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Day 077: Sunset Learning Bird Photography

Background

Although the day started with rain (see earlier post), it ended with a beautiful mostly clear evening. Given Molly and I will head back north where there is still snow on the ground early Friday morning, I took a walk that started just before sundown. After enjoying a beautiful sunset which included some photographs of a red-shouldered hawk on the hunt, I continued my walk into the twilight. It was peaceful, calm and quiet.

As I neared my Dad’s home I saw a great egret intent on an evening fish. As you know, birds do not tend to stand still for having their picture taken. However, given the sky was gorgeous and reflecting into the pond, I wondered …

Thus, I set my camera for an exposure of 1/500th of a second and used the highest manual ISO possible on my camera (3200). Thankfully the egret was so engrossed in its fishing, I was able to take a series of about 15 photographs. I would just position myself in front of the bird, and wait for it to walk to my desired scene. With each picture I played around a bit more with my settings. I hope you like my final photo!

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Day 076: Poisson on Par 3!

Year 1

This little blue heron was intent on having fish for breakfast. Given the dark sky conditions due to the impending thunderstorms, finding a bird to photograph out in the open with no trees around was very helpful. My normal desire for fast shutter speeds given how quickly birds tend to move had to be moderated to account for low light and the need to get sufficient light into my camera. Thus, poission on par 3!

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Day 075: Egrets Gone Wild!

Year 1

I’m down in Florida working on the spring break new hit TV series, Egrets Gone Wild! Here are a few exciting still photographs which show both a “great egret” and two “snowy egrets” partying to excess in the Florida sunshine. While some of you may believe these altercations were over a favorite fishing hole, this video producer knows better!

With respect to bird identification, the two links given above point to the “All About Birds” web site from Cornell University. This web site is an excellent resource for the online birder.

And now … Egrets Gone Wild
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A Quiet Moment
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