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p.1 #1 · A friendlt Loon

Feb. 24, 2008
At the Mariner in Sandwich Ma. on Cape Cod amongst the lobster boats I found this most friendly Loon in winter plumage just preening and cleaning like spring was around the corner. It swam about 20 feet from me at times as it went from place to place. A most enjoyable sight and also allowing all full frame photos.
I took about 50 photos with the 40D and the 1 to 400 on the B/H and had so many good ones it was hard to pick as the loon swam from close to far from me but I wanted to keep the full photo. I hope you enjoy just click on the link.
Lou
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loub/sets/72157603989793511/

Feb 26, 2008 at 03:01 AM

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p.1 #2 · A friendlt Loon

Fun shot & caption Lou. Great moment caught....

Lil

Feb 26, 2008 at 03:03 AM

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p.1 #3 · A friendlt Loon

Lil Judd wrote:

Fun shot & caption Lou. Great moment caught....

Lil

Thanks Lil I find it strange if I place photos on a link so people have an eaiser time to open them and save space not to many will bother to open the link.but if I string 10 or 12 photos more people will look.
Lou

Feb 26, 2008 at 02:55 PM

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p.1 #4 · A friendlt Loon

lbuscher wrote:
Feb. 24, 2008
At the Mariner in Sandwich Ma. on Cape Cod amongst the lobster boats I found this most friendly Loon in winter plumage just preening and cleaning like spring was around the corner. It swam about 20 feet from me at times as it went from place to place. A most enjoyable sight and also allowing all full frame photos.
I took about 50 photos with the 40D and the 1 to 400 on the B/H and had so many good ones it was hard to pick as the loon swam from close to far from me but I wanted to keep the full photo. I hope you enjoy just click on the link.
Lou

Lou you're looney!

Just kidding. Lou, I would prefer to see the images here rather than link off to another site.

Hope to shoot next to ya some day.

Ted

Feb 26, 2008 at 03:35 PM

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p.1 #5 · A friendlt Loon

Lou, It looks like you had a great time with that happy little fellow. Steve W

Feb 26, 2008 at 03:35 PM

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p.1 #6 · A friendlt Loon

What a great opportunity, looks like it was fun.

Tim

Feb 26, 2008 at 04:56 PM

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p.1 #7 · A friendlt Loon

Excellent job, Lou. The images are really nice with beatiful color and detail.
Socrate

Feb 26, 2008 at 08:37 PM

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p.1 #8 · A friendlt Loon

Ted ellis wrote:
lbuscher wrote:
Feb. 24, 2008
At the Mariner in Sandwich Ma. on Cape Cod amongst the lobster boats I found this most friendly Loon in winter plumage just preening and cleaning like spring was around the corner. It swam about 20 feet from me at times as it went from place to place. A most enjoyable sight and also allowing all full frame photos.
I took about 50 photos with the 40D and the 1 to 400 on the B/H and had so many good ones it was hard to pick as the loon swam from close to far from me but I wanted to keep the full photo. I hope you enjoy just click on the link.
Lou

Lou you're looney!

Just kidding. Lou, I would prefer to see the images here rather than link off to another site.

Hope to shoot next to ya some day.

Ted

Thanks Ted and yeah I know what you mean but I sometimes think of the guy with a Dial Up and how long it takes to get a bunch of photos. Not every place has the availability of cable or other faster than DU systems so I figure this is better for them. One click and than one more and you can sit back and watch a slide show at pretty good quality and I have placed higher rez photos sometimes as I don't think FM has to store them as they are on my web. HA=HA= And I though it was a win win but I guess not.
Lou

Feb 27, 2008 at 01:53 AM

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p.1 #9 · A friendlt Loon

Hey! Lou

I guess you got most of the front shots as I have a lot of his backside

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/619871

Pete

Edited by Petecc on Feb 26, 2008 at 09:02 PM GMT

Edited on Feb 27, 2008 at 02:02 AM

Feb 27, 2008 at 01:59 AM

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alameda wrote:
Lou, It looks like you had a great time with that happy little fellow. Steve W

Yes I did Steve and I have never seen a loon so close with access to the Cape Cod bay just a short ways. O my buddy and I also saw the ship the Enterprise coming back from her 6-month sea voyage with the Mass Maritime Academy crew. Nice sight
Thanks for the look
Lou

Feb 27, 2008 at 02:01 AM

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Tim Kuhn wrote:
What a great opportunity, looks like it was fun.

Tim
Yeah Tim I ran out of bullets in the middle of all its dancing about.
Thanks
Lou

Feb 27, 2008 at 02:02 AM

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Shasoc wrote:
Excellent job, Lou. The images are really nice with beatiful color and detail.
Socrate

Thanks Socrate, very pleased with the 40D and the 1 to 400 on the B/H nice to walk about with. It was the best of days we have seen in a long time.
I have been a bit busy as the eagles are still with me as I have been ask to help with a poster supporting the eagle up in Canada and I have been busy trying to get all the work done in large size. I have never been so busy getting photos published and this poster and not making any money. I guesss the word is out that I'm a soft touch for the bird people. I joined up with the Mass. Audubon and already I have been ask to help with the Osprey here on the Cape. I was working a bit on my own and had 6 nests GPS and trying for trespass permissions. Things look good.
Lou

Feb 27, 2008 at 02:11 AM

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p.1 #13 · A friendlt Loon

Petecc wrote:
Hey! Lou

I guess you got most of the front shots as I have a lot of his backside

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/619871

Pete

Edited by Petecc on Feb 26, 2008 at 09:02 PM GMT
They look good Pete.
Lou

Feb 27, 2008 at 02:17 AM

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p.1 #14 · A friendlt Loon

Wonderful shots Lou, and it sounds like it was a lot of fun. I guess I'll have to make a trip up north this spring and summer to see if I can capture one of these loons. Nice job.

Doug

Feb 27, 2008 at 02:22 AM

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p.1 #15 · A friendlt Loon

Doug Bentlage wrote:
Wonderful shots Lou, and it sounds like it was a lot of fun. I guess I'll have to make a trip up north this spring and summer to see if I can capture one of these loons. Nice job.

Doug

Well Doug one bed room empty and one with a Dell and the other is for me so your welcom to the first 2

These are in winter plumage as they tend to hang out in the salt water and will move to fresh as the weather warms or so I am told as the Loon is a Newbe to me. The only other time I saw one was while watching an eagle nest. I listened to their call on the net and it is beautiful. Thanks for the look.
Lou

Feb 27, 2008 at 09:10 PM


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