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[Valvebounce]

Hi Milvus.
Nice shot, still looks like a cygnet but has lost the muddy grey down replaced with white, I keep missing this phase at our local pond! Nice first post, welcome.

Cheers Graham.

Hello,
this is my first post on the forum...
Here's a young swan from two months ago. Quite a boring and over-shot species but a picture that I am personally happy with.

 

[AlanF]

Just returned from the worst boat trip ever to see puffins from Peggy's Cove. The tiny vessel rocked so much in the waves that we couldn't stand up and one poor guy kept vomiting over the side. The captain briefly approached to within 100-120 metres to one part of the island and quickly turned back, within about 4 or 5 minutes. My wife couldn't use her binoculars because of the violent motion of the boat. I asked if we were going to do a circuit of the island and was told that nothing was to be seen the other side. Yet, when I checked Tripadvisor afterwards one delighted tripper wrote how they had circuited the island so the photographers could get every angle! I pointed the 5DIII plus Tamron at 600mm in the rough directions of the bird dots in the distance and fired at random at high speed. Surprisingly, I got some usable shots. The puffins occupy only about 150-200 pixels square of the image.

 

[Click]

Very nice shots regardless of the conditions. Well done Alan.

 

[EvilZeev228]

70 200mm F2.8 L II
1.4x extender

 

[Click]

70 200mm F2.8 L II
1.4x extender

I really like your first picture. Nicely done.

 

[rpt]

70 200mm F2.8 L II
1.4x extender

Lovely! I like the second one. Wouldn't want to be the fish though...

 

[IslanderMV]

Just returned from the worst boat trip ever to see puffins from Peggy's Cove.

My stomach feels queasy just hearing about it. Nice shots though. Once in a while you get some " miracle " shots that make your day.

 

[sue.t]

Willow Ptarmigan near the Haines Road in northern British Columbia

 

[Click]

Willow Ptarmigan near the Haines Road in northern British Columbia

Lovely shot. 8) Well done.

 

[IslanderMV]

Willow Ptarmigan near the Haines Road in northern British Columbia

See, there are advantages to living in the "Great White North ".

Great Shot, wish they would come south.

 

[Lemmy Shoyu]

 

[Click]

Awesome. Nicely done Lemmy.

 

[Lemmy Shoyu]

Thank you Click!

 

[LSeries]

Mallard by juzzlin, on Flickr

 

[Click]

Very nice LSeries ...Welcome to CR

 

[Don Haines]

Just returned from the worst boat trip ever to see puffins from Peggy's Cove. The tiny vessel rocked so much in the waves that we couldn't stand up and one poor guy kept vomiting over the side. The captain briefly approached to within 100-120 metres to one part of the island and quickly turned back, within about 4 or 5 minutes. My wife couldn't use her binoculars because of the violent motion of the boat. I asked if we were going to do a circuit of the island and was told that nothing was to be seen the other side. Yet, when I checked Tripadvisor afterwards one delighted tripper wrote how they had circuited the island so the photographers could get every angle! I pointed the 5DIII plus Tamron at 600mm in the rough directions of the bird dots in the distance and fired at random at high speed. Surprisingly, I got some usable shots. The puffins occupy only about 150-200 pixels square of the image.

Wonderful shot considering the conditions....

 

[Don Haines]

A heavily cropped picture of an egret... They are very shy and one has to stay hidden and still for a long time for them to wander even this close.... Shot with a 60D and Tamron 150-600 at 600mm and F9.0.

The neck is very snake-like when they are walking towards you...

 

[Click]

I agree with you Don, it's not easy to approach this bird. You did very well.

 

[Don Haines]

I agree with you Don, it's not easy to approach this bird. You did very well.

A folding chair and a good book are an essential part of my kit

 

[Jack Douglas]

"A folding chair and a good book are an essential part of my kit" - Right on!

Add to that a full can of mosquito spray!! We had very heavy rain two weeks ago and now ......

Sitting on a folding chair minus the book, on my deck - for jrista - Nutty

Jack