Spring as sprung at Gatorland in Orlando!

[flygirl1]

Hi all. I went out to Gatorland this morning for the first time. Well, the place is a wash with nests and babies. A lot of the nests are well surrounded with limbs and such, which makes it difficult to get good shots. This one was a little less so, but in the shade, (smart mom, but difficult for photographers ) I gave it a bit of fill flash. What do you think?

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Cheers
Nancy

 

[Gale]

Those tricolor babies are just a riot. what a mess they are...lololol
Super pics
Post some more:>))))
You found Larry Moe amd Curly...lolol

 

[flygirl1]

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ok one more, :biggrin: Only a mother could love:smile:

Nancy

 

[GonzoBernelli]

Super shots Nancy! The High Island birds were just beginning nest making the last few weeks, with only one mother-to-be possible sitting on eggs a week ago Friday.

 

[flygirl1]

Super shots Nancy! The High Island birds were just beginning nest making the last few weeks, with only one mother-to-be possible sitting on eggs a week ago Friday.

Thanks:biggrin:. Some of the birds were sitting on eggs, some still building nests and others with chicks at different stages.

Nancy

 

[Baxter]

Wonderful Nancy! The shots with just the chicks are a riot. The fill flash looks good, but the flash shadow in the first photo is a bit distracting. I'm not one to talk, though, since I haven't gotten far enough in my education to know how to fill flash worth a hoot. Great job.

 

[flygirl1]

Wonderful Nancy! The shots with just the chicks are a riot. The fill flash looks good, but the flash shadow in the first photo is a bit distracting. I'm not one to talk, though, since I haven't gotten far enough in my education to know how to fill flash worth a hoot. Great job.

I had not noticed the shadow. Thanks for pointing that out. Something new to look for when using fill flash in those situations. Always learning:smile:
The other shots it seems to work ok because there is nothing in front of the subjects.

Cheers
Nancy

 

[Glacier]

Nancy,

These are very nice! The second one is a wallhanger! Too cute for words.

 

[flygirl1]

Nancy,

These are very nice! The second one is a wallhanger! Too cute for words.

Thanks so much.:smile:

Nancy

 

[flygirl1]

Wonderful Nancy! The shots with just the chicks are a riot. The fill flash looks good, but the flash shadow in the first photo is a bit distracting. I'm not one to talk, though, since I haven't gotten far enough in my education to know how to fill flash worth a hoot. Great job.

The magic of photoshop. I kept looking at that shadow :frown:

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Nancy

 

[mike mac]

Awesome shots
I will be down there the first week in june I sure hoe there is still dome activity

 

[flygirl1]

Awesome shots
I will be down there the first week in june I sure hoe there is still dome activity

Thanks! There should be. There are birds still on eggs and some still building.

Nancy

 

[Phil K]

Cool shots Nancy.

They need to change to a different brand of shampoo.