a Reminder

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited April 11, 2005 in Wildlife
Hi you'll,

Its still Egret Fest

and I'm all shook up
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A Day Without an Egret is Like a Day Without the Sunshine
Harry
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    Just Outstanding Harry bowdown.gifthumb.gifclap.gif
    Beautiful birds, water just really nice thumb.gif
    How many shots missed the shaker before you nailed him :lol
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    You givin that first one shock treatments Harry?

    Great shots as usual.

    I saw my first egrets of the year yesterday. I had the manual WB set wrong for the first series and they came out all blue.... and I horribly over exposed the rest. ne_nau.gif
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    How do you get the shots like the first one? Do you pop out of somewhere and say "BOO"?

    I notice that you went to spot metering on the latest ones. Un, why? If it was because they were backlit, or whatever, still they are pretty white, did you use a -EC with the spot metering?

    Great shots as usual! And you know I did make my contribution.

    Oh, I notice that your egrets have yellow/orange banding across the area above their beak. No green that I can see. Mine have had green. Why? (That could not be something I did wrong????)

    Have a good rest of the day!

    ginger
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Just Outstanding Harry bowdown.gifthumb.gifclap.gif
    Beautiful birds, water just really nice thumb.gif
    How many shots missed the shaker before you nailed him :lol
    Thank you Ben. The main reason I took the last 3 shots was because of the water colors behind them. I nailed the first sucker on my first try. My next 6 shots of him sucked though. biggrinbounce2.gif
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  • Thiago SigristThiago Sigrist Registered Users Posts: 336 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    Harry,
    gorgeous shots of this beautiful bird, the egret!

    I'm just amazed at how good-looking the water shapes and colors on the background look, and the egret looks really sharp and nicely exposed, not to mention the elegant posing (well, and the lack of elegance on the first shot's pretty funny too)!

    Thanks so much for sharing!
    Take care!

    -- thiago
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    You givin that first one shock treatments Harry?

    Great shots as usual.

    I saw my first egrets of the year yesterday. I had the manual WB set wrong for the first series and they came out all blue.... and I horribly over exposed the rest. ne_nau.gif
    Hey Brian,

    Thanks for the kind comment. The wrong WB can be a bummer. I shot a whole series at the flash WB once and couldn't recover any of the shots. As for overexposing egrets I could do a book with all the oe shots I've taken.
    Harry
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  • Adrian van AmmersAdrian van Ammers Registered Users Posts: 351 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    Harry,
    The first one is funny! Thanks for the smile. #2 is my favorite, wow! clap.gif
    Harryb wrote:
    Hi you'll,

    Its still Egret Fest

    and I'm all shook up


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    A Day Without an Egret is Like a Day Without the Sunshine
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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    No Fair...
    Harry,
    ....So now you have these in your pool???? J/k..beautiful shots! Hope to meet up with you this coming week...I need help with my RAW shots!..The kids leave tomorrow AM ..I will need something to keep me busy!

    T.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    How do you get the shots like the first one? Do you pop out of somewhere and say "BOO"?
    No but I seem to get the same reaction from all the birds and most of the people I meet also. icon10.gif
    I notice that you went to spot metering on the latest ones. Un, why? If it was because they were backlit, or whatever, still they are pretty white, did you use a -EC with the spot metering?
    I spot metered those because the lighting was real funky. I made no ev adjustment on those shots because I was spot metering on the birds.


    Oh, I notice that your egrets have yellow/orange banding across the area above their beak. No green that I can see. Mine have had green. Why? (That could not be something I did wrong????)
    Your egrets were great egrets and mine were snowy egrets so thats part of te answer. When Great Egrets have that green banding it means they are ready for some mating action. naughty.gif
    Harry
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    Really incredible series Harry, the contrast between the unbelievable water and the bird are absolutely stunning. I just wish I had a couple of shots like the ones you post on a regular basis. I really enjoy your posts because I get to see what an amazing shot should look like, thanks for setting the bar.

    ps. loved your cell phone story...

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    great set Harry first one is something i have not seen yet thumb.gif and water color is something in the last set clap.gif if your book is real big i will send you some of mine :D Jeff
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    Thiago Sigrist wrote:
    gorgeous shots of this beautiful bird, the egret!

    I'm just amazed at how good-looking the water shapes and colors on the background look, and the egret looks really sharp and nicely exposed, not to mention the elegant posing (well, and the lack of elegance on the first shot's pretty funny too)!

    Thanks so much for sharing!
    Take care!

