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[lion rock]

Hey Riley, you're too generous with the praise.

No, praises come from the heart.

...

That's why I'm hoping to get back to Haida Gwaii soon.

Jack

Hope you would have a great visit.

I'm going to HK this Nov. Secondary trip of 3 weeks to south east Australia, along the coast from Sydney to Adelaide in a car. 1300+ miles
-r

 

[Jack Douglas]

Thanks Mike.

It's boys with their toys - fun, fun, fun! At least I'm not on some quad terrorizing the wildlife or skydiving or ...

Jack

 

[Jack Douglas]

Hey Riley, you're too generous with the praise.

No, praises come from the heart.

...

That's why I'm hoping to get back to Haida Gwaii soon.

Jack

Hope you would have a great visit.

I'm going to HK this Nov. Secondary trip of 3 weeks to south east Australia, along the coast from Sydney to Adelaide in a car. 1300+ miles
-r

Then we expect some great photos soon! WOW

Jack

 

[lion rock]

Only if I could survive the flights AND the DRIVE 8) : .

Then we expect some great photos soon! WOW
Jack

 

[Mikehit]

Thanks Mike.

It's boys with their toys - fun, fun, fun! At least I'm not on some quad terrorizing the wildlife or skydiving or ...

Jack

Whaddya mean? Skydive and get a shot of eagles in full flight...

 

[lion rock]

Sounds like a great idea.
I wonder if the tether dive instructor frowns on a 1DX and a 400 with a 1.4x !
-r

Thanks Mike.

It's boys with their toys - fun, fun, fun! At least I'm not on some quad terrorizing the wildlife or skydiving or ...

Jack

Whaddya mean? Skydive and get a shot of eagles in full flight...

 

[ethanz]

Sounds like a great idea.
I wonder if the tether dive instructor frowns on a 1DX and a 400 with a 1.4x !
-r

Thanks Mike.

It's boys with their toys - fun, fun, fun! At least I'm not on some quad terrorizing the wildlife or skydiving or ...

Jack

Whaddya mean? Skydive and get a shot of eagles in full flight...

I went paragliding in Switzerland and they did not allow me to take my camera up there, too much of a liability in case it drops

 

[Nat_WA]

Early morning light, this spring
(7DmkII, 100-400 II @400mm)

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Cog.
Yet another great shot of this difficult subject, well done. I feel you have left out one of your nicest shots, the Bee Eater!

Cheers, Graham.

One more shot from a series of shots of barn swallows in flight. He's about to land:

 

[Cog]

Hi Cog.
Yet another great shot of this difficult subject, well done. I feel you have left out one of your nicest shots, the Bee Eater!

Cheers, Graham.

One more shot from a series of shots of barn swallows in flight. He's about to land:

Thank you, Graham! Do you mean this shot?


I didn't want to post it because I wasn't very happy about it. It's heavily cropped and does not show the beauty of bee-eater's colors. It's pretty sharp, though, and I don't see many BIF shots of bee-eaters. Most of the time it's a cute close-up of a bird with a dragonfly or a bee in its beak. It's still my dream to take a picture like that.

This is the first time, actually, that I've spotted a bee-eater near my place. I used to think they live more to the south of my area. Not sure if I will be able to see them next summer.

Best,
Vladimir

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Vladimir.
Yes that is the one I meant, I saw it on Flickr and was struck by the bright colour of the head and wings vs the very nearly sky colour of the body vs the vivid blue sky.

Cheers, Graham.

Hi Cog.
Yet another great shot of this difficult subject, well done. I feel you have left out one of your nicest shots, the Bee Eater!

Cheers, Graham.

One more shot from a series of shots of barn swallows in flight. He's about to land:

Thank you, Graham! Do you mean this shot?

I didn't want to post it because I wasn't very happy about it. It's heavily cropped and does not show the beauty of bee-eater's colors. It's pretty sharp, though, and I don't see many BIF shots of bee-eaters. Most of the time it's a cute close-up of a bird with a dragonfly or a bee in its beak. It's still my dream to take a picture like that.

This is the first time, actually, that I've spotted a bee-eater near my place. I used to think they live more to the south of my area. Not sure if I will be able to see them next summer.

Best,
Vladimir

 

[Click]

That's a very nice shot, Cog. Don't be afraid to post it. I like it very much.

 

[PCM-madison]

Lunch delivery for a growing osprey family.

 

[Click]

Lunch delivery for a growing osprey family.

Nice shot.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Lunch delivery for a growing osprey family.

Nice shot.

+1 I'd do quite nicely with that lunch too.

Jack

 

[ethanz]

They are probably a little radiated from the cell tower, or else they really like having 5 bars of LTE.

 

[Nat_WA]

Vulture in flight, maybe a Californian Condor (from a non-expert - please correct me if I'm wrong )

 

[Mikehit]

Vulture in flight, maybe a Californian Condor (from a non-expert - please correct me if I'm wrong )

I believe it is a turkey vulture.
On the underwing, condors have white on the lading edge

 

[Click]

I believe it is a turkey vulture.

+1

 

[Mikehit]

Every now and again I get a bit jaded, wondering what I can do to reignite the spark of true enthusiasm. Then I get to see a new sight that just fires me up, and I know when it is has happened because any deficiencies in the quality of the image are left in the dust by the reminder of what I had seen earlier.

And so it was with this barn owl. The first one I have seen in the wild and I had my camera with me ;D. Watching it wheeling and diving over the wetland, the anticipation of when it will rise up again and trying to get the little beggar in focus. For all the cussing about how it would not come any closer to the blind, for all the muttering about how the AF would not lock on in low-contrast of dusk, I get home and realise 'This is why I do it!!!!'