Its been crazy

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

Its been a tad crazy down here so I've been AWOL for awhile. First ny father-in-law started dialysis treatments (my wife and I had to drive him) and then 3 of my grandkids came down for a visit. My 14 month old grandson slept in my computer room so when he was awake I had no time to get online and when he was sleeping I was afraid to go online and wake him up.

Anyhow I'm back and here's my last set of flight shots from my rookery shoots.
Hope you enjoy.

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/24450890-L.jpg

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/24450919-L.jpg

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/24450924-L.jpg

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/24450971-L.jpg

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/24450978-L.jpg

[ian408]

As always Harry, a beautiful series! I love the grace egrets show when they're
flying!

Ian

[Eric&Susan]

Glad to see some pics from you Harry. They are great as always.:thumb


Eric

[MuskyDude]

We missed you Harry, good to have you back and posting great shots once again like these!:thumb




AJ

[wxwax]

Oi, some really good ones in there Harry. :thumb And more importantly, it's great to see you back. :1drink It was only last night that I was starting to worry about you.

These two for me, please.

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/24450971-S.jpg

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/24450978-S.jpg

[luckydog]

Fantastic shots!!

Love 'em all :thumb

[bfjr]

Man I missed seeing your Work :clap
so inspiring, and now I can even relate :D
As always, Boss
So sharp and pristine :thumb

[Trish323]

Hi you'll,

Its been a tad crazy down here so I've been AWOL for awhile. First ny father-in-law started dialysis treatments (my wife and I had to drive him) and then 3 of my grandkids came down for a visit. My 14 month old grandson slept in my computer room so when he was awake I had no time to get online and when he was sleeping I was afraid to go online and wake him up.

Anyhow I'm back and here's my last set of flight shots from my rookery shoots.
Hope you enjoy.

Hi Harry,
Guess the kids left you intact.....bet you enjoyed the visit.

I hate you for making those BIFS look so easy! Excellent shots! Keep the Wetlands company while I am away. Not sure if I will have internet or not...but if not, I'll catch up with you when I get back!

Take care!!

[jwear]

welcome back Harry:clap grandkids are great --so are your pics :thumb missed you so this is what they are to look like --:clap

[Nir]

Welcome back Harry! Enjoying your excellent shots!

[David_S85]

Though you were just lost in your new 500 and had forgotten about us all. :rolleyes
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oh, BTW, bice birdie shots. :thumb

[BigAl]

Great series Harry :thumb. I really like the 2nd and the last pics.

regards
alan

[Harryb]

As always Harry, a beautiful series! I love the grace egrets show when they're
flying!

Ian
Thank you Ian. I love watching the egrets take to the air. Its always a teat to behold.

[Harryb]

Glad to see some pics from you Harry. They are great as always.:thumb


Eric
Thanks Eric.

[ehughes]

Great Series Harry, welcome back

Ed

[douglas]

All fantastic shots Harry. My favorites are the first and last. I like how the egret in the background of the first works for a backdrop to keep the twig from fading into background. And the last egret the whites look very brite and still very detailed which i have found very hard to do in my snow shots. Well done.

Best regards,
douglas

[Harryb]

We missed you Harry, good to have you back and posting great shots once again like these!:thumb
AJ
Hey AJ,

I'm always surprised at how much I miss being online when I'm forced to be away from it. I really missed you all. Thanks for the kind words.

[Gale]

Very nice Harry,


Still have a pile of them myself. Wonder if I will ever get them done. :>)).. But yet I still want to go shoot more. lolol

Haven't even tried out the 70-200 VR and TC 1.4 :<(((

Still would love to have kept the 80-400 VR

[Harryb]

Oi, some really good ones in there Harry. :thumb And more importantly, it's great to see you back. :1drink It was only last night that I was starting to worry about you.

Hey Sud,

Glad you liked the shots and I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to give a heads up on my absence. I kept expecting to get back at my pcs and my expectations just didn't come true.

[Harryb]

Fantastic shots!!

Love 'em all :thumb
Thank you very much.

