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gaylenick
Jun-16-2005, 04:44 PM
She had just finished feeding her two chicks. Evidently, she felt that I was less of a threat. She totally shocked me when she landed so close. She was not quite close enough to touch, but pretty darn close. I was afraid to back up or move at all. I just framed and shot.
Sorry Ginger, I know you do not like shots of parts of birds. It was the best I could do in the moment.

http://gaylenick.smugmug.com/photos/25202157-M.jpg


Gayle
John Mueller
Jun-16-2005, 04:50 PM
Wow,that was close.Nice exposure and color.:thumb
Thanks for sharing
behr655
Jun-16-2005, 05:07 PM
http://www.gaylenick.smugmug.com/photos/25202157-M.jpg

Great shot.

You need to add www. to the link.

Bear
Phil U.
Jun-16-2005, 05:26 PM
beautiful! :thumb
Kirwin
Jun-16-2005, 06:42 PM
Hi Gayle!

Nice seein' ya here. Beautiful colors... nice capture!
bfjr
Jun-16-2005, 07:15 PM
Nice Gayle :thumb
bochie
Jun-16-2005, 07:57 PM
Wow, amazing details :clap
Trish323
Jun-16-2005, 08:01 PM
She had just finished feeding her two chicks. Evidently, she felt that I was less of a threat. She totally shocked me when she landed so close. She was not quite close enough to touch, but pretty darn close. I was afraid to back up or move at all. I just framed and shot.
Sorry Ginger, I know you do not like shots of parts of birds. It was the best I could do in the moment.
Gayle
Hi gayle!
Very nice shot! I love when the birds get so close...you managed it perfectly!
Wow!! Blue sky..I have not seen that in a while:cry .
Steve Cavigliano
Jun-16-2005, 10:06 PM
Very nice shot Gayle :thumb:thumb

You might have been lucky that he came that close, but you were prepared to take advantage of that luck. Good work :clap


Steve
gaylenick
Jun-17-2005, 08:31 AM
Wow,that was close.Nice exposure and color.:thumb
Thanks for sharing


Thank you for viewing and the nice comments. I enjoyed your horse pictures from last night. Please post more. The only horses around here are carriage horses.

Gayle
gaylenick
Jun-17-2005, 08:36 AM
Great shot.

You need to add www. to the link.

Bear[/QUOTE]

Bear -

Thank you for the comments and the advice. I finally got it to work. It was a little different than I remembered.

Gayle
gaylenick
Jun-17-2005, 08:38 AM
beautiful! :thumb

Phil,

Thank you for viewing and the nice comments.

Gayle
gaylenick
Jun-17-2005, 09:29 AM
Hi Gayle!

Nice seein' ya here. Beautiful colors... nice capture!

Hi Kerwin, Ben and Bochie -

Thank you for sharing your comments with me. Having her land so close was a real treat. Mother nature gets credit for the beautiful colors. I just got lucky.

Gayle
gaylenick
Jun-17-2005, 09:35 AM
Hi gayle!
Very nice shot! I love when the birds get so close...you managed it perfectly!
Wow!! Blue sky..I have not seen that in a while:cry .

Trish -

Thank you for your comments. I have been wondering about Mango and Kiwi. How are they doing? What cute puppies. Have they got you trained by now?

Gayle
gaylenick
Jun-17-2005, 09:44 AM
Very nice shot Gayle :thumb:thumb

You might have been lucky that he came that close, but you were prepared to take advantage of that luck. Good work :clap


Steve

Steve -

Thank you! Your comments mean alot. It had been a couple of weeks since I had went out shooting. In case you haven't heard the weather in the Sunshine State has not been sunny. Oh well, I guess you have better luck with photographs, when you are actually taking them.
Harryb
Jun-17-2005, 11:47 AM
She had just finished feeding her two chicks. Evidently, she felt that I was less of a threat. She totally shocked me when she landed so close. She was not quite close enough to touch, but pretty darn close. I was afraid to back up or move at all. I just framed and shot.
Sorry Ginger, I know you do not like shots of parts of birds. It was the best I could do in the moment.
Gayle
Hey Gayle,

That is a fine shot. I really like the composition. :clap I'm also jealous of that blue sky. I haven't had one of those on my last 3 visits. :cry
gaylenick
Jun-17-2005, 07:06 PM
Hey Gayle,

That is a fine shot. I really like the composition. :clap I'm also jealous of that blue sky. I haven't had one of those on my last 3 visits. :cry


Hi Harry,

Thank you for the nice comments. Especially on the composition. You really did not miss anything the day I took that picture. It rained most of the day, about 4:30 all of the sudden it cleared up. I was at the rookery by 5:00. The rain had cleaned out all the haze and the sky was a beautiful blue. Of course, by the next morning it was overcast and raining again.

Gayle