Back in the saddle

[Harryb]

Hi you'll

Its been a rough two weeks but I'm feeling better. I managed to drag my carcas out of bed and do some shooting for the first time in two weeks. The wetlands looked sweet in the morning light

[Harryb]

I caught this GBH sitting in a tree in the morning light

[Harryb]

Later on I ran into this Great Egret

[Andy]

:wave welcome back to the land of the living, h! :clap :clap

missed ya, you old coot :lol3

super pics, nice light

i'm off to calif, catch you when i can :D

[Harryb]

He didn't want to stay and play with me though

[Harryb]

Then there was this Little Blue Heron who had a lot to say.




It was great to get out and shoot again.


Harry

[lynnma]

Welcome back Harry.. was wundrin were you were..glad you are feeling better.. lovely shots:clap

[pathfinder]

Glad to see you shooting again Harry. Andy told us you had died..... :rofl :rofl :rofl

[Ann McRae]

Great to see you back at 'er, Harry. You were missed. :clap


Take care

ann

[Michiel de Brieder]

But man, those two weeks got you bursting with inspiration as I can see :D Those shots are awesome, all of them. Each has it's own merits, the colours of the first, the most excellent second photo with that truly remarkable light and superb composition and pose! Then the white egret... man, the composition on that one, :bow that reflection is purrrrfect! The egret in flight is VERY clean and sharp, you have improved more and more over the last weeks!
The last one really made me chuckle :rofl thanks for the great photos Harry!

[Harryb]

:wave welcome back to the land of the living, h! :clap :clap

missed ya, you old coot :lol3

super pics, nice light

i'm off to calif, catch you when i can :D
Thanks for the welcome back and I missed you too, you big lug. :feelgood

Enjoy California and I hope you can make it down to Florida some time.

Harry

[Harryb]

Welcome back Harry.. was wundrin were you were..glad you are feeling better.. lovely shots:clap
Its just great to be back. :smile6

I must be getting old because I have never stayed sick for that long before.
Thanks for the kind comment on the pics

Harry

[wxwax]

Glad to hear you're feeling better, Harry. :nod Some really nice shots. I especially like the bird in flight and the bird with the tongue sticking out.

[Dee]

He didn't want to stay and play with me though

Ed and I have the flu! Ed kept putting off getting his flu shot, then we got the news that people over 50 were eligible, but the flu got us before we could get the shot!. Pretty miserable, but after 5 days I think I'm back to human until I decide to do anything like make breakfast, LOL.

Anyway glad you are better! Love this in flight photo, you are really getting these down pat and making it look way too easy.

[jwear]

Later on I ran into this Great EgretGREAT MR H and i am still shooting duck reflections ,all great but this and him in flite :thumb :thumb :thumb glad your back to shooting

[gus]

He didn't want to stay and play with me though
Harry im still learning here ...what are the black dots ? Is this noise ?

Great shot though...i love seeing birds frozen in flight like that.

[Harryb]

Glad to see you shooting again Harry. Andy told us you had died..... :rofl :rofl :rofl
Typical of Andy. He is still upset because I wouldn't share my order of ribs with him. This is the the third time he's started a rumor of my demise. :grim

Harry

[ginger_55]

Harry, you have such great bird shots! Now what are you going to do. Being sick seems to have done you good!

I have been waiting for you, impatiently. You get your bird shots as they are feeding in the AM. Do they also feed in the evening, or dusk, any civilized hour, tea time, cocktail hour?

I went out to shoot birds one afternoon: I got shots but not of birds. We have marshes, I see birds, but not in the numbers you are getting them. Where are my birds?

Also, your shots ARE getting better.......is that a new lens?

