Hey! My 9 year old photographer daughter has hijacked VickiB's account!

Get your own account Bianca!

i have . also i did NOT hijack her account :(:(:( :twak: :twak: :twak: :twak: :twak: :twak: :wall: :wall:




to pavel

cooooooooooool

Happy 4th of July to you and your family as well Ant. Stay safe!

Talk about high quality shots! And my pics are #3 and 4. This is a classic presentation of Beauty & Beast.

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Incredible series, well done

Wicked looking bears, but the light in #4 really makes it special.

Herb Houghton wrote:
kewl Ant, Is that a whimbrel or a curlew in #4 ? The merg is my pick, happy Fourth buddy.
Herb

That is a Curlew Mr Herb
Thanks for the pick and hope your 4th of July went well.

Mine?

Just worked 3 nights and three more to to

Rob Tillyer wrote:
Great collection to leave us with Ant. Take care of yourself while you care for others. The first one(gadwall?) is my favourite.

Rob

Gadwall is right. I cropped for comp.
Thanks Rob and hope your holiday weekend has been fun.......

Mine has been to busy and work sucks

Ant

trenchmonkey wrote:
Back at ya ANT, great set indeed!

Hey it's monkey

How's the Deliverance rendition going



Ya'll get zoom to squeal like a pig yet



Thank you sir

ANT

Thomas Sanders wrote:
Same to you Ant, hope you can get a bit of time off anyway
Splendid set, duck take off is sweet and great bear shots especially #2! Favorite in this group is the Whimbrel, magnificent light

Tom

Thanks Mr Sanders

It's a Curlew

canadajim wrote:
Killer series! Those bear shots are incredible - and I know from experience how hard they are to get!

Wonderful stuff!

Jim

I appreciate it Jim

3 nights down and three more to go

Man I'm tired

Tim Kuhn wrote:
Hot set Ant!! Don't let work get to you.

Did you hear? Canon Irvine was a total loss due to a fire. Lucky for me my body was one of the last to make it out.

Tim


Hey Lucky you! Unfortunately I will be getting a cash settlement and getting all NEW
GEAR

Oh wait................ I guess it was all new already........... CRAP

Oh I hear Canon now has a new EF 1000 IS coming out

Yea............. And I'm going to get one now

thanks Tim

Edward Rotberg wrote:
Nice work Ant. Each and every image is spot on. Clearly your glass needed calibration !

= Ed =

Never had glass calibrated before............... I had to try it

Thanks ed

Now I"m off to work again!!

Sure hope you all are having fun as I am NOT

Ant

JohnJos wrote:
Folks, I'm pretty sure that's a Long-billed Curlew in #4 and not a Whimbrel. The bill length and the pink underside of the bill near the head is one indicator. Also the feather pattern on the wings and back plus the buffy flanks and lack of dark crown stripes indicate a LBC.

Very nice Ant. I do think #4 is the gem of the series. Thanks.

~ John

It is a Curlew
Thanks for the comment and I.D. John
I appreciate it

ant

morris wrote:
These are a delight Ant. It's hard to believe you need calibration with photos like this.

Morris




Well I just sent the stuff in for calibration because I was in L.A. and I've
been dying to see what difference it may or might make.

Maybe nothing gained but a lighter wallet

Thanks Morris

Karl Witt wrote:
Hey Antman, you should have kept the glass and the bodies, nobody is more picky than you on calibration and these images prove it.

I like #1 a whole bunch buddy, I like the decision you made on the reflection #4 is stunning, great perspecitve, light and color and your PP ain't to bad either #5 is really different but it works, the light makes the shot, the BG is carrying a bit of noise and perhaps the darker feathers too, hey I gotta 'nit' cause I love ya buddy!

Karl
Happy 4th and do take care

Happy 4th Mr W and thanks for the comment

We'll see how the calibration turns out. Probably no different, but I've always wondered.
Guess I'll have the answer soon

wing tong wrote:
Happy 4th, Ant. Great set, no.3 bear looking at you is magnificient! Look forward to seeing what you got from you SoCal visit.

Thanks Wing. I'll be posting something soon from that trip
When I get time to PP some shots. So far it's just been a lot of sorting

ughhhhh

danjacquitaylo wrote:
Happy 4th, Ant. Fantastic set buddy.
Danno

Hope you are having fun Mr Danno.
I think I read a comment that you were on one of the Islands with a Point and Shoot



Are ya kidding me?

Never leave home without your Canon............. Oh............. You shoot Nikon.........

Yea it's probably best you left that back home

David Israel wrote:
What a fantastic set you have here, Ant. #5 does it for me, but I like them all.

Have a happy 4th. Now, go save lives!


Dave

thanks David

Been a real busy weekend and work............ WILD even. But that's the norm around holiday weekends................. It sux !!

Ant

Ant -
I found shot #1 and the Merganser shot to be the most stunning of the bunch. I don't know how you can be without your camera or glass. Nice shooting with you when you were down here.
- Ken

anthony whitmo wrote:
Got back from L.A. from shooting with the Southern Cal gang. I'm still sorting through those images............ Geeze I took a lot of photos And thanks to all of the Sou_Calers
for taking Ant on the BC, SJWS Tour. Photos to come soon. I"m in the middle of a long work stretch and short on time right now.

Dropped off every Long piece of Canon Glass I own at Canon Irvine for a full calibration.
Dropped off 5 Lenses and 2 Bodies. So I'm without a camera and most of my glass.
I feel naked

These are just leftovers that didn't make it into other posts

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY !!!

While I"m hard at work saving lives this holiday weekend you should all be thinking of me

Be careful out there .......... It's a zoo

OK Off to work I go!!!!!!

Peace OUUUUT





Im in for #5.

Ted

Hope you got through the weekend all right Ant.
Super shots you have here even if they are leftovers.
Wish we had a Canon Irvine here. Will relate my Canon Switzerland tale later when I eventually get my 1 Ds Mk2 back
Martin

An outstanding set Ant And a happy 4th of July even if I'm a bit late

Simply awesome! Great going!