Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Photography
Project 365 & Daily Photos
Pretzel's Snack-A-Day (365 for 2014)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 273766" data-attributes="member: 12257"><p>Day 64 - A day of reflection.</p><p></p><p>Yup, calmer winds, temps in the 40's and a new UV filter (from [USER=17696]@weebee[/USER], linked <a href="http://nikonites.com/project-365-daily-photos/19304-weebees-365-thread-20.html#post267729" target="_blank">here</a>) to test out... that means the bald guy was headed to the local park to catch some more floating fowl with crazy hopes of catching some reflections as well. It was a very gray and hazy day, and the UV filter helped conquer that quite nicely!</p><p></p><p>1st, a shot of the golf course, which was flat out abandoned due to the winter weather that hit this weekend. Guessing this is why the non-regular wildlife let me get closer than I've been able to get up to this point.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]75890[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Next, a couple of closer shots of the very skittish and elusive pied-bills. I still had to crop quite a bit to get the right feel, but nowhere near as much as I had to the first time I encountered these beauties. No golfers + no joggers = WIN for me! Decent reflections despite the ripples.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]75883[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]75884[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Then a real nice reflection of one of the male mallards!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]75886[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This one was dozing as I approached, and he gave me quite a hiss when he realized how close I was. This was the stare down before he bolted for the water.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]75887[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This pair stayed to themselves, but never apart. They kept inching closer as I was shooting until I finally caught a shot in the calmer waters.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]75889[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And, OF COURSE, the resident geese REFUSE to be ignored. I actually had a few shots spoiled by this beauty, until I took a picture and told her how beautiful she was. After that, she floated happily away and let me get the closer-up shots of the visitors.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]75888[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This, however, may just end up being my favorite shot of the month (and perhaps a contender for the year)! LOVE the colors and the overall feel of the pic, and it's the first time I've caught a male and female pied-bill together in a pic, and once again, decent reflections despite the slightly stirred waters. THRILLED!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]75885[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 273766, member: 12257"] Day 64 - A day of reflection. Yup, calmer winds, temps in the 40's and a new UV filter (from [USER=17696]@weebee[/USER], linked [URL="http://nikonites.com/project-365-daily-photos/19304-weebees-365-thread-20.html#post267729"]here[/URL]) to test out... that means the bald guy was headed to the local park to catch some more floating fowl with crazy hopes of catching some reflections as well. It was a very gray and hazy day, and the UV filter helped conquer that quite nicely! 1st, a shot of the golf course, which was flat out abandoned due to the winter weather that hit this weekend. Guessing this is why the non-regular wildlife let me get closer than I've been able to get up to this point. [ATTACH=CONFIG]75890._xfImport[/ATTACH] Next, a couple of closer shots of the very skittish and elusive pied-bills. I still had to crop quite a bit to get the right feel, but nowhere near as much as I had to the first time I encountered these beauties. No golfers + no joggers = WIN for me! Decent reflections despite the ripples. [ATTACH=CONFIG]75883._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]75884._xfImport[/ATTACH] Then a real nice reflection of one of the male mallards! [ATTACH=CONFIG]75886._xfImport[/ATTACH] This one was dozing as I approached, and he gave me quite a hiss when he realized how close I was. This was the stare down before he bolted for the water. [ATTACH=CONFIG]75887._xfImport[/ATTACH] This pair stayed to themselves, but never apart. They kept inching closer as I was shooting until I finally caught a shot in the calmer waters. [ATTACH=CONFIG]75889._xfImport[/ATTACH] And, OF COURSE, the resident geese REFUSE to be ignored. I actually had a few shots spoiled by this beauty, until I took a picture and told her how beautiful she was. After that, she floated happily away and let me get the closer-up shots of the visitors. [ATTACH=CONFIG]75888._xfImport[/ATTACH] This, however, may just end up being my favorite shot of the month (and perhaps a contender for the year)! LOVE the colors and the overall feel of the pic, and it's the first time I've caught a male and female pied-bill together in a pic, and once again, decent reflections despite the slightly stirred waters. THRILLED! [ATTACH=CONFIG]75885._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Photography
Project 365 & Daily Photos
Pretzel's Snack-A-Day (365 for 2014)
Top