Glad to see you back. Love that first shot and all the birds that followed!

ginger

[Harryb]

Great to see you back at 'er, Harry. You were missed. :clap


Take care

ann
Thanks Ann, I missed you all too. Its good to be back.:thumb

Harry

[John Mueller]

Missed you Harry,glad all is OK.
Very nice captures:thumb

[Harryb]

But man, those two weeks got you bursting with inspiration as I can see :D Those shots are awesome, all of them. Each has it's own merits, the colours of the first, the most excellent second photo with that truly remarkable light and superb composition and pose! Then the white egret... man, the composition on that one, :bow that reflection is purrrrfect! The egret in flight is VERY clean and sharp, you have improved more and more over the last weeks!
The last one really made me chuckle :rofl thanks for the great photos Harry!
Thanks for the kind words. That Resnick workshop really lifted the ceiling for me. Thanks again.

Harry

[Thiago Sigrist]

to hear from ya again, Harry! :-)
I'm very very glad you're fine again, and shooting again. I advise you to shoot as much as you can, because that heals the soul quite a lot!

Of course, you got some great shots here, I think the GBH is a classic shot, very nicely composed. I also love the exposure you get on those white birds, that's hard stuff to do!

BTW, are you using the 300mm f/4 + TC-14E II on these shots? If so, what a hot combo, eh?

Thanks so much for sharing!
Take care!

-- thiago

[Harryb]

Glad to hear you're feeling better, Harry. :nod Some really nice shots. I especially like the bird in flight and the bird with the tongue sticking out.
Thanks Sid. My flight shots are getting easier now that I have the 300mm/f4 lens. AF-S does make a big difference.

Harry

[ehughes]

Harry!!

Welcome back, was wondering where you were..

Great captures as always, the Heron on the tree is great.. I'd hang that one up in my house.. :thumb :thumb


Hi you'll

Its been a rough two weeks but I'm feeling better. I managed to drag my carcas out of bed and do some shooting for the first time in two weeks. The wetlands looked sweet in the morning light

[Harryb]

Ed and I have the flu! Ed kept putting off getting his flu shot, then we got the news that people over 50 were eligible, but the flu got us before we could get the shot!. Pretty miserable, but after 5 days I think I'm back to human until I decide to do anything like make breakfast, LOL.

Anyway glad you are better! Love this in flight photo, you are really getting these down pat and making it look way too easy.
That flu is mean. :cry I started out with it and then I went into bronchitis and then when the bronchitis was getting handled I came down with another bug. :(: Not a fun time.

My new 300,,/f4 lens is really helping with the flight shots. My keeper ratio became much higher when I got that lens.

Harry

[David_S85]

Harry, your short 'time out' didn't diminish your photography skills at all! Great shots there at the front of this thread; and glad you're feeling better. Its always like going on a Florida Safari viewing your posts.

[ian408]

I should come to FL. Those shots are great. Especially the flight shot of
the egret.

Ian

[Harryb]

GREAT MR H and i am still shooting duck reflections ,all great but this and him in flite :thumb :thumb :thumb glad your back to shooting
Thank you very much. It was so good to get out and do some shooting again.

Harry

[Harryb]

Harry im still learning here ...what are the black dots ? Is this noise ?

Great shot though...i love seeing birds frozen in flight like that.
Ah, those black spots. When I first viewed the shot I thought my sensor had been infected by mold or something. When I looked again I realized that they were actual spots in the water. Thats the problem with those swampy areas, they just get swampy looking. :D

Harry

[bikehiker]

Good to see ya back Harry, seeing your birds makes me miss the wetlands down there. Hopefully I'll be returning to the gulf coast this spring.

[Harryb]

Harry, you have such great bird shots! Now what are you going to do. Being sick seems to have done you good!

I have been waiting for you, impatiently. You get your bird shots as they are feeding in the AM. Do they also feed in the evening, or dusk, any civilized hour, tea time, cocktail hour?

I went out to shoot birds one afternoon: I got shots but not of birds. We have marshes, I see birds, but not in the numbers you are getting them. Where are my birds?

Also, your shots ARE getting better.......is that a new lens?

Glad to see you back. Love that first shot and all the birds that followed!

ginger
Great hearing from you again.

