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p.2 #1 · A very high tide

that number two just may be one of my all time favorite heron shots...

Jan 12, 2005 at 09:48 PM

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p.2 #2 · A very high tide

They are all beautiful Steve. But #3, WOW

Jan 13, 2005 at 12:42 AM

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p.2 #3 · A very high tide

Like Trey said, you outdid yourself, and that's saying something since you had some outstanding stuff to compete against! Wonderful shots of the GBH. Love the water droplets as the GBH takes off, love the water reflection on the wings, love the wing shadow on the neck...just love the whole series. Congratulations!!

Jan 13, 2005 at 01:37 AM

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p.2 #4 · A very high tide

Wow, these are just unreal! Super job!

Carl

Jan 13, 2005 at 03:01 AM

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p.2 #5 · A very high tide

sonix wrote:
Holy cow! That's very very nice!

I would love to print this one big and put it in my cube

Thanks for your kind reply. I did not get a chance to print it big, but I am pretty sure it will look much better than the downsized version.

Best regards,

Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 03:27 AM

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p.2 #6 · A very high tide

phili1 wrote:
Steve there is not much you can say but wow, awsome shots. I like no 2 as well but three is right there with the rest.

You have to tell us your secret. I have been practicing on gulls. I figure if I can get good shoets of gulls the big guys will be easier. I still have not gotten the tech, down yet.

Thank you for commenting and for the compliment. You already know the secret: practice. these big birds were a lot easyier than gulls that are much smaller and fly faster.

Best regards,

Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 03:33 AM

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p.2 #7 · A very high tide

Very nice shots Steve. I assume you got your 400 mm F4 lens back? The MK II is really nailing those flight shots! From the title of the posting I thought that you were going to post shots of clapper rails at high tide.

BTW, I was the visiting bird photographer from Texas that tried together with you last week in the baylands to get some harrier inflight shots.

Jan 13, 2005 at 03:56 AM

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Johnny Bravo wrote:
Outstanding work Steve, that second one is amoung the best gbh shots I've ever seen.

Johnny, thanks for that very nice compliment. Sometimes I think that the probabilty of coming back with a better shot is not very good, so why bother to go out shooting again. But mother nature keeps surprising me over and over again.

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Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 03:57 AM

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Brendon wrote:
Great Job, I really like number 2 as well very cool!

Thanks Brendon,
#2 is my personal favorite too.

I am glad you enjoyed them,

Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 04:00 AM

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p.2 #10 · A very high tide

Trey Neal wrote:
Well crap Steve, you just keep outdoing yourself. Great series. I really like #2 - it's hard to get a shot of a great blue that hasn't been done already but that one is unique. Well done.

Trey, what created that unique situation was that high tide with high wind and all that torrential rain for several weeks making the birds hungry when the rain finally stopped.

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Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 04:06 AM

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p.2 #11 · A very high tide

jmcfadden wrote:
unreal work Steve , some of the best ever ! the last with the water reflecting on the underside of the wings is TOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOD

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Hi J,
appreciate your compliment very much. Being able to freeze moments like this makes it all worthwhile and thrilling. It makes me forget all the other times when I return with an empty memory card.

Best regards,

Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 04:24 AM

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p.2 #12 · A very high tide

cradley wrote:
Simply outstanding Steve. Some of the best I have ever seen. wonderful work.

I am having a lot of fun doing this and getting a little better at it everytime I go out for a shoot.
Thanks for looking and your kind reply,

Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 04:28 AM

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p.2 #13 · A very high tide

Incredible shots. Excellent.

Jan 13, 2005 at 06:52 AM

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p.2 #14 · A very high tide

Very nice work Steve those look great!

Jan 13, 2005 at 07:53 AM

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p.2 #15 · A very high tide

jxsq wrote:
Steve :

wonderful shots.

What time did you go there? I may go there as well tomorrow morning on my way to my office.

It seemed best right ay high tide. Today it is at 2:16 pm, but it is about a foot lower than Tuesday. Went there yesterday and it was not as good as the day before, but I came back with some Clapper Rail pictures.

Thanks for your reply,

Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 05:19 PM

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p.2 #16 · A very high tide

drdrew wrote:
that number two just may be one of my all time favorite heron shots...

Appreciate your compliment very much. I am glad you enjoyed them.

Best regards,

Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 05:24 PM

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MrChevy wrote:
They are all beautiful Steve. But #3, WOW

Thanks for your reply Ken. I took these with my Christmas present, the 400mm f/4, some of them with the 1.4 TC. I had to anticipate the much larger area when they opened their wings.

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Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 05:43 PM

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p.2 #18 · A very high tide

Each image is gorgeous.

Jan 13, 2005 at 05:50 PM

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ms_yuan wrote:
Like Trey said, you outdid yourself, and that's saying something since you had some outstanding stuff to compete against! Wonderful shots of the GBH. Love the water droplets as the GBH takes off, love the water reflection on the wings, love the wing shadow on the neck...just love the whole series. Congratulations!!

Mark, thanks for your extremely nice compliment. I am sure glad you enjoyed them. When I left home I expected to see some clapper rails. But mother nature had a very nice surprise for me. Dont you love it when everything comes together, particularly the things that are not under your control, like your Bosque shots. I am getting used to the 400mmDO and I am extremely happy with it.
You might know about this already, there is a new place up in your neck of the woods with Clapper rails: http://www.birdnutz.com/pab_tides.htm

Best regards,

Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 07:21 PM

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CarlG wrote:
Wow, these are just unreal! Super job!

Carl

Carl, thanks for looking and your kind reply,

Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 07:22 PM

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p.2 #21 · A very high tide

SteveBar wrote:
Very nice shots Steve. I assume you got your 400 mm F4 lens back? The MK II is really nailing those flight shots! From the title of the posting I thought that you were going to post shots of clapper rails at high tide.

BTW, I was the visiting bird photographer from Texas that tried together with you last week in the baylands to get some harrier inflight shots.

Hi Steve,
appreciate your compliment very much. It sure was very nice meeting you at Baylands. I got the 400mm f4 back and I am enjoying it to the fullest. I am impressed with your website and found the Kestrel and the Clapper we were talking about.

Best regards,

Steve

Jan 13, 2005 at 07:33 PM

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p.2 #22 · A very high tide

Superb images Steve ... among the best herons I've ever seen. Proof once again that in order to get this exeptional quality pics, you need a combination of 1.knowing your environment/subject 2.technique 3.talent 4.decent glass (not in right order, but all are necessary).

Thanks for sharing !

Jan 13, 2005 at 07:54 PM

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p.2 #23 · A very high tide

cjac wrote:
Superb images Steve ... among the best herons I've ever seen. Proof once again that in order to get this exeptional quality pics, you need a combination of 1.knowing your environment/subject 2.technique 3.talent 4.decent glass (not in right order, but all are necessary).

Thanks for sharing !

Cedric, thanks for your very nice compliment. I am glad you enjoyed this series. I agree with your 4 points. At the present, I am mainly working on knowing your enviroment/subject, there is so much to learn.

Best regards,

Steve

Jan 14, 2005 at 03:20 AM

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p.2 #24 · A very high tide

Andy Sorensen wrote:
Incredible shots. Excellent.

Hi Andy,
Thanks for looking and your kind reply,

Steve

Jan 14, 2005 at 03:23 AM

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CyboRob wrote:
Very nice work Steve those look great!

Robert,
thanks for your very nice compliment. I am glad you enjoyed them.
Being able to freeze moments like this make it all worthwhile and thrilling.

Steve

Jan 14, 2005 at 03:28 AM


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