Dawn comes after dusk has long passed...

I've been a trifle delinquent in posting for some time, so I'll just "drop" a few other bird photos with little comment other than that these were taken at dawn last weekend. Another set of fun birds I see when I have a moment or two in this location (some of you may recall my shots of one of these with a large catfish last summer).

Dawn had literally just burst forth for these shots, taken over two mornings, as I stalked these black-crowned night herons. Interesting problem to get the exposure locked in with sharp light reflected almost parallel to the water's surface. A fun challenge, though...







Male, female, and immature black-crowned night herons, Odessa, TX

The immature is a new addition to the group from last year, but has a wonderful colour in the eyes.

Always shoot.



John P.

P.S. In editing for a couple of typos, I realised that I had omitted the brief comment - all shots uncropped.

 

Dawg :


Again, thanks for the kind thoughts. I'm lucky enough to visit some "target-rich environments". All I really need to do is point the camera and make some adjustments here and there... sort of. :mrgreen:

It's funny to me how people here in Odessa react to my photographs, often disbelieving that I've captured these images almost literally in their backyards. I guess it helps to come from another location, so that I can appreciate their city and environs.


John P.

 

Keith :

Heh. That's the back yard of my hotel !!! My back yard has deer, coyotes, and hopefully when I return, hummingbirds in spring migration. But not a large body of water... :lol: :lol:

Travel has its annoying sides, but I'm lucky to be able to find such interesting sights. As I've noted elsewhere, it's often just a case of seeing the opportunity, and just point the camera (mostly).

As for my combo, it was a D100 and a 200-400mm AFS/VR with the TC14EII, shot handheld.

Thanks for the kind words.


John P.

 

Frank :

Heh. Well, I shoot raptors like you shoot ducks, so I guess I'm in a rut myself. :twisted: :roll: :twisted:

But what a fun rut !


John P.