A day with Dao and Gale

Met up with Gale and Dao today @ Viera. We had a fantastic day! It's always enjoyable getting to meet new people and to share photography with others who share the passion!

Here's what was waiting for us when we got out to "the tree"


Bored with him posing for us for so long....Dao & Gale turned around to shoot something else


I went down a bit to shoot this little guy (a Green Heron)


We went to Port Canaveral for lunch but then returned to find this guy sitting in "the tree". Also got to watch him dive bomb a couple of times, finally getting himself a dinner fish! I'm still determined to get one close up. Mine were from quite a distance and haven't processed them yet.


Dao & Gale stayed back to shoot a hawk and I went down the path and found this tree with a decoration or two. Looks like the Ibis took a dump on the Rosie. (Similar to what happened to Dao & Gale at lunchtime  )


You can see the sky beginning to turn grey in this shot. One of our typical afternoon t-storms came rolling in. A bolt of lightning hit close enough to where I was that I literally felt some static charge brush across my face. We left shortly thereafter!

It was great getting to meet Dao and spend the day with him and Gale. I think Dao had a fun time too as he was all smiles when we left!

 

Thanks all!

Don, yeah I figure eventually I'll get lucky with the dive bomb shot. Just gotta find the right place that has an abundance of Ospreys. Viera might be it but I need longer glass for that....at least 500 or 600.  

Ben, you should really try to come down for Merritt 3. You would have a blast!

Frank, Gale and I were really twisting Dao's arm to come back for Nov. Maybe if we all gang up on him, he'll cave in. I told him maybe we could post a donation thread here for him to come down!   But then again, everyone would probably just donate for their own cause.   He was lots of fun and full of smiles!

 

Hi Yves,
In a way you were there. We talked about you a number of times throughout the day! :shock: :wink: All good, I promise. :roll:

In case you forgot what your friend looked like, here's a partial facial view of him (& Gale). Glad I'm the photog.  

 

Thanks Gilles! Wish I had just a tad longer lens for this particular tree. 300 + 1.4x isn't quite long enough.

Thanks Harris! Yeah, it would've been fun if you had joined us. We really had a great time, smiles on our faces all day long!  

 

Indeed, you should, Greg!! I've never had a bad time shooting with Cafe folks. Like I said previously, it sure is nice to be able to shoot with those who share the passion.  

See you in Nov (hop a ride with Frank!  )

 

Thanks, Pete! That first bird is a Caracara. They're really interesting looking birds, that's for sure. At times, their dark feathers on their head looks like a toupee! :wink: