Bird/Wildlife photography is all about time. And usually not enough of it.

[MSnowy]

I can go out searching and waiting for hours for that chance to get just that one shot. Wildlife is so unpredictable that some days I don't get anything worthwhile. It's so rewarding when you finally get your shot. I enjoy the "hunt" almost as much as the pictures I get. These are from many hours spent over the last week.

 

[sscarmack]

Very inspirational words! I also just started my hunt and I can see how caught up one can get.

Very nice shots! Whats your 'go to' lens to shoot with?

 

[snerd]

Outstanding! All I got was a tree.

 

[MSnowy]

Very inspirational words! I also just started my hunt and I can see how caught up one can get.

Very nice shots! Whats your 'go to' lens to shoot with?

Thanks. Good luck with your "hunt". All you need is lots of time and practice.

Outstanding! All I got was a tree.

Thanks. Ha ha trees are a good start.

 

[MSnowy]

Sean my go to lens is the Nikon 500mm f4 VR

 

[baturn]

Very nice set. I am most impressed with#4. Perfect amount of motion blur in wings, the rest sharp and clear. Duck with reflection is a close 2nd. Gorgeous!

 

[MSnowy]

Very nice set. I am most impressed with#4. Perfect amount of motion blur in wings, the rest sharp and clear. Duck with reflection is a close 2nd. Gorgeous!

Thanks Brian

 

[DarkShadow]

Excellent set mike.I enjoy the hunt as well. I Love roughing it in the heat,the marshes and the deep woods fighting off the flesh eating bugs and all the other rough outdoorsy stuff and sometimes coming home with some nice shots,sometimes nothing. Either way, its great just being out trying to capture some nice shots. I got stung by hornets last year summer and got poison oak or sumac. Nature has kicked my butt a couple times already but its all worth it.

 

[Mangelo]

First .....Nice shots !! and yes "The Hunt" is what sucked me in also, but as you stated when you get that One Shot man its all good. My wife cant believe what a "Bird Nerd " I have become but hey its fun and challenging to get it to come all together !! shooting inanimate objects is almost mundane compared too freezing our feathered friends in the wild . Im really enjoying the whole thing , you should see my wifes face when I mention camo and blinds LOL , but hey its cheaper then glass !!!! ;0).

Mangelo

 

[coastalconn]

Nice set, and it is so true. If I'm not working or sleeping, I'm on the hunt.. It is quite the addiction for sure..

 

[wackii]

Thanks for sharing. It's so true about "some days I don't get anything worthwhile". But for me, it's like "majority of days I ended with nothing worthwhile". For some reason, I don't mind it at all... Most of my friends think I'm crazy... I'm going solo on these photo trips just "hunting" for that one picture whether it's wildlife or landscape...

 

[MSnowy]

Excellent set mike.I enjoy the hunt as well. I Love roughing it in the heat,the marshes and the deep woods fighting off the flesh eating bugs and all the other rough outdoorsy stuff and sometimes coming home with some nice shots,sometimes nothing. Either way, its great just being out trying to capture some nice shots. I got stung by hornets last year summer and got poison oak or sumac. Nature has kicked my butt a couple times already but its all worth it.

First .....Nice shots !! and yes "The Hunt" is what sucked me in also, but as you stated when you get that One Shot man its all good. My wife cant believe what a "Bird Nerd " I have become but hey its fun and challenging to get it to come all together !! shooting inanimate objects is almost mundane compared too freezing our feathered friends in the wild . Im really enjoying the whole thing , you should see my wifes face when I mention camo and blinds LOL , but hey its cheaper then glass !!!! ;0).

Mangelo

Nice set, and it is so true. If I'm not working or sleeping, I'm on the hunt.. It is quite the addiction for sure..

Thanks for sharing. It's so true about "some days I don't get anything worthwhile". But for me, it's like "majority of days I ended with nothing worthwhile". For some reason, I don't mind it at all... Most of my friends think I'm crazy... I'm going solo on these photo trips just "hunting" for that one picture whether it's wildlife or landscape...

Thanks. Yup once the "bug" bites your all done. This coming from a guy who was never an outdoors man before I got a camera. The only time I spent in the woods before this was when I was looking for my golf ball. Oh ya my wife just rolls her eyes as I heading out.

 

[baturn]

As a younger man I hunted with rifle and shotgun. Not very successfully but I enjoyed the "hunt". Now its the same with a camera, except within my physical limits. Getting old sucks but it's better than the alternative!