote:
    great shotthumb.gif

    mind telling me more about the pic? what lens? tripod/monopod? pan or prefocus?

    one more thing as well...know where there is any egrets in socal? mostly wetlands i'm guessing...not so many of those near brearolleyes1.gif
    Jeff,
    Do a Google on "Los Angeles Egrets". I turned up lots of places, including the LA River. Here's one that sounds awesome clap.gif

    http://www.surfbirds.com/Features/birdingla.html

    Or, check out the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, next to Huntington Beach.

    http://www.bolsachica.org/Birders/


    Good luck and I'll expect you to be posting some waterfowl pics shortly :lol

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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited March 28, 2005
    Very nice Ian thumb.gifthumb.gif

    So, hows the Wimberly? Was it hard to use on BIF's? And more importantly, is it worth the $?


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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,949 moderator
    edited March 28, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Very nice Ian thumb.gifthumb.gif

    So, hows the Wimberly? Was it hard to use on BIF's? And more importantly, is it worth the $?


    Steve
    Except for being awkward to carry, it's great. The camera and lens swing
    effortlessly.

    The question as to whether it's worth the money is a little harder to answer.
    I definetly makes the flight shots easier.

    Ian
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,949 moderator
    edited March 29, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Very nice Ian thumb.gifthumb.gif

    So, hows the Wimberly? Was it hard to use on BIF's? And more importantly, is it worth the $?


    Steve
    Ok. Here's a visual to answer the ease-of-use question. Check out the eye...

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    ian
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Jeff,
    Do a Google on "Los Angeles Egrets". I turned up lots of places, including the LA River. Here's one that sounds awesome clap.gif

    http://www.surfbirds.com/Features/birdingla.html

    Or, check out the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, next to Huntington Beach.

    http://www.bolsachica.org/Birders/


    Good luck and I'll expect you to be posting some waterfowl pics shortly :lol

    Steve
    Jeff the closest to you is bolsa chica that's were the shots of mine come from [22/405 ]is close and between the 2 Steve gave you this to me is the best JEFF
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited March 29, 2005
    Laughing.gif Ian,

    I have almost the same shot thumb.gif You must have been standing between the rookery and the trees where the Night Herons are nesting.

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