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[lion rock]

Snappy604,
Ladner is a small, quite community, very nice when we drove by. We liked it.
"Lion Rock" is a landmark in Hong Kong. No need to guess where I come from, is there?
-r

True, it is ONLY more than 2700 miles (4300 km) to Vancouver for me. Nothing to write home about 8).
Another factor was that it was not a pleasure trip for me this time, much of which was with family members who congregated together for a somber service.
Did hear of other locations that have more concentration of eagles, particularly near the dump and harbour, I didn't want to drag the rest of the group to those places (as much as I want to.)
Near the James River, Virginia, early February is best for eagles, though cold. By March, they have gone into nesting and less visible.
-r

Ah, but Riley has to travel quite a distance to get there, I think.

Jack

sorry thought you were local with mentioning Ladner and your user id could be the famous rock peaks near us 'the lions'..

 

[Jack Douglas]

So that's where Lion Rock comes from. :-[

Jack

 

[lion rock]

Ha ha ha.
The secret is out. Please "don't" spread it out .
-r

So that's where Lion Rock comes from. :-[

Jack

 

[Click]

Ha ha ha.
The secret is out. Please "don't" spread it out .
-r

If you don't have Facebook, you're going to be OK. ;D

 

[lion rock]

Click,
I do have a FB with a different user name, with a grand total number of friends of 5 :'( ;D ;D.
Do you think I'm safe?
-r

Ha ha ha.
The secret is out. Please "don't" spread it out .
-r

If you don't have Facebook, you're going to be OK. ;D

 

[Click]

I think you're safe.

 

[lion rock]

Sigh of relief 8)!
Thanks.
-r

I think you're safe.

 

[Click]

;D

 

[AlanF]

We are now in New Zealand. This afternoon my wife and I took shots of a Gannet almost simultaneously. Her shot using the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR (top) is sharper than mine using the 400mm DO II on the 5DIV, which is expected from the better resolution I find on charts. I seem to have picked up a blue patch in the sky.

 

[Nat_WA]

We are now in New Zealand. This afternoon my wife and I took shots of a Gannet almost simultaneously. Her shot using the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR (top) is sharper than mine using the 400mm DO II on the 5DIV, which is expected from the better resolution I find on charts. I seem to have picked up a blue patch in the sky.

Talking about "catching the moment"! You and your wife even managed that "squared" 8)
Great shots by themselves, the pose of the bird adds something really special...
Was this Gannet scratching an itchy spot (which is what it looks to me) or what?

Wiebe.

 

[Mikehit]

We are now in New Zealand. This afternoon my wife and I took shots of a Gannet almost simultaneously. Her shot using the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR (top) is sharper than mine using the 400mm DO II on the 5DIV, which is expected from the better resolution I find on charts. I seem to have picked up a blue patch in the sky.

Nice shots.

We returned from NZ only last Sunday - whereabouts were these taken?

 

[Click]

We are now in New Zealand. This afternoon my wife and I took shots of a Gannet almost simultaneously. Her shot using the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR (top) is sharper than mine using the 400mm DO II on the 5DIV, which is expected from the better resolution I find on charts. I seem to have picked up a blue patch in the sky.

Very nice shots. Excellent timing.

I prefer the second one. More contrast in the sky.

 

[Jack Douglas]

We are now in New Zealand. This afternoon my wife and I took shots of a Gannet almost simultaneously. Her shot using the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR (top) is sharper than mine using the 400mm DO II on the 5DIV, which is expected from the better resolution I find on charts. I seem to have picked up a blue patch in the sky.

Talking about "catching the moment"! You and your wife even managed that "squared" 8)
Great shots by themselves, the pose of the bird adds something really special...
Was this Gannet scratching an itchy spot (which is what it looks to me) or what?

Wiebe.

+1

Jack

 

[AlanF]

We are now in New Zealand. This afternoon my wife and I took shots of a Gannet almost simultaneously. Her shot using the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR (top) is sharper than mine using the 400mm DO II on the 5DIV, which is expected from the better resolution I find on charts. I seem to have picked up a blue patch in the sky.

Nice shots.

We returned from NZ only last Sunday - whereabouts were these taken?

Near Auckland in Waitakere. There was a gale raging, and a split second difference between the two shots altered the cloud cover.

Thanks for your comment.

 

[AlanF]

We are now in New Zealand. This afternoon my wife and I took shots of a Gannet almost simultaneously. Her shot using the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR (top) is sharper than mine using the 400mm DO II on the 5DIV, which is expected from the better resolution I find on charts. I seem to have picked up a blue patch in the sky.

Talking about "catching the moment"! You and your wife even managed that "squared" 8)
Great shots by themselves, the pose of the bird adds something really special...
Was this Gannet scratching an itchy spot (which is what it looks to me) or what?

Wiebe.

Thanks. The wind was so strong that the gannet was battling it.

Thanks Click and Jack.

 

[lion rock]

Hope your visit was an excellent one.
Visiting there was a great deal already. To get some wonderful shots there was the cream of the trip!
-r

We are now in New Zealand. This afternoon my wife and I took shots of a Gannet almost simultaneously. Her shot using the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR (top) is sharper than mine using the 400mm DO II on the 5DIV, which is expected from the better resolution I find on charts. I seem to have picked up a blue patch in the sky.

 

[Krob78]

We are now in New Zealand. This afternoon my wife and I took shots of a Gannet almost simultaneously. Her shot using the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR (top) is sharper than mine using the 400mm DO II on the 5DIV, which is expected from the better resolution I find on charts. I seem to have picked up a blue patch in the sky.

Very nice shots. Excellent timing.

I prefer the second one. More contrast in the sky.

I prefer the 2nd one too! The sky and the overall image, seems to resolve just a tad better for me... Great catch!

 

[Krob78]

Wow, Snappy, the last one is very cool. Nice series!

Is the second one a harrier?

While I love taking pictures of wildlife, I'm not a true birder, so not sure. Originally thought it was a redtail hawk, looks like it possibly is? I think this one shows the bird clearer, but the background was a bit less interesting

Simply Beautiful Snappy!

 

[Krob78]

a few from today

The first image of the immature Bald Eagle is really nice as well. I love all 3 of them and I agree, the 3rd image, has that Bald Eagle, looking pretty bad ass! 8)

 

[AlanF]

Hope your visit was an excellent one.
Visiting there was a great deal already. To get some wonderful shots there was the cream of the trip!
-r

We are now in New Zealand. This afternoon my wife and I took shots of a Gannet almost simultaneously. Her shot using the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR (top) is sharper than mine using the 400mm DO II on the 5DIV, which is expected from the better resolution I find on charts. I seem to have picked up a blue patch in the sky.

I took this one just for you: Lion Rock, Piha Beach, Waitakere.