A Heron in love

Harryb · November 23, 2004

Hi you'll,

I just completed did a photo workshop with one of our local pros as part of our area's annual wildlife and birding festival. I've never got a bird in flight shot that I've been happy with but the pro, Joanne Williams http://www.joannewilliamsphoto.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=5feeab2e04c3dc75496212d3f252b680

gave me some help. I got this pic which was the start of a heated heron mating session. Theres some blur on the arriving male but its one of the best flight shots I've gotten so far.

Harry

John Mueller · November 23, 2004

Harryb wrote:

Hi you'll,

I just completed did a photo workshop with one of our local pros as part of our area's annual wildlife and birding festival. I've never got a bird in flight shot that I've been happy with but the pro, Joanne Williams http://www.joannewilliamsphoto.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=5feeab2e04c3dc75496212d3f252b680

gave me some help. I got this pic which was the start of a heated heron mating session. Theres some blur on the arriving male but its one of the best flight shots I've gotten so far.

Harry

Hi Harry,how the heck are you?
Some of my farvorite shooting.Sounds like you had a great time and got the results you been looking for.
Very nice.

John

Harryb · November 23, 2004

Hey John

MHJS wrote:

Hi Harry,how the heck are you?
Some of my farvorite shooting.Sounds like you had a great time and got the results you been looking for.
Very nice.
John

John,

I've missed you over at STF and was wondering where you had gone.

I'm doing great. Linda and I love Florida and the new house is shaping up fine. I just did my Thanksgiving shopping in a T-shirt and shorts. Bit of a change from NYC. I would have responded sooner but I was taking a dip in the hot tub:D

I'm really getting into wildlife photography. I'me just about to order the Nikon 300mm/f4 lens and I've got another photo workshop scheduled for the end of this week with Ron Reznick.

Harry

pathfinder · November 23, 2004

Harryb wrote:

Hi you'll,

I just completed did a photo workshop with one of our local pros as part of our area's annual wildlife and birding festival. I've never got a bird in flight shot that I've been happy with but the pro, Joanne Williams http://www.joannewilliamsphoto.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=5feeab2e04c3dc75496212d3f252b680

gave me some help. I got this pic which was the start of a heated heron mating session. Theres some blur on the arriving male but its one of the best flight shots I've gotten so far.

Harry

Your shot is very impressive. The image is so large and fills the frame.

The blue herons along the Wabash river in western Indiana seem to not allow one to get closer than about 75 yard or so and thus, capturing full viewfinder images is extremely challenging. I did manage to get a few shots last fall with a 100-400 from a drifting 16 foot boat. You really must try this for a kick - trying to stand in a rocking, drifting boat and focus on a heron in flight intent on leaving the area with a long telephoto. I have come to a much higher respect for good bird photographers and their patience and skill.
This is one of my captures with a 10D

Were you able to get closer with the birds involved in reproductive thoughts? The only antelope photo shots I ever got, were with a buck in rut busy chasing a doe. Otherwise they are just gone.

Dee · November 24, 2004

Pretty exciting, Harry
I got this pic which was the start of a heated heron mating session. Theres some blur on the arriving male but its one of the best flight shots I've gotten so far.

Harry[/QUOTE]

If this is the start of the season, I'll be looking forward to seeing more of these photos! I'd be pretty excited if I got a shot like this :-)

Harryb · November 24, 2004

Pathfinder

pathfinder wrote:

Your shot is very impressive. The image is so large and fills the frame.

Thank you. I like your shot also. I love the way herons and egrets fly with their necks tucked into a s-shape. I've been lucky so far and have done all shooting on dry land. I have enough problems keeping my balance on the ground. I don't even want to think about doing it in a rocking boat on water.

This shot was taken at the Blue Heron Wetlands in Titusville, Fl. These are manmade wetlands next to a water treatment plant. The palm trees are surrounded by pools of water and dikes. By walking along the dikes you can get a lot closer to the birds in other settings.

like this (this pic is uncropped, taken with 80-400 lens)

Harry

Andy · November 24, 2004

Harryb wrote:

I have enough problems keeping my balance on the ground. I don't even want to think about doing it in a rocking boat on water.
Harry

yes, you do fall a lot, dont you?

miss ya' harry!

Harryb · November 24, 2004

Hey Andy

andy wrote:

yes, you do fall a lot, dont you?

Hell yes. I usully fall 3-4 times a day and thats before I start drinking.:slosh

I miss you too you big lug (and probably getting bigger if you are still gobbling down those ribs).

Harry

Harryb · November 24, 2004

Hey Dee
If this is the start of the season, I'll be looking forward to seeing more of these photos! I'd be pretty excited if I got a shot like this :-)[/QUOTE]
Dee,

Its good to see you over here. I was real excited with that shot. It made the whole workshop worthwhile on its own. Hopefully I'll be able to get in a few more pics before they all cool down.

Harry

mslammers · November 25, 2004

Harry, I like the final version.

It looks better here somehow.
Mel

Harryb · November 25, 2004

Mel

mslammers wrote:

Harry, I like the final version.
It looks better here somehow.
Mel

Hey Mel,

Thanks, I'm real happy with the final version myself. It does look better here. Thats probably because this version was loaded up from my hard drive and didn't go through pbase's compression like the version I posted on STF.

Harry

A Heron in love

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