[Harryb]

Man I missed seeing your Work :clap
so inspiring, and now I can even relate :D
As always, Boss
So sharp and pristine :thumb
Thank you Ben. Its great being back.

[Jerry Curtis]

If I had to pick just one, I think it would be the first one in the series. I love the wing position, the great DOF separation, the lighting, and the twig in the egret's beak. Brilliant work!

[Harryb]

Hi Harry,
Guess the kids left you intact.....bet you enjoyed the visit.

I hate you for making those BIFS look so easy! Excellent shots! Keep the Wetlands company while I am away. Not sure if I will have internet or not...but if not, I'll catch up with you when I get back!

Take care!!
Hey Trish,

It was a fun visit. I had a few activities planned but the kids just wanted to hang by the house and swim in the pool.

Have a great trip.

[Harryb]

welcome back Harry:clap grandkids are great --so are your pics :thumb missed you so this is what they are to look like --:clap
Hey Jeff,

it always fun seeing the kids. Thanks, its great being back.

[Harryb]

Welcome back Harry! Enjoying your excellent shots!
Thanks Nir. Glad that you enjoyed them.

[Harryb]

Though you were just lost in your new 500 and had forgotten about us all. :rolleyes

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oh, BTW, bice birdie shots. :thumb
Actually I was trying to forget about you all and I failed miserably. :D

[Harryb]

Great series Harry :thumb. I really like the 2nd and the last pics.

regards
alan
Thanks Alan. Always good to hear from ya.

[Harryb]

Great Series Harry, welcome back

Ed
Thanks Ed. I missed your pics while i was gone.

[Harryb]

All fantastic shots Harry. My favorites are the first and last. I like how the egret in the background of the first works for a backdrop to keep the twig from fading into background. And the last egret the whites look very brite and still very detailed which i have found very hard to do in my snow shots. Well done.

Best regards,
douglas
Glad you liked them Douglas. The trick with exposing these shots is to expose for the bird and not worrying about the background.

[Ric Grupe]

...I think you have that DOF thing figured out fairly well! :thumb :thumb :thumb

[Harryb]

Very nice Harry,


Still have a pile of them myself. Wonder if I will ever get them done. :>)).. But yet I still want to go shoot more. lolol

Haven't even tried out the 70-200 VR and TC 1.4 :<(((

Still would love to have kept the 80-400 VR
Hey Gale thanks and enjoy the 70-200 lens.

[snapapple]

Hi you'll,

Its been a tad crazy down here so I've been AWOL for awhile. First ny father-in-law started dialysis treatments (my wife and I had to drive him) and then 3 of my grandkids came down for a visit. My 14 month old grandson slept in my computer room so when he was awake I had no time to get online and when he was sleeping I was afraid to go online and wake him up.

Anyhow I'm back and here's my last set of flight shots from my rookery shoots.
Hope you enjoy.







http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/24450971-L.jpg

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/24450978-L.jpg
Beautiful work, Harry! The last two are my favorites. I love how you always get them tack sharp and get all the detail in the feathers. You make it look easy. But I can't even get my butterflies sharp sometimes and they are hardly moving. :rofl

[Harryb]

If I had to pick just one, I think it would be the first one in the series. I love the wing position, the great DOF separation, the lighting, and the twig in the egret's beak. Brilliant work!
Thank you Jerry. i'm kind of partial to that one myself.

[Harryb]

...I think you have that DOF thing figured out fairly well! :thumb :thumb :thumb
I'm working on it Ric, I'm working on it. :D

[Harryb]

Beautiful work, Harry! The last two are my favorites. I love how you always get them tack sharp and get all the detail in the feathers. You make it look easy. But I can't even get my butterflies sharp sometimes and they are hardly moving. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/yelrotflmao.gifThanks Snappy. I take 500-700 shots on an average shoot. I keep the handful that came out sharp and I flush the rest. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/biggrinbounce2.gif

[Bird Man Photographer]

Nice shots, Harry. Where is that rookery located? We have one here in Venice, Flordia that is pretty famous/popular. I unfortunately have not been there yet.

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