Thanks, giving my photos away feels like paying it forward to the surfers.
When ya show up on the beach with a 600mm f/4 the talent begins to shine.
So far this is the best hobby, I can't get a speeding ticket enjoying it and I can share it as soon as I get home with the surfers..
Back in the day I only knew one guy that could afford a camera and had the funds to process the film..
Now we have instant gratification and the ability to share globally with a fingertip..
One of the three photos I have of myself in 72 yrs.
mmm55 wrote:
Okay, maybe not cooperative, but a pretty good variety for this time of year nonetheless. Was it at Oakley St in Cambridge?
Great shooting (and processing)!
Some were a street over from Oakley and few in a new place I found. One of my waterfowl hunting friends knew of another spot across the river that holds good numbers and the ducks aren't skittish over there plus some Northern Shovelers and close range Scoters which I will get on my next trip down. That place I'm gonna keep to myself for obvious reasons
And thanks for the compliment. The light on both days was horrendous and it rained all day 1/1 but I think I made the most of it
Red-breasted nuts are always in the yard here in the new local, whereas where I used to live 3000 feet lower we never saw them. So altitude has a plus eh, but the minus is we'll enjoy single digits temp wise Friday morning.
Yesterday I pursued the (to me) elusive Bufflehead. What a skittish bird. Right up there with Kingfishers for getting anywhere near close.
My challenge was me sitting on a snowpack in the shade at 17F. The Buffles in and over warm 49F water. I could not get closer to the water for fear of slipping and going for a butt-sleigh-ride into the water
So me shooting from a cold air pack into a warm air pack.....oh well, at least I got a shot of the Buffles.
I'll be honest with you guys/gals. January/February is for me a miserable time (my fingers hurt!) to be outside trying. Anyone have any cheese for my whine haha!
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Red-breasted nuts are always in the yard here in the new local, whereas where I used to live 3000 feet lower we never saw them. So altitude has a plus eh, but the minus is we'll enjoy single digits temp wise Friday morning.
Yesterday I pursued the (to me) elusive Bufflehead. What a skittish bird. Right up there with Kingfishers for getting anywhere near close.
My challenge was me sitting on a snowpack in the shade at 17F. The Buffles in and over warm 49F water. I could not get closer to the water for fear of slipping and going for a butt-sleigh-ride into the water
So me shooting from a cold air pack into a warm air pack.....oh well, at least I got a shot of the Buffles.
I'll be honest with you guys/gals. January/February is for me a miserable time (my fingers hurt!) to be outside trying. Anyone have any cheese for my whine haha!
Man, I am right there with you. Here in CO, if houses are burning down all around us in a rare Winter wildfire, then the temp can make it miserable outside for photography. I end up drinking too much in Jan/Feb.
galenapass wrote:
Man, I am right there with you. Here in CO, if houses are burning down all around us in a rare Winter wildfire, then the temp can make it miserable outside for photography. I end up drinking too much in Jan/Feb.
Woot! Just had a quaff of scotch. Winter, what is it good for? Oh yeah my mom used to tell me it kills the bugs haha! 82 year old liar! The bugs always come back
Jemini wrote:
Beautiful captures. Love mergansers. They are beautiful and different.. Nice behavioral shots.
Thank you very much, Jemini! Here is another merganser image from this morning. The good thing about this, it was barely cropped, the lighting conditions were decent and the background quite colorful.
KarmaKramer wrote:
I would never, in a thousand years, buy this lens lol
BUT, I am loving these images! Well, except maybe the murder Owl ones....
But the rest are very cool!!
Never say never . You may change your mind, like I did some 15 years ago. Although mergansers are not ducks in a strict sense but they belong to the duck family. With that said, even ducks can be beautiful...
. You may change your mind, like I did some 15 years ago. Although mergansers are not ducks in a strict sense but they belong to the duck family. With that said, even ducks can be beautiful...