a few pelican bifs

Harryb · April 18, 2005

Hi you'll,

Last week Linda and I took a "wildlife" river tour of the Indian and Banana Rivers. We saw some wildlife along the hsores but as the boat stayed in the mddile of the river I couldn't get any decent shots. I told the captain to get closer but the coward was afraid of grounding his boat (some folks just don't have their priorites in order).

The only birds which came close enough to shoot were some pelicans.

and one osprey came by too

Andy · April 18, 2005

the pelicans are real good.
that last ain't no egret, old man, check yer i.d. again!
also, there's some exposure adjustment showing around the body of that last bird (is it an osprey btw?)

finally, if yer gonna do 'nother boat ride, perhaps this will help ya

Harryb · April 18, 2005

andy wrote:

the pelicans are real good.
that last ain't no egret, old man, check yer i.d. again!
also, there's some exposure adjustment showing around the body of that last bird (is it an osprey btw?)

finally, if yer gonna do 'nother boat ride, perhaps this will help ya

Thanks and what are you talking about egrets? It says osprey if you look again.

Actually I edited it (i have to be honest) but I meant osprey.

That 600mm would help me on more than boat rides. I want one of those. What the heck it only costs $9000 thats only a little bit more than the 500mm which goes for $7200. If I can talk Linda into spending $7200 for a lens then it shouldn't be a problem to up the ante another $1800. The only problem is getting her to agree to the initial $7200. Maybe you can come down here and talk her into it for me.

I'll have the first-aid kit handy when you come down.

bfjr · April 18, 2005

My heads gettin dizzy
From all this $$$$ lenes talk

But harry whatever your shootin now looks good to me

The Peli skimin the water, my fav way cool

Yo Do I sound younger today, whatever, be :cool

I told ya my heads spinning :lol4 :lol4

jwear · April 18, 2005

nice bif
I like #3 all great shots but 3 is my favorite and if lindas going to kick andys butt can you get a few shots and start a new thread

Photografer gets long lens

$7000 $9000 this is not a hobby it's a road to weekend work :uhoh Jeff

Markjay · April 18, 2005

Sink or swm........
You hit up your significant other with a Lens like Andy's suggesting while you are in a boat and, you'd better have your life jacket on....

she's going to tip you into the water!!!

Now, back to photography:
The first shot is the best shot, IMO. I like that there's some "room" for the eye, the other shots are too tightly filled by your subject into the frame :-)

The pelican inches over the water is quite nice but, you have to learn to back off a drop and leave some composition room, my friend. Something I still fight with from time to time myself!

Great shots. BTW, does the wifey ever complain your taking too many bird pics and not enough of her? he he

Nice work, buddy.

Markjay

Trish323 · April 18, 2005

Hey harry,

Love the wing almost touching water shot! All good...I haven't shot a pelican since my causeway park closed. that was my favorite spot! hopefully it will reopen soon...Great captures...and you do make it look soooo easy!

ps: last time we spoke you wanted the 500mm...now you've bypassed that and are up to the 600mm????

Harryb · April 19, 2005

bfjr wrote:

From all this $$$$ lenes talk

But harry whatever your shootin now looks good to me
The Peli skimin the water, my fav way cool
Yo Do I sound younger today, whatever, be

I told ya my heads spinning

Hey Ben,

If you think your head is spinning you have to see mine as I try to come with devious plans to get one of those long lenses.

Glad you liked the shots.

Steve Cavigliano · April 19, 2005

Nice pelicans Harry

I like shot #2

Love those sharp eye shots

OK here's a plan. Take Linda on a nice cruise of the Caribbean. Wine her and dine her and make sure you tell her, at least 3 times a day, how beautiful she is and how lucky you are to have wound up with a wonderful woman like her. If you can get her drunk enough (on the booze or your BS...lol), she might agree to the $7200 lens. It's just a short argument from there to the $9000 lens

Or, you can do what Andy does. BTW, do you have a Tiffany's in your local mall? :lol

Steve

Harryb · April 19, 2005

jwear wrote:

I if lindas going to kick andys butt can you get a few shots and start a new thread Photografer gets long lens
$7000 $9000 this is not a hobby it's a road to weekend work :uhoh Jeff

Thanks Jeff. That would be a wonderful action shot. I'm not sure what forum to post it in though. Wildlife? Sports? Candids?

