Here's a selection from this weekend at Bolsa Chica in "the study of light". The colors and look of these are pretty true to how they were shot with only minor tweaks. Several are uncropped.

#1 "By the dawn's early light."

#2 Here's a shot of the same location from last year. See the "field goal" position of the sun between the two posts?


Waiting a bit gives you lighting like these.

#3 Brown Pelican

#4 Great Egret

#5 Snowy Egret


Down on the water .................
#6 Brown Pelican (uncropped)


A little "afternoon delight"
#7 Snowy Egret making a big splash fishing (uncropped)


"Twilight still gleaming"
#8 Ruddy Duck

#9 Another Ruddy shot

#10 Eared Grebe (uncropped)


Love the light this time of year.
- Ken

Loved them all Ken see you in 2 weeks

Garen

Beautiful light Ken, i really like 3,4,5 & 6

Beautiful set Ken,

well done with # 1, 4, 5, & 6 as my favorites

Lil

Nice set, Ken.
I like 8 & 9. Not often that I see ruddy ducks photographed. I'm still trying to get a shot of one of the few reported loon in the area.

Bruce

Real sweet Ken A wonderful study!

Tim

Wow earred grebe that close, wonderful! I love it in the back of BC when the sun sets. Havn't walked back there since I bought the 500. lol. I may try it this week!

Beautiful study of the area in sweet light, Ken.

You're right Ken, the golden hour light is even better in the Fall.
I like the Pelican and Ruddy Duck pics best... 6 and 8.
Very nice study... is there going to be a test

Kirk

Ken,
Beautiful set, you weren't kidding when you said you got there at first light.
Another good day with friends

Tim

Great captures in beautiful light.

Excellent images, Ken. I do quite like the early morning shots. #3 is probably my favorite.

I would like 1 and 2 a lot more if it weren't for the goal posts. To me, they are unfortunate... I'm not exactly the biggest humanist.

Excellent set Ken. 3 and 4 are my picks

Dick.

You mean Weekend study of dark? busting your chops man, great set, I love #10, great look on him!

That's some serious golden light you captured there put me down for those IFs as my favs

GAREN wrote:
Loved them all Ken see you in 2 weeks

Garen

Garen -
I know that in 2 weeks, you guys will be telling me about all the stuff I missed while I was away!
- Ken

Migara wrote:
Beautiful light Ken, i really like 3,4,5 & 6

Migara -
Well, I didn't get an extra hour of sleep with the time change. It was worth getting up early to get those shots.
- Ken

Lil Judd wrote:
Beautiful set Ken,

well done with # 1, 4, 5, & 6 as my favorites

Lil

Lil -
Thanks. How are you doing now days? Getting out to shoot?
- Ken

Cincy Bruce wrote:
Nice set, Ken.
I like 8 & 9. Not often that I see ruddy ducks photographed. I'm still trying to get a shot of one of the few reported loon in the area.

Bruce

Bruce -
The Ruddys are not in breeding color, but I still liked the look.
I hear you on the Loons. We have one or two that stop here during the year. Sometimes they cooperate by coming in close, but other times you're lucky if they just give you a "documentation" shot.
- Ken

Tim Kuhn wrote:
Real sweet Ken A wonderful study!

Tim

Tim -
Thanks. Thought I'd try to put some thought into this one post.
- Ken

Netgarden wrote:
Wow earred grebe that close, wonderful! I love it in the back of BC when the sun sets. Havn't walked back there since I bought the 500. lol. I may try it this week!

Beautiful study of the area in sweet light, Ken.

Linda -
The beauty of that 500 mm is the mobility and hand-hold-ability that it affords. It would be a shame not to let it go through its paces in the back.
- Ken