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The Skidaway Island Fishing Derby |
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| The birds seem to know just when the lagoons are swarming with bait fish, and the scene will slow all the traffic on the road. I was grumbling this morning since I could not get out at daybreak, and now I am glad I didn't. I might have missed this event. | |
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| Nothing says Snowy Egret like those feet | |
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These shots illustrate the opportunities when there are a gazillion birds
around. But, I saved only 9 of the 121 shots I took this morning.
Without a 5 frame per second burst rate I could have come home with
nothing at all.
One of the true hurdles in photographing white birds against a dark background is retaining detail in the white plumage - called clipping or blowout when it is lost. Some of these shots were underexposed by 1-1/2 stops. |
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| I thought I'd throw these in since they are nemesis birds and I want to gloat. Getting a Northern Waterthrush to come to pishing is relatively easy. Getting them close enough and still enough to get a clear shot is another thing entirely. This is at least my sixth attempt to photograph this species. Getting the Gray-cheeked was pure serendipity. I was sure it was Swainson's until I started processing the shot. This is only the third record in Chatham County in 10 years and the only image to my knowledge. | |