    -- thiago
    Hiya Thiago,

    Always good to hear from you. I lucked out with the background on those shots.
    Harry
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    ginger
    ginger_55 wrote:
    How do you get the shots like the first one? Do you pop out of somewhere and say "BOO"?

    ginger, remember, this is harry:

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    the poor bird was scared half to death!
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    andy wrote:
    ginger, remember, this is harry:

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    the poor bird was scared half to death!
    Harrys secret is out:Drolleyes1.gifrofl

    Very nice Harry.Excellent in factthumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    Adrian van Ammers wrote:
    The first one is funny! Thanks for the smile. #2 is my favorite, wow! clap.gif
    Thanks Adrian.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    Trish
    Trish323 wrote:
    Harry,
    ....So now you have these in your pool???? J/k..beautiful shots! Hope to meet up with you this coming week...I need help with my RAW shots!..The kids leave tomorrow AM ..I will need something to keep me busy!

    T.
    Hey Trish,

    Great hearing from you. Where are the cute grandson pics? I've got two NJ refugees in my house right now but they should be leaving Wednesday. Drop me a line a or give me a call and we'll see what we can set up for Thursday or Friday.
    Harry
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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2005
    Great set as usual Harrythumb.gif Number 2 is GREAT. I love the way the water colors make the egret stand out even more. With all the egrets around lately you still managed to make me say WOW with that one.clap.gif


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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2005
    Lucky Hack wrote:
    Really incredible series Harry, the contrast between the unbelievable water and the bird are absolutely stunning. I just wish I had a couple of shots like the ones you post on a regular basis. I really enjoy your posts because I get to see what an amazing shot should look like, thanks for setting the bar.

    ps. loved your cell phone story...

    hoping this message finds you not on hold -Ian
    Hey Ian,

    Thanks for the very kind words. I'm lucky to be living in bird central and to be retired so i have the time to shoot,
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    great set Harry first one is something i have not seen yet thumb.gif and water color is something in the last set clap.gif if your book is real big i will send you some of mine :D Jeff
    Hey Jeff,

    Thanks for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2005
    andy wrote:
    ginger, remember, this is harry:

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    the poor bird was scared half to death!
    Oh bother. This is the 200th time you posted that pic. I'm going to start charging you a usage fee. I figure I'll be able to buy that 500mm lens on these proceeds alone. BTW that was one good looking dude.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2005
    Eric&Susan wrote:
    Great set as usual Harrythumb.gif Number 2 is GREAT. I love the way the water colors make the egret stand out even more. With all the egrets around lately you still managed to make me say WOW with that one.clap.gif


    Eric
    Thank you very much Eric
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Oh bother. This is the 200th time you posted that pic. I'm going to start charging you a usage fee. I figure I'll be able to buy that 500mm lens on these proceeds alone. BTW that was one good looking dude.

    c'mon up i'll take a fresh piccie lol3.gif
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited April 11, 2005
    Super shots Harry thumb.gifthumb.gif


    That water has an irredescence about it, almost an electric blue clap.gif Is that what happened to the first guy? Electric shock?....lol

    I agree that Andy is over using that 60's shot of you. You are nowhere near as scary looking now :uhoh OK, maybe you are, but at least you wear a hat nowadays :lol You know I'm kidding buddy mwink.gif You're a fine looking specimen, for your advanced years lol3.gif

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    Thanks for sharing,
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2005
    The first shot's funny as hell. And this one's beautiful. Is an Egret a bird?





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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2005
    andy wrote:
    c'mon up i'll take a fresh piccie lol3.gif
    If you want a fresh pic you come on down. Now that we have Starbucks down here NYC has nothing left to offer. :D
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2005
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Super shots Harry thumb.gifthumb.gif


    That water has an irredescence about it, almost an electric blue clap.gif Is that what happened to the first guy? Electric shock?....lol

    I agree that Andy is over using that 60's shot of you. You are nowhere near as scary looking now :uhoh OK, maybe you are, but at least you wear a hat nowadays :lol You know I'm kidding buddy mwink.gif You're a fine looking specimen, for your advanced years lol3.gif

    28902276.jpg


    Thanks for sharing,
    Steve
    Gawd, still good looking after all these years. I can't tell you what a thrill it is to wake up in the morning and to go shave and to see that face staring out at me from the mirror.

    :lol4 :lol4 :lol4
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2005
    wxwax wrote:
    The first shot's funny as hell. And this one's beautiful. Is an Egret a bird?
    Thanks Sid. Technically an egret is a bird but I like to think that they are more than that. rolleyes1.gif
    Harry
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