Baylands Preserve again

[Uncle Frank]

Some sights from today's visit to Baylands Preserve. Philippe Roger was my shooting companion, and I'll bet he'll post some outstanding pics on this thread.

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[BigPixel]

#9 is very funny.

 

[woundedmallard]

Nice. Dig that duck group shot. What's with the grey skies in California? lol

 

[SamIAM]

Excellent images. Other than Philippe, any celebrity sightings this time?:wink:

 

[Sharon]

Outstanding! Love the "bottoms up" shot!

 

[Uncle Frank]

The group shot of the ducks was made possible by a family of desperados who were feeding them... despite signage all around the lake telling them not to. The short, stocky guy at the right had the look of a career criminal.

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Maybe I'll get a reward if my photo helps to convict them .

 

[Philippe Roger]

You'll have to wait a bit for my images. I shoot raw so I need to process them...

It was great fun once again to shoot with Frank. The weather was not all that cooperative, but it made a bit easier to not blow the whites on the egrets! :wink:

Anyway, here is one from yesterday's shoot.

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[Flew]

Excellent set Frank. I especially like the RWBB.

 

[Uncle Frank]

You'll have to wait a bit for my images. I shoot raw so I need to process them...

That's OK. I know they'll be worth the wait. I'm looking forward to seeing how much advantage the 300/4 bought you. I wasn't too happy with the pheasant shots I got from the Kenko TC on the 80-200.

Anyway, here is one from yesterday's shoot.

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Sweet! I caught one of a Great Egret taking off, and am amazed at the size of his feet!

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As usual, it was a treat shooting with you, Philiipe!

 

[Uncle Frank]

Excellent set Frank. I especially like the RWBB.

Thanks, Frank! The blackbird was posing so close to me that I couldn't take several shots because he was inside the lense's minimum focusing distance. I'm very pleased at the amount of detail the rig delivered on such a jet black birdie, and the way the 80-200 rendered the background. Here's another shot of the little poser.

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[Flew]

Thanks, Frank! The blackbird was posing so close to me that I couldn't take several shots because he was inside the lense's minimum focusing distance. I'm very pleased at the amount of detail the rig delivered on such a jet black birdie, and the way the 80-200 rendered the background. Here's another shot of the little poser.

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Impressive.