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Mikehit said:
Nice. Isn't this pretty late for nesting? Still, hope is a great attribute.
I hope to get back to Wabamun on a week day to do a lot better than this (max DPP treatment possible), but the pelican is a first for me.
There was only one and then it became crazy with boats around 10 AM, being July 2. I got lots of BIF practice on gulls so that was fun. 400 DO II X2Jack
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Jack,
Quite a (nasty) adventure. Having the wrong fuel fed to the vehicle.
The lucky thing is you haven't run the engine. That would have be an even worse situation. Hope its all properly cleaned out now and working.
Anyway, you've quite a beautiful shot of a pelican, the second was wonderful!
Keep shooting.
-r
Quite a (nasty) adventure. Having the wrong fuel fed to the vehicle.
The lucky thing is you haven't run the engine. That would have be an even worse situation. Hope its all properly cleaned out now and working.
Anyway, you've quite a beautiful shot of a pelican, the second was wonderful!
Keep shooting.
-r
Jack Douglas said:About Wabamun yesterday. My daughter came from Calgary to join me shooting and we headed out with the motorhome late July1 and I stopped for gas. Pulled far ahead to align with the last pump not realizing it was diesel and the attend thought that's what I wanted and I didn't look until 20 liters ... Towed home 1 1/2 hours later, dropped the tank some, pulled the filler hose, rounded up some large containers and ... Wabamun at 1 AM.
Jack
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Thanks Riley, nothing hurt except my ego. Never ran it until all was drained and refilled. Another reason why I much prefer self serve.
Thanks Graham, not sure if they qualify as natural. But we're not purists are we.
Jack
Thanks Graham, not sure if they qualify as natural. But we're not purists are we.
Jack
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Thanks Graham,
Hummies wings beat so fast. Not easy to shoot them fully still. A lot of high speed/shot duration speedlights.
Didn't want to break the speedlights out, plain lazy. Did that last couple of seasons and the shots weren't much better.
But I used high ISO, a large aperture and short shutter and of course a special technique of "spray and pray."
Somehow, I think a bit of motion blur is much more appealing.
-r
Hummies wings beat so fast. Not easy to shoot them fully still. A lot of high speed/shot duration speedlights.
Didn't want to break the speedlights out, plain lazy. Did that last couple of seasons and the shots weren't much better.
But I used high ISO, a large aperture and short shutter and of course a special technique of "spray and pray."
Somehow, I think a bit of motion blur is much more appealing.
-r
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Yeah, it's nice that there is no damage.
There are two States, New Jersey and Oregon, that the drivers can't pump gas. I kind of like that, laziness and sometimes weather related. Just easy to say fill up with regular and hand over the credit card.
I heard of a number of people for some reason (carelessness) put in the wrong kind of fuel. I do hope the nozzles are made differently so accidents don't happen.
-r
There are two States, New Jersey and Oregon, that the drivers can't pump gas. I kind of like that, laziness and sometimes weather related. Just easy to say fill up with regular and hand over the credit card.
I heard of a number of people for some reason (carelessness) put in the wrong kind of fuel. I do hope the nozzles are made differently so accidents don't happen.
-r
Jack Douglas said:Thanks Riley, nothing hurt except my ego. Never ran it until all was drained and refilled. Another reason why I much prefer self serve.
Thanks Graham, not sure if they qualify as natural. But we're not purists are we.
Jack
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Jack Douglas said:
Nice!
Many years ago, I encountered a family of them in a nearby parking lot. One of the parents tried to lure me away with the old "broken wing" ploy! I must have the film ... somewhere!
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DJL329 said:
Thanks. My story - when building long ago where I now live I had graded the earth to get slope and until fall it was just rough and not seeded. Sure enough, after seeing the behaviour you describe I found a nest - if you could call it that!
Birds are amazing! I highly recommend this book: Tales of Remarkable Birds by D Couzens. Very nice photos and stimulating reading.Jack
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