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luisv
Nov-30-2008, 08:12 PM
Hi there,

These are some shots I made this weekend at the Palo Alto Baylands.


1. Gadwall in flight
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/427536919_AqkPj-O.jpg

2. Gadwall preparing landing gear
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/427536797_EDqC3-O.jpg

3. Anna's Hummingbird in flight
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/426952764_NXjjJ-O-1.jpg

4. Anna's Hummingbird
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/426953348_gk7Sn-O-1.jpg

5. Anna's Hummingbird
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/426952578_V3xsk-O-1.jpg

6. Red-tailed Hawk posing for us (full frame)
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/427536437_mMSKx-O.jpg

7. Double-crested Cormorant drying off it wings in the morning sun
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/427547655_fvuXZ-O-1.jpg

8. Lesser Goldfinch
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/427567430_CUNF8-O-1.jpg

9. Hermit Thrush - this guy was restless, never looking at the camera.
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/427537645_rAfho-O.jpg

10. Greater Yellowlegs roosting
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/428190649_noXQn-O.jpg

11. Ring-billed Gull having a mussel for breakfast
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/428189531_HGBAM-O.jpg

12. Long-billed Dowitcher foraging
http://luisv.smugmug.com/photos/428189643_VjGxm-O.jpg

Cheers,
--
Luis
NorthernFocus
Nov-30-2008, 10:03 PM
All very nice. Really like the hummers and the hawk. IMHO I slightly wider crop on the seabirds would improve them. But they all have excellent detail.
Tee Why
Nov-30-2008, 10:18 PM
nice images, lots of pop
cjmchch
Nov-30-2008, 10:26 PM
Great images:clap:clap Thanks for sharing:thumb
rajdeep
Dec-01-2008, 12:07 AM
Nice pictures man!! very neat:ivar
luisv
Dec-01-2008, 05:58 AM
All very nice. Really like the hummers and the hawk. IMHO I slightly wider crop on the seabirds would improve them. But they all have excellent detail.

Thanks for the comment. I agree a 100% with your remark about the crops being too tight.
I changed the crop and made it wider. I think they look better now.
kdog
Dec-01-2008, 07:08 AM
Excellent series, Luis. That Red Tail shot is just superb. :thumb

-joel
Maestro
Dec-01-2008, 04:32 PM
Super set Luis! I especially like the Anna's images. The Red tailed hawk just looks regal. I really can not get that close to one. The Texas variety must be more paranoid. :D Another thing that strikes has to do with the lesser goldfinch. Here in Texas, the lessers have a much blacker back. Yours almost looks like what I would call an American Goldfinch. Great detail in all Luis! :thumb
luisv
Dec-01-2008, 07:35 PM
Super set Luis! I especially like the Anna's images. The Red tailed hawk just looks regal. I really can not get that close to one. The Texas variety must be more paranoid. :D Another thing that strikes has to do with the lesser goldfinch. Here in Texas, the lessers have a much blacker back. Yours almost looks like what I would call an American Goldfinch. Great detail in all Luis! :thumb


Thanks!

The hawk was very accommodating. It let us get very close before it flew away. I think the juvenile birds are less afraid of humans than the mature birds. In my previous encounters with older RTH, they never let me get closer than a hundred yards.

I think the lesser goldfinch is a female in pale form.
roentarre
Dec-01-2008, 09:06 PM
They are simply amazing shots in deed :barb :clap :ivar
Harryb
Dec-04-2008, 11:22 AM
Excellent, love that hawk capture. :clap