The Happy Anhinga

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

I don't know if birds can be happy but if they can the anhinga is one happy camper. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif

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[Allen]

Ha, ya got too much post-processing time on your hands. Seriuosly, now you can spend more
time on each. These are realy nice. No. 1 takes the prize, although you already know
that because you selected it first, right? It's not just taking bird pics but getting that
special expression or moment the makes the difference and you seem to have that nack.
Ho-hum just some more great shots. Love em'
Al

[bfjr]

Feeling Chiper, Harry ?? I hope so!!

Like the last one best the way light coming through beak, well ya know I like em all but if I had to choose it would be that one.

Actually I hope his/her happiness is just your way of telling us everythings AOK with you!! :thumb :D

[Rohirrim]

Great Shots! :clap:thumbI like the first one best and they sure do look happy!!:D:D

[ginger_55]

Harry, I never have seen all that color on an Anhinga!

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[ginger_55]

I have never seen all that feather detail and "fur" on any bird. My lenses are useless????


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[BigAl]

Nice series Harry. I like the colors on #3. :thumb Down here we call them Darters - Anhinga is the first part of their scientific name.

BTW, how's the recovery progressing? Are you allowed to test the Coronas yet?

regards
alan

[marlof]

Great shots, Harry, with -as Ginger stated- great detail and color.

I have never seen all that feather detail and "fur" on any bird. My lenses are useless????

When did you shoot with 700mm focals? I think you're doing just fine with your lenses, but getting even longer ones would give you an advantage. If that's worth the price (longer means non available in my wallet terms) I'll leave for you to decide.

[Phil U.]

Nice shots - hope everything went well with the surgery.

[hichuz]

super shots! Surgery must have gone well since you are obviously hauling around the heavy artillery.

[Harryb]

Ha, ya got too much post-processing time on your hands. Seriuosly, now you can spend more
time on each. These are realy nice. No. 1 takes the prize, although you already know
that because you selected it first, right? It's not just taking bird pics but getting that
special expression or moment the makes the difference and you seem to have that nack.
Ho-hum just some more great shots. Love em'
Al
I figure I have two weeks to spend processing my backlog of shots. These shots were a progression of shots and I put them up in the order I shot them. The last shot here is my favorite.

I've found with wildlife shooting that it pays to shot a series of shots on a subject so that you can capture an expression or pose that is a something different from the "bird as a staute" type of shots.

[Harryb]

Feeling Chiper, Harry ?? I hope so!!

Like the last one best the way light coming through beak, well ya know I like em all but if I had to choose it would be that one.

Actually I hope his/her happiness is just your way of telling us everythings AOK with you!! :thumb :D
Chipper!:scratch I think not. The anhinga is how I was feeling before the surgery. The following shots is a bit more respresentative of my current mood.
http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/17012906-L.jpg

[ginger_55]

Looks (from that bird) as if you have cut back on your pain pills.

Anhingas are very interesting. I used to post a few, no one seemed to care, so I totally quit taking their photos. Their babies are interesting, too. And they were all over the place. But I don't have any shots.

So that was an old lens. And I bet you were closer than I am to my anhingas.

Great shots, though.

I miss you already. And I miss baby season, don't feel like shooting. I got too hot last week, and just got tired of feeling miserable.....hot, tired, dehydrated. I could whine on, but this week was a bust, and I am sick about it.

I took the dogs to the beach today. That was not that good either. I came home, opened the door for them, turned off the a/c. OFF. And three hrs later I was freezing and exhausted. Have been sleeping in a hot house. I have dr appt in the AM, dermatologist. May be going out of town next week. That shoots a lot of my shooting time.

And I think I am going to start paying attention to the anhingas, particularly during mating season. And their babies. Those are gorgeous colors. I would say that they are the clowns at Magnolia. Strangers ask about them, I say, oh, that is an Anhinga, no one cares.............. and all this time, you cared secretly with a great series.

ginger

[Harryb]

Great Shots! :clap:thumbI like the first one best and they sure do look happy!!:D:D
Thanks Steve. Since they spend the day swimming and fishing I would say they have a good reason to be looking so darn happy. :D

[Harryb]

I have never seen all that feather detail and "fur" on any bird. My lenses are useless????


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Hey Ginger,

Your lenses are not "useless". They are ok for non-nikon lenses. You have to realize that I'm shooting with a 500mm and 1.4 TC here. It lets me get in pretty close so I can capture some details. I also had a very cooperative model.

[ginger_55]

Hey Ginger,

Your lenses are not "useless". They are ok for non-nikon lenses. You have to realize that I'm shooting with a 500mm and 1.4 TC here. It lets me get in pretty close so I can capture some details. I also had a very cooperative model.
I think you should be paid by Nikon. Or given free equipment. You take all those great photos, post them on a large list, and mention Nikon all the time.

They could even make you wear a Nikon hat and t shirt. I would for free equipment. I would buy Nikon at this point, and I have many nature photography books now. One great one is Nikon: you know Moose, and then for Canon it is Arthur Morris. (In finding his name, I looked at the book, he has some great shots, too.)

But we see and hear Nikon the most, so I would go Nikon, I know I would.
You should not have to pay for anything.

But I thought you took these shots before you got the long lens. I think you are closer, though. I know you are when you are at the gator farm.

There is a great photographer, in a book I got from Amazon for $1.00, he shoots at that gator place. He is the same Arthur Morris.............
That 1.00 for a book was a good deal.:D

I do like what your lenses do. And with you behind them, of course.

ginger

[Harryb]

Nice series Harry. I like the colors on #3. :thumb Down here we call them Darters - Anhinga is the first part of their scientific name.

