Two photos which MIGHT have been great had I been ready!
Apr 25, 2021 11:45:32 #
It is mating season at the Viera Wetlands, and there is a lot of activity with all of the fauna.
It pays to be ready.....
I was not ready to do a BIF photo when the roseate spoonbill took off. I swung the camera up and the initial result had motion blur and a not-fast enough shutter speed. It WOULD have been an interesting BIF photo had it been good - a spoonbill flying past two basking alligators.
Looking about 40 yards up the road, I saw a brown object on the berm. At first I thought it was a turtle. I wasn't going to shoot it from where I was - I figured it would still be there when I got closer. Then up popped a head, and it started loping up the berm and crossing the road, and I realized it was an otter - AND - it was being chased by an alligator, which ran up the bank, across the road, and down into the water on the left side of the road! By the time I brought up my telephoto lens all I got of the otter was a brown blur! Oh well. It is often an exciting place to walk, whether or not all the photos are good!
It pays to be ready.....
I was not ready to do a BIF photo when the roseate spoonbill took off. I swung the camera up and the initial result had motion blur and a not-fast enough shutter speed. It WOULD have been an interesting BIF photo had it been good - a spoonbill flying past two basking alligators.
Looking about 40 yards up the road, I saw a brown object on the berm. At first I thought it was a turtle. I wasn't going to shoot it from where I was - I figured it would still be there when I got closer. Then up popped a head, and it started loping up the berm and crossing the road, and I realized it was an otter - AND - it was being chased by an alligator, which ran up the bank, across the road, and down into the water on the left side of the road! By the time I brought up my telephoto lens all I got of the otter was a brown blur! Oh well. It is often an exciting place to walk, whether or not all the photos are good!
Apr 25, 2021 11:58:44 #
Apr 25, 2021 11:59:05 #
sb wrote:
It is mating season at the Viera Wetlands, and the... (show quote)
Steve,
Remember the boycott motto "Be Prepared"
Possibly you weren't a boycott?
Apr 25, 2021 12:09:38 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Steve,
Remember the boycott motto "Be Prepared"
Possibly you weren't a boycott?
Remember the boycott motto "Be Prepared"
Possibly you weren't a boycott?
I thought the boycott motto was “don’t do anything” 😜🤪
Apr 25, 2021 12:14:19 #
If you have PSE 14 or newer, there is a deblurring tool I've used on rare occasions. Might be worth a try on #1. They may still have a free trial on the latest version.
Apr 26, 2021 10:15:42 #
You could always post it in Facebook’s Crap Wildlife Photography group. The comments that go with that group are hilarious. It may not be crappy enough though...🤣
Apr 26, 2021 12:34:15 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Steve,
Remember the boycott motto "Be Prepared"
Possibly you weren't a boycott?
Remember the boycott motto "Be Prepared"
Possibly you weren't a boycott?
You mean those guys who wear Skilts instead of pants have a motto?
Apr 26, 2021 14:00:17 #
Good try Steve and still worth the effort. Those basking gators are frequently playing possum hoping some tasty morsel will come too close.
Apr 27, 2021 13:43:23 #
CharlesM
Loc: Johnson City, upper East Tennessee
I hear ya! I'm never ready and when I'm ready I'm still not ready. Good photos.
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