S & E Asia 210 - Hong Kong 15: Nam Sang Wai - Images of birds at rest and in action
Jan 31, 2023 13:13:34 #
weberwest wrote:
Continuing from yesterday's post of birds at Nam S... (show quote)
Are you a closet bird watcher, Joe? I seem to remember you telling us, way back when, that birds are not particularly your thing. And all of a sudden you dazzle us with a full display of avian beauties. Brilliant! . . . .
Jan 31, 2023 13:14:47 #
lnl
Loc: SWFL
The last two days are nice bird pictures, but since I see so many birds in Florida, I generally enjoy the other photos such as landscapes and food more. Even though I live close to many of these varieties of birds, I still struggle identifying them. It’s easier to remember the robins, cardinals, wrens and bluebirds from the north! Ah, my retraining isn’t always going well.
Jan 31, 2023 14:59:24 #
FotoHog wrote:
Are you a closet bird watcher, Joe? I seem to remember you telling us, way back when, that birds are not particularly your thing. And all of a sudden you dazzle us with a full display of avian beauties. Brilliant! . . . .
Thanks Kip for your enthusiasm and your questions. No, I am definitely NOT a closet bird watcher and know practically nothing about birds, or how to photograph them. Also, don't have the right long lenses for that. But, here on this leisurely walk in rural Hong Kong, these birds practically begged me to be photographed, they were right beside our riverside walkway and I couldn't help but get involved! And I have to say that I very much enjoyed taking these photos of these beautiful birds in so many different poses and flight positions. I did post another bird sequence today and you will have to endure one more tomorrow, and that will then close that chapter in my photographic life.
Jan 31, 2023 15:01:16 #
lnl wrote:
The last two days are nice bird pictures, but since I see so many birds in Florida, I generally enjoy the other photos such as landscapes and food more. Even though I live close to many of these varieties of birds, I still struggle identifying them. It’s easier to remember the robins, cardinals, wrens and bluebirds from the north! Ah, my retraining isn’t always going well.
Thanks Ellen, I guess unlike you, we are not particularly blessed with birds up here in our area, or at least I do not get them frequently in front of my lens, so to me they can still be exciting. You will have to endure two more days, today and tomorrow and then I will be back to some, hopefully, more enticing landscape photos.
Jan 31, 2023 16:23:02 #
Jan 31, 2023 16:33:51 #
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice set Joe.
Thank you Jack, glad you enjoyed my foray into avian photography.
Jan 31, 2023 23:55:33 #
Feb 1, 2023 00:28:12 #
Feb 1, 2023 10:52:46 #
weberwest wrote:
Continuing from yesterday's post of birds at Nam S... (show quote)
Very good, Joe! Why wouldn’t you switch for birding at least for time between the travels? I think you’ll love it!
Feb 1, 2023 11:03:34 #
Bubalola wrote:
Very good, Joe! Why wouldn’t you switch for birding at least for time between the travels? I think you’ll love it!
Thank you Eugene for your appreciation and kind thoughts. You are probably right, maybe I should try that. What holds me back is that the time factor: I am so far behind in my processing of images that I really should spend the time there. Posting this long series has taken much time away from working on the photos - I am hopeful to start working on my pictures from 2017 this year, besides all the traveling we have planned again, which is still first priority. Big question is: Why do we have to sleep - could achieve so much more without it!
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