zackiedawg
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Well, I got some decent light for a change! I have often been birding with my NEX on those really hot days when I couldn't be bothered to lug the DSLR around, which often means I'm out in the middle of the afternoon in the harshest light. But every once in a while the light cooperates a little - some light clouds to mute it, birds hanging out under a light canopy of leaves that diffuses and warms the light...and a rare chance to get out birding a little earlier before noon, when the light it not as hard and coming in at a slight angle. This weekend, I had that opportunity on Saturday - I started early in the morning with the DSLR, and then as I went to a different park, I switched to the NEX to lighten the load. Here are some of the wetlands birds and beasts with the NEX-5N, SEL 55-210mm lens, and DH1758 1.7x teleextender:
A great blue heron sitting under a colorful tree along the shore
Zoomed in for some isolation from the background and to pick up the warm leaf colors as a backdrop
A red-bellied woodpecker hanging off the side of a tree
Following a tricolor heron and his reflection flying low over the water
Tricolor continuing his flight
A common yellowthroat hiding in the reeds, and almost blending in
Green iguana, putting on some orange for the ladies (orange is a breeding color for the males)
Green heron, in a typical dagger position, waiting for just the right moment to spring on a fish under the duckweed
I also snapped a few shots Friday after work - I brought my camera with me to try to get some first-time bird sightings and shots of a rumored duck in my area. While out that day, I also came upon a few other birds, like these monk parakeets hanging out high in a tree:
Happily, I got my first-time sighting - a pair of wood ducks, which aren't very common down here in S. Florida
The light was terrible - dim and very harsh, and shooting almost into it - I needed high ISOs just to shoot these guys - the male took flight and I panned with him for a few flight shots, to see that amazing color they have
Hope you enjoyed a little wetlands visit in South Florida. Comments, questions, critique welcomed as always!
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Justin
galleries: www.pbase.com/zackiedawg
A great blue heron sitting under a colorful tree along the shore
Zoomed in for some isolation from the background and to pick up the warm leaf colors as a backdrop
A red-bellied woodpecker hanging off the side of a tree
Following a tricolor heron and his reflection flying low over the water
Tricolor continuing his flight
A common yellowthroat hiding in the reeds, and almost blending in
Green iguana, putting on some orange for the ladies (orange is a breeding color for the males)
Green heron, in a typical dagger position, waiting for just the right moment to spring on a fish under the duckweed
I also snapped a few shots Friday after work - I brought my camera with me to try to get some first-time bird sightings and shots of a rumored duck in my area. While out that day, I also came upon a few other birds, like these monk parakeets hanging out high in a tree:
Happily, I got my first-time sighting - a pair of wood ducks, which aren't very common down here in S. Florida
The light was terrible - dim and very harsh, and shooting almost into it - I needed high ISOs just to shoot these guys - the male took flight and I panned with him for a few flight shots, to see that amazing color they have
Hope you enjoyed a little wetlands visit in South Florida. Comments, questions, critique welcomed as always!
--
Justin
galleries: www.pbase.com/zackiedawg
Normally I'm always loose and ridiculously relaxed when taking a shot (years of habit), but when I get a new sighting, I'm like a kid in a candy store 