The Birds
An old friend of mine, Adam Felde, who sold me my Nikon D3 and, as a result, got me back into the picture taking business, called the other day to see if I was interested in going out to Bolsa Chica, a local bird sanctuary one morning. We met at 6:15 and here is some of what I saw...
One Small Step...1/ 320s, at f/8 || E.Comp:-4 / 6 || 400mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 1250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2013:11:07 08:10:53
There were all kinds of aquatic birds feeding there that morning, but the pelicans were fascinating, very prehistoric...
Brown Pelican1/ 3200s, at f/8 || E.Comp:-4 / 6 || 400mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 1250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2013:11:07 08:39:01
Beady Eye Above1/ 5000s, at f/8 || E.Comp:-4 / 6 || 220mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 1250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2013:11:07 08:45:27
This is a snowy egret looking a bit bashful...
Bashful Snowy Egret1/ 4000s, at f/8 || E.Comp:-4 / 6 || 400mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 1250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2013:11:07 08:43:03
But I kept going back to the pelicans...
Awkward Dance1/ 2000s, at f/8 || E.Comp:-4 / 6 || 230mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 1250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2013:11:07 08:46:51
And feeding is what the whole thing was about...
Bon Apetite1/ 800s, at f/7.1 || E.Comp:-4 / 6 || 140mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 1250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2013:11:07 09:18:23
Ungainly creatures, but they can strike a pose...
Wings Rising1/ 4000s, at f/7.1 || E.Comp:-4 / 6 || 260mm || WB: AUTO 0. || ISO: 1250 || Tone: || Sharp: || Camera: NIKON D3on: 2013:11:07 09:22:19
More to come soon. As always links at the bottom of the post will lead to earlier editions.
Hope you enjoy, Ding