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[Valvebounce]

Hi Nat.
Thanks, plus a couple of really nice shots from you too, the mist gives a really surreal appearance.

Cheers, Graham.

@Jack, Kodakrome and Graham

Nice shots, all!

While we're on water-fowl...

Misty mood picture of a grebe family heading towards the island (the other young had strayed outside the widest view angle of my 100-400),
and
Common moorhen, mistakenly looking for his (/her) nest in my garden

 

[foo]

did someone say mallards?

this pair paid us a few visits back in early April, not quite sure why as there's no water other than the rain..

 

[foo]

and a couple more from July

 

[Vadek]

A white tailed eagle
The statue by Вадек Вадеков, on Flickr

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot.

Welcome to CR

 

[Jack Douglas]

Beautiful shot.

Welcome to CR

+1 Lovely detail.

Jack

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Folks.
A couple more different colourings I have not seen on small gulls before, plus one shot of a gull tiptoeing across the surface of the sea, I slightly missed with the focus point, it being on the water behind the gull, but I like the shot for the timing.

Tiptoeing on the water.
SE0A3431_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

Bow wave.
SE0A3460_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

Interesting colouring in the light.
SE0A3443_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

Interesting colouring in the shade.
SE0A3465_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Jack Douglas]

V nice Graham. Isn't it amazing how water can take on that steely look, in fact in general how differently water displays in various shots.

Jack

 

[Click]

Hi Graham,

Very nice series. I especially like the first and second shot. Well done.

Cheers

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Jack.
Thanks, yes water is so variable, and very difficult (at least for me) to predict how it will look once captured and processed.

Cheers, Graham.

V nice Graham. Isn't it amazing how water can take on that steely look, in fact in general how differently water displays in various shots.

Jack

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Click.
Thank you.

Cheers, Graham.

Hi Graham,

Very nice series. I especially like the first and second shot. Well done.

Cheers

 

[tarntyke]

@Valvebounce
Good luck with identifying your gulls. Some species take up to four years to develop from chick to adult with different plumage at each summer and winter. Sexes sometimes differ as well. Your photos are of non-adults but which stage and species, I haven't a clue, sorry. Based on your location, they are most likely black-headed or perhaps Common gulls. The main thing is that the photos are excellent.

 

[Nat_WA]

@Jack, Graham - Thanks for your kind words!

@foo - Nice mallard shots - but you must have had a lot of rain by July if there is no water around your place

@Vadek - Excellent portrait - was it in the wild?

@Graham - Excellent gull shots, I especially like the "bow wave" - timed so well before the wave hits the surface again...

 

[Vadek]

Beautiful shot.

Welcome to CR

+1 Lovely detail.

Jack

Thank you! You are very kind.

@Vadek - Excellent portrait - was it in the wild?

Thank you and yes, it was in the wild. The photo has been taking from a hide.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi tarntyke.
Thank you for the info, wow, 4 years to mature, I'm shocked, I did not realise they took that long.
Thank you also for your kind comments on the shots, much appreciated.

Cheers, Graham.

@Valvebounce
Good luck with identifying your gulls. Some species take up to four years to develop from chick to adult with different plumage at each summer and winter. Sexes sometimes differ as well. Your photos are of non-adults but which stage and species, I haven't a clue, sorry. Based on your location, they are most likely black-headed or perhaps Common gulls. The main thing is that the photos are excellent.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Vadek.
Very nice shot, a fine looking creature and for the purists not a ring in sight.

Cheers, Graham.

A white tailed eagle

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Nat.
Thanks, as I'm sure you are aware even in low speed continuous drive @6fps there is a good chance of nailing the timing with these cameras.

Cheers, Graham.

@Graham - Excellent gull shots, I especially like the "bow wave" - timed so well before the wave hits the surface again...

 

[kodakrome]

Took this GBH shot yesterday morning. Low light forced me to shoot at ISO 1600.

 

[Click]

Took this GBH shot yesterday morning. Low light forced me to shoot at ISO 1600.

Very nice result. What did you use for this shot?

 

[SecureGSM]

very interesting catchlights.

Took this GBH shot yesterday morning. Low light forced me to shoot at ISO 1600.

Very nice result. What did you use for this shot?