Harryb · April 20, 2005

Markjay wrote:

You hit up your significant other with a Lens like Andy's suggesting while you are in a boat and, you'd better have your life jacket on....

she's going to tip you into the water!!!

Now, back to photography:
The first shot is the best shot, IMO. I like that there's some "room" for the eye, the other shots are too tightly filled by your subject into the frame :-)

The pelican inches over the water is quite nice but, you have to learn to back off a drop and leave some composition room, my friend. Something I still fight with from time to time myself!

Great shots. BTW, does the wifey ever complain your taking too many bird pics and not enough of her? he he

Nice work, buddy.

Markjay

Hey Mark,

Thanks for the comments. I might have gone with a roomier crop if the background had been more interesting. I wasn't thrilled with the background action hence the tighter crop.

Linda is not fond of having her picture taken so she's kind of glad I have the birds to distract me.

MuskyDude · April 20, 2005

First off, as usual Harry awesome series!

Love the osperey.

It's a long, cold winter here in Ottawa, your fantastic outdoor nature shots make it just a tad more bearable.

AJ

Harryb · April 20, 2005

Trish323 wrote:

Hey harry,

Love the wing almost touching water shot! All good...I haven't shot a pelican since my causeway park closed. that was my favorite spot! hopefully it will reopen soon...Great captures...and you do make it look soooo easy!

ps: last time we spoke you wanted the 500mm...now you've bypassed that and are up to the 600mm????

Hey Trish,

Thanks for stopping by. Pelicans are probably the easiest bird to get a BIF of. Their flight path is pretty easy to predict, making hem easy to track.

I still want the 500mm but the 600mm would be ok too.

Oh, if I just had the $.

Harryb · April 20, 2005

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Nice pelicans Harry

I like shot #2 Love those sharp eye shots

OK here's a plan. Take Linda on a nice cruise of the Caribbean. Wine her and dine her and make sure you tell her, at least 3 times a day, how beautiful she is and how lucky you are to have wound up with a wonderful woman like her. If you can get her drunk enough (on the booze or your BS...lol), she might agree to the $7200 lens. It's just a short argument from there to the $9000 lens

Or, you can do what Andy does. BTW, do you have a Tiffany's in your local mall?

Steve

Hey Steve,

Thanks for the comments.

I think Linda is on to me with the gifts. After a "Past, Present, Future Ring", a bubbler juke box and a computerized sewing machine closely followed by photographic expenses of comparatively equal value she's added it up. Now she's taken the unreasonable position that we can save a lot of $ just by buying the stuff she wants only.

I may have to go to another plan I've been working on. Its too devious and despicable to mention here.

Harryb · April 20, 2005

MuskyDude wrote:

First off, as usual Harry awesome series! Love the osperey. It's a long, cold winter here in Ottawa, your fantastic outdoor nature shots make it just a tad more bearable.

AJ

Hey AJ,

It does my heart good to know that I could make someone in a cold climate feel a bit warmer. I know your pain.

Thanks for stopping by AJ its always a pleasure hearing from ya.

Lucky Hack · April 20, 2005

Wow, great shots. Thanks Harry.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

Khaos · April 20, 2005

Harry always has great BIFs and some super lighting that just makes the bird jump of the pic.

Harryb · April 21, 2005

Lucky Hack wrote:

Wow, great shots. Thanks Harry.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

Thank you very much Ian.

Harryb · April 21, 2005

Khaos wrote:

Harry always has great BIFs and some super lighting that just makes the bird jump of the pic.

Thanks for the comment. The lighting was pretty good that day even though the river cruise was in mid-afternoon.

a few pelican bifs

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