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Late to the party here on getting some shots culled, processed and pushed up. But hey - better late than never, right?
So last year Woodbutcher (Rusty) and I headed to Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge to do some bird photography. Not having done much of this ever, I was a bit behind the eight-ball so to speak. This year was different - I had a new piece of glass (Sigma 150-600) and a new gimble head for the tripod. Oh and that new body (D500) to play with. Doh! With that, Rusty headed off to a wedding in Phoenix and swung by Bosque BdA on his way back. Kyle (deco) and I headed out from the Austin area and we met up with Rusty and his daughter.
The first day of shooting was wonderful. Great light and nice temperatures. The next day however, the bottom fell out and it was cold (like 9*F cold) and snowing all day. Needless to say the light wasn't great. The third day was crisp and clear as was the fourth day for the trip home.
Here goes...
Liftoff is always a fun shot
Not a lot of these guys out. They all seemed to like to hangout in one tree and it wasn't this one. I counted five bald eagles in one tree alone.
Fresh battle wounds for the mulie
Blue Herron just stumping around
Couple of sandhill cranes showing how it's done
...and this one just strutting it's stuff
Snow goose in a bank turn
Couple of Canadian Goose. The one with the band came from Northern Canada according to the tag
Nice little mallard
It's PePe LePew!
Looking for dinner
I thought this angle was hilarious for these turkey's just wandering out of a cornfield
Northern Shoveler
And then the weather changed overnight. This one was highly processed for that 'artsy' look. Yet most of them following aren't processed near as much and have that same vibe. It was cold and snowing the entire day too.
The constant snowing made for some cool shots. Not great light, but cool effects.
Kyle doing his thing. This shot gives you an idea of what the conditions were like.
Some random bird
That little black blob was 'almost' dinner
Probably one of my favorites from the trip
Couple of mule deer does
Pintail and Canada Goose
That Blue Heron from yesterday? He didn't move far
...and my closing shot for a silhouette
Another Mule deer
On the way back to Texas, we saw these guys
Overall I had a blast in spite of the snow and cold. I think it made for some interesting image captures. But the real treasure for me was spending time with Rusty, his daughter KT, and Kyle. Pictures are nice, but the memories will be of the time we spent together.
The full gallery is HERE if you're interested.
So last year Woodbutcher (Rusty) and I headed to Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge to do some bird photography. Not having done much of this ever, I was a bit behind the eight-ball so to speak. This year was different - I had a new piece of glass (Sigma 150-600) and a new gimble head for the tripod. Oh and that new body (D500) to play with. Doh! With that, Rusty headed off to a wedding in Phoenix and swung by Bosque BdA on his way back. Kyle (deco) and I headed out from the Austin area and we met up with Rusty and his daughter.
The first day of shooting was wonderful. Great light and nice temperatures. The next day however, the bottom fell out and it was cold (like 9*F cold) and snowing all day. Needless to say the light wasn't great. The third day was crisp and clear as was the fourth day for the trip home.
Here goes...
Liftoff is always a fun shot
Not a lot of these guys out. They all seemed to like to hangout in one tree and it wasn't this one. I counted five bald eagles in one tree alone.
Fresh battle wounds for the mulie
Blue Herron just stumping around
Couple of sandhill cranes showing how it's done
...and this one just strutting it's stuff
Snow goose in a bank turn
Couple of Canadian Goose. The one with the band came from Northern Canada according to the tag
Nice little mallard
It's PePe LePew!
Looking for dinner
I thought this angle was hilarious for these turkey's just wandering out of a cornfield
Northern Shoveler
And then the weather changed overnight. This one was highly processed for that 'artsy' look. Yet most of them following aren't processed near as much and have that same vibe. It was cold and snowing the entire day too.
The constant snowing made for some cool shots. Not great light, but cool effects.
Kyle doing his thing. This shot gives you an idea of what the conditions were like.
Some random bird
That little black blob was 'almost' dinner
Probably one of my favorites from the trip
Couple of mule deer does
Pintail and Canada Goose
That Blue Heron from yesterday? He didn't move far
...and my closing shot for a silhouette
Another Mule deer
On the way back to Texas, we saw these guys
Overall I had a blast in spite of the snow and cold. I think it made for some interesting image captures. But the real treasure for me was spending time with Rusty, his daughter KT, and Kyle. Pictures are nice, but the memories will be of the time we spent together.
The full gallery is HERE if you're interested.
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