B.O.D> 2/16/05

[Harryb]

Hi you'll

I know the date is wrong but I messed up yesterday and I don't want to confuse any one. Todat we have a rare bird, the Reddish Egret. The Reddish Egret was almost hunted to extinction in the late 1800s by plume hunters. Today there is a total of about 4000 in the US.

[Harryb]

The Reddish Egret dashes around when hunting

[Harryb]

It will lurch around, changing directions with its wings jutting out

[Harryb]

then it will strike

[Harryb]

for the now-wildlife pic I'm throwing out this one. It was a 30 sec. exposure right before sunrise. I illuminated the scene by walking through and firing my strobe 3-4 times. It shows the dichotomy of Florida (I hope) where we love our natural setting while building and disrupting those very same settings.

[Steve Cavigliano]

This is a beautiful bird :clap :clap

You captured it well. I really like the 3rd pic. Nice color, contrast and composition :thumb :thumb

I like the first pic too, but the background is a bit too noisy for my taste. Still it is a very nice profile of the Egret and it's apparent why it's called a Red Egret. The reddish beard and the reddish neck feathers, really stand out :clap


Very nice and thanks for sharing,
Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

for the now-wildlife pic I'm throwing out this one. It was a 30 sec. exposure right before sunrise. I illuminated the scene by walking through and firing my strobe 3-4 times. It shows the dichotomy of Florida (I hope) where we love our natural setting while building and disrupting those very same settings.
So I'll have someplace to stay when I visit FLA :rofl

Nice shot and I like the concept. I also like what the multiple strobes did to it :thumb As you point out, shoot those rare birds and animals now, cuz soon they'll all be gone :cry

Thanks for sharing,
Steve

[4labs]

Not only do I love your photographs but I love the info you provide with each one.. Tnnxs for sharing...

[fish]

oh goody...another GD egret. :rolleyes




can't you find any good portapotties to work over, harry? :rofl

[jwear]

this time the birds took second place ,I was going yep,nice ,better,nice pose then wow that's a great shot .really great I love this shot Harry no birds no feathers just a great photo .2 shots in one to my eye :clap .I don't think I am going to catch up Harry you are to da_ good but I'm going to try Jeff
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[Dee]

for the now-wildlife pic I'm throwing out this one. It was a 30 sec. exposure right before sunrise. I illuminated the scene by walking through and firing my strobe 3-4 times. It shows the dichotomy of Florida (I hope) where we love our natural setting while building and disrupting those very same settings.

Wow, the natural scenery framed by the "cinder blocks" -- flashing the strobe, huh? Who would have thunk? Sure worked though -- like the dancing bird too...

[Angelo]

Harry:
What does this part of your quote mean?

... I illuminated the scene by walking through and firing my strobe 3-4 times.

[Harryb]

Harry:
What does this part of your quote mean?
Hey Angelo,

I had the camera on a tripod and set the exposure to 30 seconds. It was right before sunrise and quite dark. I took my strobe (SB-800 flash) and walked through the scene and fired it off 3-4 times. As long as you keep moving you won't appear in the picture. The strobe firings provided the lighting for the scene as their was virtually no other light.

I hope that answers your question. If not let me know.

[Michael Allen]

Nice work Harry, I was just down on the Gulf coast this weekend for an Interview(got the job btw. moving back next month), I really like your non bird photo. How correct you are with that photo. I haven't been down as much as I like lately. I went by old fishing spots, that were home ground for marine and feathered friends that are gone to 4 lane bridges, new homes and convience stores. I love the area, just not where its headed to if they don't start restricting new construction.

[Harryb]

This is a beautiful bird :clap :clap

You captured it well. I really like the 3rd pic. Nice color, contrast and composition :thumb :thumb

I like the first pic too, but the background is a bit too noisy for my taste. Still it is a very nice profile of the Egret and it's apparent why it's called a Red Egret. The reddish beard and the reddish neck feathers, really stand out :clap


Very nice and thanks for sharing,
Steve
Thanks Steve and I agree about the noise in the first pic. I meant to apply NN to the background but I forgot. :doh

I was thrilled to capture this one because they are not easy to find.

[ginger_55]

Harry, you are out doing yourself! I love the last bird photo.:thumb And the others, too, of course.

But the water is different, I mean there is just water......lots of it. Did you go somewhere besides your local wetlands.

I do like your non bird shot. I know you "were" a photographer, but how did you know to do that walking around firing your strobe business, why did you have a strobe with you? (How do you get the strobe off of your camera?)

