May 2009 Photo of the month thread - post contest images here

[havalotta]

Is that a gooseberry blossom? I see a dogwood behind it. It's pretty.

[MaggyNoLia]

I haven't had as much time to go out and take shots for the contest as I'd like so I figured I'd grab some old pics from May of last year and post those.

Great Blue Heron



Brown Pelican



Snowy Egret



Great Blue Heron



Snowy Egret

[MaggyNoLia]

Here are a couple more....

Snowy Egret



Great Blue Heron and a Great Egret



Please ignore the attached photo below. It is a duplicate and I couldn't figure out how to delete it.

[Equilibrium]

Geese and goslings

[havalotta]

Hey Maggy you're getting me all wet. Love that last shot. He looks a little blue around the edges. What makes him glow so cool?

Now all at once say "pretty birdy" - Nice family photo Equil !

[MaggyNoLia]

Originally Posted by havalotta

Love that last shot. He looks a little blue around the edges. What makes him glow so cool?

I took those pictures with a VistaPix IS70 Digital Spotting scope. On bright days way too much light gets into the lens and it produces that effect. I need to make me a lens hood for the scope to see if that helps or try shielding the scope in some way. While at times the effects may be cool, it can ruin an otherwise good shot, or so I've felt.

Here's one such shot

[Equilibrium]

Come on now... tell the truth... you took that by a nuclear power plant.

[MaggyNoLia]

Originally Posted by Equilibrium

Come on now... tell the truth... you took that by a nuclear power plant.

LOL! Someone else once asked if one of my eagles was from Chernobyl. It was then that I determined I needed a better camera, or rather one in which I had access to much more control.

[havalotta]

Still would have been a pretty photo if the pipes were deleated. Looks softened.

[MaggyNoLia]

I did get this shot the other day when I was getting home from work. I pulled up in my driveway and saw this Anhinga drying out in my neighbors backyard.