first day of the long weekend

[Raymond J Barlow]

had a couple hours tonight shooting with some friends at Valley Inn...

1

2 Daisy has some very sweet fans!

3 I don't like the big OOF branch front left, but not much I could do with it.

4 grumpy Grackle

5

6

7 great Blue Heron looking for dinner!

8 and left for another restaurant!

9 On the way back to the truck, in almost 0 light, I had to take a try at these cuties!

10 these were shot at 500 iso, 1/40 sec @ f5.6 as the sun was gone!

11

Thanks for looking!

 

[ElectricHarmony]

Fell in love with # 9 :heart:

 

[LaFoto]

You have a long weekend!?!?
Cool!
That means we're going to see MANY new brilliant bird photos soon, doesn't it? Something to look forward too ... and if you can toss in the odd Daisy and/or Maria photo, all the better .
Like the one of Daisy and her new cuddly friends ... that you photographed again in 9 ... did you then use a flash?

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

thanks Electric and LaFoto..

I am not really set up yet for flash use, I do have a couple here, and there is an built in flash with the camera, but I just haven't messed with them too much.

 

[Antarctican]

Wow, you sure know how to make the best of the low lighting conditions! #4 (the glare!), 8 (the lighting) and 9 (the cuteness factor) are my faves. I hope you get shots and post 'em every day!

 

[WNK]

Those little ducks are so cute! How absolutely precious!

 

[Mohain]

Wow Raymond. They are all great shot, but that last one is awsome! :shock:

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

thamks everyone!

 

[ShelleySnapz]

Once again you make me green with envy!!

 

[Chiller]

Brilliant photography Sir Raymond.

 

[sweet_daisy]

love the heron shots and the baby geese!!

 

[JTHphoto]

awesome series ray, good job working with what limited light there was... i really enjoyed the DOF in #1-#5, herons are good as always and those goslings (?) are just adorable... :thumbup:

 

[SQUACKS]

FANTASTIC!

i like #1. i am just not a fan of the geese. they nest right by the door i have to enter to work. we have had several altercations.... a large goose trying to beat the ears off your head with its wings is not pleasant. lol!

the young ones are cute though.....

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

Thanks so much everyone!! We had brutal weather for the last two days of the weekend, but I did get out for 3 shoots today.. pics coming soon.

Wow Raymond. They are all great shot, but that last one is awsome! :shock:

Thanks Mohain.. I liked that one best too.. I printed it on Saturday on my last sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 and it looks much better then this low kb shot in here. Bought more paper today!