BTW, how's the recovery progressing? Are you allowed to test the Coronas yet?

regards
alan
Hi Alan,

Thanks for the response. The recovery is going slowly. I figure it will be another week and a half before I can shoot again.

[Harryb]

Great shots, Harry, with -as Ginger stated- great detail and color.



When did you shoot with 700mm focals? I think you're doing just fine with your lenses, but getting even longer ones would give you an advantage. If that's worth the price (longer means non available in my wallet terms) I'll leave for you to decide.
Thanks for stopping by and commentng. I used my 500mm/f4 lens and 1.4 TC to get to the 700mm in these shots. I love the results I'm getting with that combo. When you are shooting wildlife you can never have enough reach.

[Harryb]

Nice shots - hope everything went well with the surgery.
Thanks Phil. The surgery went ok. Hopefully I will be back on my feet and shooting again soon.

[wholenewlight]

#3 and #4 are my favs. #1 is great (as all your shots are) but the background is a little busy.

Neat birds, I'm not sure I've seen them before in my trips to FL. Here in PA, morning doves and crows are popular visitors at my home (a few cardinals and goldfinches too) - not as interesting as your feathered friends.

Glad your are healing. I had a similar surgery a few years ago. All is good now. The good news is that in two weeks or so we'll be seeing great new harryb shots. Watch oprah and dr phil for a couple weeks!:crazy

[Harryb]

super shots! Surgery must have gone well since you are obviously hauling around the heavy artillery.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the shots. These were pre-surgery. Right now I ain't hauling nothin around. :D

[Harryb]

Anhingas are very interesting. I used to post a few, no one seemed to care, so I totally quit taking their photos. Their babies are interesting, too. And they were all over the place. But I don't have any shots.


I miss you already. And I miss baby season, don't feel like shooting. I got too hot last week, and just got tired of feeling miserable.....hot, tired, dehydrated. I could whine on, but this week was a bust, and I am sick about it.

I took the dogs to the beach today. That was not that good either. I came home, opened the door for them, turned off the a/c. OFF. And three hrs later I was freezing and exhausted. Have been sleeping in a hot house. I have dr appt in the AM, dermatologist. May be going out of town next week. That shoots a lot of my shooting time.

gingerHey Ginger,

One of the reasons I have so much fun with my shooting is that I only shoot for myself and what I find interesting. If others don't share that interest, that's cool. I'm still going to shoot what I like.

This is our hobby and we gotta have fun with it. Whenever I find myself not having fun or even worse taking it seriously I stop shooting and have a few Coronas or see a movie, whatever.



I think you should be paid by Nikon. Or given free equipment. You take all those great photos, post them on a large list, and mention Nikon all the time.
I agree with you. Please write to Nikon headquarters and get them enrolled in this idea. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif

They could even make you wear a Nikon hat and t shirt.I wear a Nikon Cafe hat now. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/xzicon_smile_cool.gif



There is a great photographer, in a book I got from Amazon for $1.00, he shoots at that gator place. He is the same Arthur Morris.............
That 1.00 for a book was a good deal.http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
Arthur is great. He was last year's judge for the Alligator Farm contest and he participates in their Yahoo group. He also does a workshop every year at our area's Birding and Wildlife Festival.

[Angelo]

Harry - you back on your feet and out at the marshes? Or did this fellow drop in for a house call? :D

[Harryb]

#3 and #4 are my favs. #1 is great (as all your shots are) but the background is a little busy.

Neat birds, I'm not sure I've seen them before in my trips to FL. Here in PA, morning doves and crows are popular visitors at my home (a few cardinals and goldfinches too) - not as interesting as your feathered friends.

Glad your are healing. I had a similar surgery a few years ago. All is good now. The good news is that in two weeks or so we'll be seeing great new harryb shots. Watch oprah and dr phil for a couple weeks!:crazy
3 & 4 are my favorites also. You should be able to find anhingas around any area with water and fish.

I'm feeling better and better every day. I should be out shooting in around another week,

[bfjr]

Chipper!:scratch I think not. The anhinga is how I was feeling before the surgery. The following shots is a bit more respresentative of my current mood.
Could be worse boss you could look and feel like this guy
http://bfjr.smugmug.com/photos/25619225-M.jpg
:rofl :rofl :lol4 :lol :D

[ginger_55]

Ben, you are on the top of your game there!

Yeah, Harry! You could feel like that guy, watch the drugs.:rofl


ginger

[Harryb]

Harry - you back on your feet and out at the marshes? Or did this fellow drop in for a house call? :D
Hey Angelo,

It will be awhile before I get back to the swamp. :rolleyes Knowing that I was going to out of action for awhile, I took a bunch of pictures the days preceding the surgery that I could work on while recuperating.

[Angelo]

Hey Angelo,

It will be awhile before I get back to the swamp. :rolleyes Knowing that I was going to out of action for awhile, I took a bunch of pictures the days preceding the surgery that I could work on while recuperating.I'm glad you're keeping active entertaining us newbs! Hope you're feeling well - or at least snockered from the pain pills! :rofl

[Harryb]

Could be worse boss you could look and feel like this guy

:rofl :rofl :lol4 :lol :D

and what makes you think I don't. :hurt

[Osprey Whisperer]

Very nice shots Harry. I agree...great color on that bird. I've shot these birds...and have never seen that much color. Mating colors?? I'll see if I can't post one of mine that shows one of these attractive birds drying him/her self on a goose decoy. :rofl

Nice work as always.

BMP

[Harryb]

Very nice shots Harry. I agree...great color on that bird. I've shot these birds...and have never seen that much color. Mating colors?? I'll see if I can't post one of mine that shows one of these attractive birds drying him/her self on a goose decoy. :rofl

Nice work as always.

BMP
I don't think thye were mating colors. I just got lucky with the ligting and having the ability to get in tight with the 500mm.