As for the birds' activities. Birds have one main activity and that's feeding which they will do for most of the day. When I shoot I time my shooting for the lighting so I will shoot in the early morn (sunrise + 2/12 hours) and late afternoon (sunset - 3hours). The birds might be active in the other parts of the day but the lighting sucks.

The new lens (300mm/f4) does help (I used it on the last 3 shots of this post) but the Reznick Workshop is the main reason for the improvement in my pics.

Harry

[Harryb]

Missed you Harry,glad all is OK.
Very nice captures:thumb
I missed being here a heck of a lot. Thanks.

Harry

[Harryb]

to hear from ya again, Harry! :-)
I'm very very glad you're fine again, and shooting again. I advise you to shoot as much as you can, because that heals the soul quite a lot!

Of course, you got some great shots here, I think the GBH is a classic shot, very nicely composed. I also love the exposure you get on those white birds, that's hard stuff to do!

BTW, are you using the 300mm f/4 + TC-14E II on these shots? If so, what a hot combo, eh?

Thanks so much for sharing!
Take care!

-- thiago
Its always good to hear from ya. :wave

I finally nailed the exposure on those pesty egrets thanks to the Reznick Workshop. I shoot in aperture priority and make ev adjustments based on the subect matter. I usually go about - 0.7 on the egrets.

I don't have the $ for the nikon tele-extender yet (I have the Sigma extenders but I lose autofocus with them).

I used the 80-400 for the first two shots and the 300mm on the last three.

Harry

[Steve Cavigliano]

Harry,
Man, you had us worried. I figured either you were real sick, or you had broken your typing finger :lol It's been tough on the rest of us having to take up the slack. Good to see you're recovered and out shooting great pics again. All of these were very nice and love the sweet light. I have to agree that after the workshop you've taken your shots to a new level :clap

Florida? Forget Florida and get your butt out here. Andy is here just about every other week. Just imagine how much fun, we 3 Stooges could have terrorizing Northern California :rofl To say nothing of the contribution we could make to local restaurant's profit margins. Come on, let's do it. We can go shoot Yosemite, after stopping in Fresno to see our dear friend Nancy .... :wink


Anyhow, very nice to see you back and I hope all that illness is behind you

Steve

[Harryb]

Harry!!

Welcome back, was wondering where you were..

Great captures as always, the Heron on the tree is great.. I'd hang that one up in my house.. :thumb :thumb
Thanks for the welcome back. Going w/o photography for that period gave me insights into how junkies must feel when they are going "cold turkey".

Harry

[Harryb]

Harry, your short 'time out' didn't diminish your photography skills at all! Great shots there at the front of this thread; and glad you're feeling better. Its always like going on a Florida Safari viewing your posts.
Thanks for stopping by.

Harry

[Harryb]

I should come to FL. Those shots are great. Especially the flight shot of
the egret.

Ian

Come on down. :wave Florida is one big photo op.

Harry

[Harryb]

Good to see ya back Harry, seeing your birds makes me miss the wetlands down there. Hopefully I'll be returning to the gulf coast this spring.
I hope ou get back t your wetlands. They are a great place for shooting.

Harry

[Harryb]

Harry,
Man, you had us worried. I figured either you were real sick, or you had broken your typing finger :lol It's been tough on the rest of us having to take up the slack. Good to see you're recovered and out shooting great pics again. All of these were very nice and love the sweet light. I have to agree that after the workshop you've taken your shots to a new level :clap

Florida? Forget Florida and get your butt out here. Andy is here just about every other week. Just imagine how much fun, we 3 Stooges could have terrorizing Northern California :rofl To say nothing of the contribution we could make to local restaurant's profit margins. Come on, let's do it. We can go shoot Yosemite, after stopping in Fresno to see our dear friend Nancy .... :wink


Anyhow, very nice to see you back and I hope all that illness is behind you

Steve
Steve,

I would love to get out to the west coast but that's not in the budget yet. :cry The idea of the three of us getting together is kind of awesome though.

Harry