Hello everyone, I wanted to say hello and introduce myself.
I'm a northern hemisphere newcomer located in the southeast US. I got started in photography shooting mainly Lunar and some planetary and made the transition to deep-sky about 7 years ago. I'll post some astro work soon but for now I thought I'd share a few of my wildlife images.
I enjoy photographing birds and spend the majority of my daylight shooting time in pursuit of the many species of birds here along the coast. I prefer ground/water level shooting so very often I use a Skimmer Ground Pod on my long crawls to get close to my subjects and the shots I'm after. I also use camo cover and stake out the more nervous species like the Belted Kingfisher for example.
I want to thank Andrew(Dusty) for encouraging me to come over and participate. The talent here is amazing and I'm looking forward to my time at IIS.
The images attached were the result of a pleasant surprise. As I walked the beach on the way back to my truck an Osprey crash landed about 15 feet in front of me. The bird was obviously exhausted and could not fly any further. As soon as I got over the shock of seeing this unfold I grabbed my camera and lens off the tripod and starting shooting hand held. The Osprey hopped up to the dunes grasping the large fish in one talon and rested for a while before taking off with its catch. I ended up with about 35 frames of a great experience I'll never forget.
Steve
Canon 1D Mark II / 500L / Hand Held
Here are the links for the larger images:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...wings2-1-1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...pbchcls9fn.jpg