Egret fest continues...

[ian408]

There's still a couple of days left for you to contribute...

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/18345024-M.jpg

Ian

[Andy]

a great, great egret bif. was this from elkhorn slough? and the 500mm?

nice work, mate!

[jeff lapoint]

great shothttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif

mind telling me more about the pic? what lens? tripod/monopod? pan or prefocus?

one more thing as well...know where there is any egrets in socal? mostly wetlands i'm guessing...not so many of those near breahttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/rolleyes1.gif

[ian408]

a great, great egret bif. was this from elkhorn slough? and the 500mm?

nice work, mate!
Baylands. End of San Antonio Road. It's the 500 mounted on a Wimberly
tripod head (I caved on Saturday and went to Camera West in Monterey.
Same price as B&H. Neat store too).

This shot was 1/1000 @ f/6.3 ISO 100.

I have no idea where the good birds hang in SD :D

Ian

[Harryb]

There's still a couple of days left for you to contribute...

IanVery nice Ian. :clap An egret BIF! Good capture. Now that's the ole egret spirit :rofl

[ehughes]

Cool shot Ian, is camera west the camera store that looks like it is an old converted bank?

Ed

[ian408]

Cool shot Ian, is camera west the camera store that looks like it is an old converted bank?

Ed
That's the place. Corner of Franklin and Calle Principal.

They still sell a fair amount of large format stuff--one of the few stores in the
area to do so.

Ian

[Steve Cavigliano]

great shothttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif

mind telling me more about the pic? what lens? tripod/monopod? pan or prefocus?

one more thing as well...know where there is any egrets in socal? mostly wetlands i'm guessing...not so many of those near breahttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/rolleyes1.gif
Jeff,
Do a Google on "Los Angeles Egrets". I turned up lots of places, including the LA River. Here's one that sounds awesome :clap

http://www.surfbirds.com/Features/birdingla.html

Or, check out the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, next to Huntington Beach.

http://www.bolsachica.org/Birders/


Good luck and I'll expect you to be posting some waterfowl pics shortly :lol

Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Very nice Ian :thumb :thumb

So, hows the Wimberly? Was it hard to use on BIF's? And more importantly, is it worth the $?


Steve

[ian408]

Very nice Ian :thumb :thumb

So, hows the Wimberly? Was it hard to use on BIF's? And more importantly, is it worth the $?


Steve
Except for being awkward to carry, it's great. The camera and lens swing
effortlessly.

The question as to whether it's worth the money is a little harder to answer.
I definetly makes the flight shots easier.

Ian

[ian408]

Very nice Ian :thumb :thumb

So, hows the Wimberly? Was it hard to use on BIF's? And more importantly, is it worth the $?


Steve
Ok. Here's a visual to answer the ease-of-use question. Check out the eye...

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/18472807-M.jpg

ian

[jwear]

Jeff,
Do a Google on "Los Angeles Egrets". I turned up lots of places, including the LA River. Here's one that sounds awesome :clap

http://www.surfbirds.com/Features/birdingla.html

Or, check out the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, next to Huntington Beach.

http://www.bolsachica.org/Birders/


Good luck and I'll expect you to be posting some waterfowl pics shortly :lol

SteveJeff the closest to you is bolsa chica that's were the shots of mine come from [22/405 ]is close and between the 2 Steve gave you this to me is the best JEFF

[Steve Cavigliano]

LOL Ian,

I have almost the same shot :thumb You must have been standing between the rookery and the trees where the Night Herons are nesting.

http://freezeframephotography.smugmug.com/photos/18183069-M.jpg


Steve