Reddish Egret white morph
Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM Telephoto Lens , 1/1600 sec. at f/9, ISO 400, Manual mode
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I am heading home to New Jersey in the early morning and I can’t wait! It has been a very long month and I am exhausted. When I get home I immediately head to Lonaconing Silk Mill for a 2 day workshop in Maryland. On my last couple of days in Florida I co-led an in-the-field workshop at Ft De Soto with Arthur Morris, gave a presentation at the Orlando Camera Club and photographed a young Sandhill Crane colt at Indian Lake Estates with Dick Curtin. Dick attended the recently concluded Tampa Seminar and the in-the-field workshop.
During our time at Ft. De Soto we photographed the usual Florida birds along with a couple of special treats for me, a Long-billed Curlew and a Reddish Egret white morph in beautiful breeding plumage. Afterwards we took the group to Don CeSar’s Sea Porch restaurant in St. Pete Beach for a great lunch.
Over the last few weeks I have photographed with the Canon 800mm lens, new 500mm lens, new 600mm lens and I have to say they are all fantastic. It is really hard to choose which one I prefer but I decided on the Canon 600mm lens mostly because it suited my needs. I think it will be a great compliment to my lens line-up.
Long-billed Curlew
Canon ID Mark IV, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM lens
Sandhill Crane, young colt
Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon EF600mm f/4L IS II USM lens
1/1250 sec., f/5.6, Manual mode, ISO: 800
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Wow!! Those birds are such a treat…
…and your capture of each one of them… as always, special and unique…
The Snowy, looking away (breaking the (almost) mandatory head-angle-must-be-towards-you rule) has an emotional quality for me… It’s as if the bird, and the rest of us here in Florida, are looking after you as you leave us… with a saddened heart…
In fact, it seems that all the birds are looking off in the same direction..
Come back soon, we miss you…
Beautiful images, great perspective from your lens
It was nice to meet you, Denise. Your images are beautiful and I enjoy them very much. Have a safe trip back home.
Beautiful as always!
Deirdre, I’m already missing you! We need a girls weekend! Thank you for the kind comments.
Hi John, Thank you, I appreciate it. Hope you are well. Nice to hear from you and I hope to see you again soon.
Nedy, It was nice to meet you too! Thanks so much for the support and well wishes!
Hi Nancy, I will see you soon, thanks for the kind words.
You have been a busy lady but well worth it with images like these.
You certainly have been quite busy lately Denise. I always look forward to see what great images you post and today is no exception. Welcome back to the frigid north. Looks like we will have quite a cold weekend coming up.
Superb images, Denise
Denise, I have missed some fabulous posts while away…glad to be back to get caught up on what I have missed. Beautiful imagery here…just love the Long-billed Curlew.
Hi Edith, I have been busy but I will soon have some free time!
Len, I will see you this weekend, safe travels to the mill.
Andy, thank you kindly!
Andrew, I hope you had a great trip, nice to have you back. I am looking forward to your images.