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Mergansers IF is terrific Tony and compostition of the BE shot is wonderful

Appreciate the documentary on the salmon saga of life and great images tell the story

Tom

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:10 PM

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Hungtran10 wrote:
cool documentation of the circle of life. i like the clarity of the water and the ripples on #2. interesting fleshy textures on the rotting fish. nice work on the merganser bif.

- hung

Thanks, Hung. I should be using a polarizer on those water shots, but I don't have one and can't afford to lose two f-stops in that poor lighting.

Tony

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:10 PM

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Netgarden wrote:
Spooky dead fish skeleton! Cool stuff. Sounds like an awesome place to take it all in. Nice series Tony.

Thanks, Linda. My wife can't stand to watch the fish spawning. It is rather sad seeing the fish struggle upstream and their physiology decline so rapidly.

Tony

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:12 PM

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danjacquitaylo wrote:
Terrific series Tony. Excellent work as always.
dan

Thanks, Dan.

Tony

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:12 PM

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tfoltz wrote:
Tony,
Great photos and documentary

Tim

Thanks, Tim.

Tony

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:13 PM

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Martin Good wrote:
Great pics Tony with a very educational and interesting narrative. Top pics are # 9 of the BE, # 6 for its starkness and impact and # 10 of the GIF.
Martin

Thanks, Martin.

Tony

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:13 PM

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Mr Zoom wrote:
Your story is a little fishy, Tony

Glad to see that your eagles are back and love that wing forward pose on the 2nd gull and sweet flyby of the mergansers.

Ken

Thanks, Ken. Eagles are back, but numbers are drastically down for some reason.

Tony

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:14 PM

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Dick on Aruba wrote:
That's something else!

Very nice series Tony, well done

Dick.

Thanks, Dick.

Tony

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:14 PM

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Sirfishalot wrote:
Very nice series Tony!

JayT

Thanks, Jay.

Tony

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:15 PM

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mark fadely wrote:
What a cool series Tony - great text and pics - #3 FIF (Fish in Flight) - don't see that too often. They all are great, but surprisingly I like the gulls the best. Funny how an exquisite presentation can make even the most common bird a fav.

Thanks, Mark. I like gulls best when they are backlit. You would not believe how many gulls we can get when the fish are spawning. They often number in the tens of thousands.

Tony

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:16 PM

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p.2 #11 · Death on the Little Qualicum

Tony,

This is a great documentary series. It looks like the Little Qualicum is a magnet
for wildlife and you're very lucky to live nearby. I've been to Vancouver Island 20+
years ago and I stayed at a motel on Qualicum beach. I can't remember the name of that motel but I still remember the beautiful sunset
on that day and I took a picture of that sunset,making a poster size print and it's still hanging on the wall.
I want to visit there again.

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Nov 09, 2009 at 06:23 PM

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p.2 #12 · Death on the Little Qualicum

Tony I`m a few islands north of you ( on Prince of Wales ) & have been trying for years to document a very similar ecosystem without success. Anyone never having tried it probably will not realize the difficulty involved in attempting to shoot spawing & spawned out salmon with any degree of visual appeal. Also its very hard to get interesting shots of seals with only the head visable above the surface of the water. You have done an extraordinary job of this. I congratulate you. Now if there was some way to include the odor in the air during the run. Those that have not experienced it cannot possibly imagine. Thanks for sharing. Take care. Bob

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:23 PM

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p.2 #13 · Death on the Little Qualicum

We're seeing a lot of "The Circle of Life" these days on the forum.

Excellent series Tony.

I'll leave it at that.

Lil

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:43 PM

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p.2 #14 · Death on the Little Qualicum

Beautiful series.. wow! --Lars

Nov 09, 2009 at 06:46 PM

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p.2 #15 · Death on the Little Qualicum

Remarkable story telling and shots Tony. The third shot evoked a sad feeling in me.

-- Vivek

Nov 09, 2009 at 09:12 PM


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