Dorian wonderful shots I went last year but did not even come close to your variety and clarity of shots. Great work. were most of these shot on a tripod if so which do you use especially with the 500
birdied wrote: Wonderful shots . Far too many magnificent shots to pick favorites, but the gannets and the puffins sure are special Congratulations on your life bird shot ! Stunning set Dorian.
Birdie
thanks birdie. i appreciate you taking the time to check these out, and i hope the puffins put a smile on your face!
canon.eos30d wrote:
Wonderful set, Dorian. There are so so many species for photograph.
- Tam
thanks tam. i really spent a ton of time trying to get a good representation of the birds of nf, both land and water. i am glad you appreciated the diversity!
Scott Stoness wrote:
Fantastic collection - this is on my list to do and you have reinforced it. Unfortunately ( ), I am heading for a remote island in the high arctic to look for muskox, and it will have to wait.
Thanks for sharing. Scott
thanks scott. you trip sounds like an exciting one. my two trips to canada this year have been so good (i also went to ottawa to shoot the great gray owls in january). i am thinking about trying to get somewhere further north, maybe churchill or even nunavut at some point so i would love to hear about your trip when you return.
Thomas Sanders wrote:
A tour de force series Dorian and such a pleasure to see all the different species from your trip
The Gannets and Warblers are wonderful and congrats on your BE shots, they are great!
The Ptarmigan steals the show though Dorian, wow wow and wow on this one
Gotta say the Puffin close work is some of the finest I've seen
Fantastic set, fantastic photography and an enthralling documentary to accompany, extremely well done Sir
Tom
thanks tom. glad to see you liked the ptarmigan. i have seen rock and white-tailed elsewhere but wasn't doing photography when i did. we had to hunt so hard to find these guys that it really was the icing on the cake when we found 2 of them. it was really special.
Charlie Shugart wrote:
Dorian,
The Peanut Gallery thinks these pictures are swell.
The Peanut Gallery thinks these pictures are swell.
(You have so many excellent images that I had to say it twice.)
I spent 2-weeks exploring all around the "Rock," but did so as a traveler and not a wildlife photographer.
I also had a wonderful time there (some of the friendliest people on earth)- but I sure didn't get any wildlife shots like these .
Charlie
thanks for the kinds words charlie. yes the newfies are a jolly-good bunch, when i could understand them! everyone was so friendly it was almost unbelievable - hospitality like no other.
Dave_E wrote:
Dorian wonderful shots I went last year but did not even come close to your variety and clarity of shots. Great work. were most of these shot on a tripod if so which do you use especially with the 500
regards
Dave
hey dave
thanks for the post. i find that i am using my 500 without a tripod more and more. i would say that i hold it maybe 80% of the time. i sometimes bring a tripod with me (like at cape st marys), but i end up just using it as a camera rest most of the time when i switch to my other rig. when i shoot shorebirds, i use one of those skimmer pod thingys. i really like it as it helps me get really low. i just find that the tripod is too slow compared to hand-holding. if i shot more big, slow birds like heron and other birds of prey, it might get more use.
Just saw this post, Dorian, and I'm so glad I did!
Amazing avian diversity, beautiful scenery, and wonderful behavior. The gannets and puffins are otherworldly, but I think my favorites are the warblers, just because I have such a hard time spotting them (let alone identifying them). Your recap and narrative are very much appreciated, as are the spectacular images.
Plinian wrote:
Just saw this post, Dorian, and I'm so glad I did!
Amazing avian diversity, beautiful scenery, and wonderful behavior. The gannets and puffins are otherworldly, but I think my favorites are the warblers, just because I have such a hard time spotting them (let alone identifying them). Your recap and narrative are very much appreciated, as are the spectacular images.
Greg
hey greg
thanks for the post! nfld is a great place to see warblers since the trees are relatively short and all the brids are on territory. if i were to go back i think i could just go and shoot warblers!
Wonderful shots . Far too many magnificent shots to pick favorites, but the gannets and the puffins sure are special 
Congratulations on your life bird shot ! Stunning set Dorian. 
