Kyoto Birds really are easy! (Second day of mayhem)

Giphsub · April 4, 2008

I mean compared to Hiroshima, where I have been living for the last 10 years, they really are! My second day out on the river and here are a few samples of what I got. Comments welcome.

First, there were a few headless birds...

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Then there were the security alarm ducks!
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Plus a few non-plussed ducks

Mrs.
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and Mr.
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And the onlookers
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There was a dead turtle sunbathing on the river bank...
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There were the raptors terrorizing the other birds.

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And of course there were EGRETS :barb :ivar In honor of the egret fest...

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And they were hungry!
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Got it!
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Hang on this one has nippers!
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Gulp!
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The Herons showed up too!
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And the compulsory butt shot!
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Giphsub · April 4, 2008

oops! forgot the combo shot!

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dbaker1221 · April 4, 2008

very nice series

I think I like the egerets most

BigAl · April 5, 2008

dbaker1221 wrote:

very nice series I think I like the egerets most

the whites came out really nicely

Maestro · April 5, 2008

BigAl wrote:

the whites came out really nicely

Double

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Harryb · April 5, 2008

Excellent set

Giphsub · April 5, 2008

dbaker1221 wrote:

very nice series I think I like the egerets most

Thanks Dave!

I was stoked to get the egret/crayfish shots!

Giphsub · April 5, 2008

BigAl wrote:

the whites came out really nicely

Thanks BigAl!

It was overcast which made the egrets easy to shoot.

Giphsub · April 5, 2008

Maestro wrote:

Double .

Cheers Stephen!

Giphsub · April 5, 2008

Harryb wrote:

Excellent set

Thanks Harry!

jwear · April 6, 2008

looks like you are having fun --is it real overcast ? and what iso are you using in most of the shots ?

Giphsub · April 7, 2008

Thanks Jeff, I am having fun indeed! It is that light kind of hazy overcast that lets some shadow through but not a clear distinct shadow. But then it clears for moments and gets very dark for moments. Quite different shot to shot. I think I had the ISO set to auto (limited to max of 800) that day, so many of them were around 400 I think.

raptorcaptor · April 8, 2008

Another good set Mike!

Giphsub · April 8, 2008

Cheers Glenn!