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I lucked out today taking pictures. It was pretty warm and there were alot of birds taking advantage of the warmth to do some bathing. I am used to seeing small birds like sparrows take a quick bath but never a stately Great Blue Heron!! This majestic bird rule the swamps and marshes and would never be caught playing in the water.
Never say Never!:)
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Unfortunately the sun was hard and contrasty. I did ok with it, but it was one of the few times I wished I had a better equipment. I shot these with my tamron 70-200 lens. I like this lens greatly but what I could have done with a bigger /better lens is definitely on my mind. Then again, its been that way since I started taking pics.:)
I did enjoy watching this Great Blue Heron bath. .. A bird watcher saw me shooting and stopped there to watch too. It was an unusual sight for sure, we both got a chuckle out of it. It reminded me of a puppy playing at a lake.
al
Wow-really great shots Al. I’ve never seen one bathing before.
Patty
Not just great pics, the sequence of them tells a story. I'm impressed.
Oh man, you got lucky Al. I have never seen a great blue bath. Wonderful sequence of images...jealous :D
Pat
awesome shots Al. I have nominated image IMGP9497_01 for the next monthly contest!
Thanks everyone! It had been a really slow day, I barely saw anything that really caught my eye for pics, and had resolved to just walk around a bit and enjoy the day. I was on my way out of the park and drove by a marshy area.. I've had good luck here in the past with wading birds and just glanced over as I drove by and saw this....
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I figured what the heck I might as well stop and see if I can get a shot or too. Its almost like The heron was looking out to see if the area was safe for a bath. :) I was lucky to have a small stand of cedars to hide behind. Our Herons are skittish here in CT. I think its because there are so few . I have been able to get much closer when there are more of them around. Safety in numbers I think. When I have been at rookeries or where they migrate to I have been able to stand right out in the open 10,20, 30 feet away. Not here which really is frustrating at times,
And thank you Danny for the nomination!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by danotaylor
Fantastic series Al.
Try KEH.com and see if they have the Sigma 50-500mm 1:6.3 lens in the Pentax mount. I bought mine used from them for about $900.00.
Dave
Thanks Dave, Glad you like the PIcs. I have looked at the Bigma ;) Its a great lens...I can't decide though if I want it or save my cash more and get the Pentax HD PENTAX D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6 DC AW LensQuote:
Originally Posted by dagray
Its on sale right now, but at $1600 its not likely to happen.
I have a an old 500 4.5 SMC manual Lens, but its a tank and really hard to move around with. Sharp glass but juts not practical as a walk about lens.
al
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