Gyromitra. Fuji X-T100, 15-45 (15mm), ISO 800, -0,67ev, f9, 1/110
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Photo of the Day: May 2019
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Gyromitra. Fuji X-T100, 15-45 (15mm), ISO 800, -0,67ev, f9, 1/110
Come back @kenoh all is forgivenThats not a stream, its a pond!
They are very strange looking birds.
An egret of some kind, probably a Great Egret. A few kinds of egret in Florida but this is the largest afaik.
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Another male Red-Winged Blackbird for @Keleko
This is a pose you don't see to often... Building a nest is exhausting!
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If the picture was taken in Florida, then it's a great egret.
I was hoping this was taken in Scotland, because after making the decision to move back to the old world, I was hoping there would be some wading birds for me to take pictures of
Another male Red-Winged Blackbird for @Keleko
This is a pose you don't see to often... Building a nest is exhausting!
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If the picture was taken in Florida, then it's a great egret.
I was hoping this was taken in Scotland, because after making the decision to move back to the old world, I was hoping there would be some wading birds for me to take pictures of
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Another male Red-Winged Blackbird for @Keleko
This is a pose you don't see to often... Building a nest is exhausting!
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If the picture was taken in Florida, then it's a great egret.
I was hoping this was taken in Scotland, because after making the decision to move back to the old world, I was hoping there would be some wading birds for me to take pictures of
This is too exotic for Scotland I’m afraid. I’m certainly not a bird expert but most of the wading birds in Scotland are estuarine, migratory or on vacation
Sony 6300 with a cheap screw on filter that acts as a closeup lense
This is a stitch of 5 photos of a giant dogwood. Wish I had got the sky better, but it’s such an impressive tree that I wanted to share anyway. You can see a park bench in the foreground for a sense of scale. Biggest dogwood I have ever seen.
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Yes, looks like a Great Egret to me, too. My favorite is the Snowy Egret, which in breeding season has the most gorgeous, long wispy feathers that drape beautifully and float gently in the air.... I am also partial to GBH (Great Blue Herons). I love the wading water birds, the larger birds, and find them more intriguing than the usual "backyard birds." Of course, in Florida, it seems as though they ARE the "backyard birds" there! Years ago a friend and I drove down to Florida on a photo trip, where we were to meet other photographers there. As we got into Florida, first it was the palm trees which were interesting, and then we saw egrets now and then and one of us would squeal, "ooh, look over there! An egret!!" Well, by the end of the week as we were driving out of Florida, headed home, I realized suddenly how jaded we'd become when I glanced out the window and saw an egret. Oh, another egret. Ho, hum......
Bluebell Bay
May 2019
I experienced a beautiful sunset over Killantringan Bay earlier in the week and this small patch of Bluebells at their peak made for an equally beautiful scene. It may be the best image I've produced yet. South West Scotland at it's finest.
Fuji X-T3 with Samyang 12mm f2 NCS lens using LEE Filters 0.9 Soft Graduated Filter and 0.6 Soft Graduated Filter.
0.8s / f11 / ISO 160
May 2019
I experienced a beautiful sunset over Killantringan Bay earlier in the week and this small patch of Bluebells at their peak made for an equally beautiful scene. It may be the best image I've produced yet. South West Scotland at it's finest.
Fuji X-T3 with Samyang 12mm f2 NCS lens using LEE Filters 0.9 Soft Graduated Filter and 0.6 Soft Graduated Filter.
0.8s / f11 / ISO 160
Your assessment seems accurate to me, and that’s saying something.
Yes, looks like a Great Egret to me, too. My favorite is the Snowy Egret, which in breeding season has the most gorgeous, long wispy feathers that drape beautifully and float gently in the air.... I am also partial to GBH (Great Blue Herons). I love the wading water birds, the larger birds, and find them more intriguing than the usual "backyard birds." Of course, in Florida, it seems as though they ARE the "backyard birds" there! Years ago a friend and I drove down to Florida on a photo trip, where we were to meet other photographers there. As we got into Florida, first it was the palm trees which were interesting, and then we saw egrets now and then and one of us would squeal, "ooh, look over there! An egret!!" Well, by the end of the week as we were driving out of Florida, headed home, I realized suddenly how jaded we'd become when I glanced out the window and saw an egret. Oh, another egret. Ho, hum......
The snowy egrets are my favourite of the bunch too and they seem pretty human-tolerant too. Here’s one from the beach.
Snowy egret by another scotsman, on Flickr
Sierra Point-20180818_2.jpg by Charles Martorelli, on Flickr
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Great Egret hunting for fish at Chincoteague NWR on the eastern shore of Virginia.
Here's another vote for wading birds as my favorites. Helps that they're a bigger an therefore easier to photograph
Great Egret hunting for fish at Chincoteague NWR on the eastern shore of Virginia.
Here's another vote for wading birds as my favorites. Helps that they're a bigger an therefore easier to photograph
What what what? I have no regrets.....
Whats up? sorry, life getting in the way...
I saw one snowy egret at the rookery, but I wasn't able to get any photographs of it. It didn't stick around long enough. I did get these cattle egrets.
Cool bank sign with the "balance rock" in the background. We ate at the Balance Rock Grill. First time to Helper, and perhaps the last. Unless we stop on the way somewhere else.
Sunset from the lake this weekend. First one didn't load, came up as a broken link. Hope this one will properly load and post.