I know, too many questions. Just "where were you?" would be enough.:scratch

And that shot of man's inhumanity to the environment, the dichotomy one.......... you made the man part look too good, just MHO.

ginger:D

[Rich]

Very nice pics.They must make a challenging subject !

Rich

[Khaos]

The Reddish Egret dashes around when hunting
Great shot. The reflection in the rippling water is amazing.

[Harryb]

So I'll have someplace to stay when I visit FLA :rofl

Nice shot and I like the concept. I also like what the multiple strobes did to it :thumb As you point out, shoot those rare birds and animals now, cuz soon they'll all be gone :cry

Thanks for sharing,
Steve
Hey Steve,

Every once in a while I'll shoot something w/o feathers. :D Thanks.

Harry

[Harryb]

Not only do I love your photographs but I love the info you provide with each one.. Tnnxs for sharing...
Glad you like the pics thats always nice to hear. Thank you.

[Harryb]

oh goody...another GD egret. :rolleyes




can't you find any good portapotties to work over, harry? :roflOh here we go again with this egret hang-up of yours, I am saddened by your uncontrollable anti-egretism. Its a sad thing to see. :rolleyes I may just post a series of egret of the day shots. :bad

[Harryb]

this time the birds took second place ,I was going yep,nice ,better,nice pose then wow that's a great shot .really great I love this shot Harry no birds no feathers just a great photo .2 shots in one to my eye :clap .I don't think I am going to catch up Harry you are to da_ good but I'm going to try Jeff
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Hey Jeff,

Glad that you enjoyed the pics. Don't worry about "catching up tp me" just take some pics and have some fun. Your pics will improve as you get more experience.

[Harryb]

Wow, the natural scenery framed by the "cinder blocks" -- flashing the strobe, huh? Who would have thunk? Sure worked though -- like the dancing bird too...
Hey Dee,

Not an original idea. Yuri posted some pics he did using a flashlight as the light source on DPR over a year ago and Oudoor Photographer magazine had an artilce on "painting with light" around 6-7 months ago.

[Harryb]

Nice work Harry, I was just down on the Gulf coast this weekend for an Interview(got the job btw. moving back next month), I really like your non bird photo. How correct you are with that photo. I haven't been down as much as I like lately. I went by old fishing spots, that were home ground for marine and feathered friends that are gone to 4 lane bridges, new homes and convience stores. I love the area, just not where its headed to if they don't start restricting new construction.
Welcome back to Florida :clap

I agree with you about restricitng new construction. Of course I'm taking this position now that my own home was finished less than a year ago.

Harry

[Harryb]

Harry, you are out doing yourself! I love the last bird photo.:thumb And the others, too, of course.

But the water is different, I mean there is just water......lots of it. Did you go somewhere besides your local wetlands.

I do like your non bird shot. I know you "were" a photographer, but how did you know to do that walking around firing your strobe business, why did you have a strobe with you? (How do you get the strobe off of your camera?)

I know, too many questions. Just "where were you?" would be enough.:scratch

And that shot of man's inhumanity to the environment, the dichotomy one.......... you made the man part look too good, just MHO.

ginger:D
Good eye Ginger. These shots were taken in the beach on Sanibel Island.

As I told Dee, Yuri first got me thinking about "painting with light" when he did some flower pics using a flaashlight as his light source. A few months later I read an article in Outdoor Photographer which described various methods including the use of a strobe.

This is a pic of the house that is being built across the street from me. I went out at around 6 AM right before sunrise and set up my tripod. I had inspected the site for shooting spots the afternoon before. I set up my camera on the tripod and set it for a 30 sec exposure at f8. Once I hit the shutter release I took my flash unit and just manually set it off as I walked through the area. Of course I had the flash pointed away from the camera. You can see other similar shots I took on pages 8 & 9 of my Viera gallery at

http://www.pbase.com/hpb/viera

[Harryb]

Very nice pics.They must make a challenging subject !

Rich
Thank you very much. I find wildlife photography to be the most challemging type of photography that I have tried so far.

Harry

[Harryb]

Great shot. The reflection in the rippling water is amazing.
Thank you. One of the things I try to do with my wildlife shots is to get some other interesing elemenst into the shot. I try to avoid the bird as a statute type of shots if I can.

[Michael Allen]

Welcome back to Florida :clap

I agree with you about restricitng new construction. Of course I'm taking this position now that my own home was finished less than a year ago.

Harry
After I get settled we'll have to meet up somewhere for some bird pointers.

[Harryb]

After I get settled we'll have to meet up somewhere for some bird pointers.
sounds good. :deal

[MuskyDude]

Just another excellent!:thumb series Harry. :clap Thanks for sharing!


AJ