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an almost mature Bald Eagle
at Big Beef Creek on the Hood Canal
Puget Sound, Washington©2008 Ed BookHelp, my lens is too long and the bird is too close. I didn't have time to take the 1.4X teleconverter off the 500mm lens for this guy. Although this bird looks like a mature, it was still replacing it's immature and ragged feathers. An adult bald eagle wouldn't have approached as close as this guy did, demonstrating a foolish carelessness that may entail a steep cost if it doesn't become much more wary of largest adversary, man. Canon D1s Mk II with 500mm f/4 'L' Image Stabilized lens and Canon 1.4X teleconverter, ISO 400, 1000sec exposure @ f/6.3 (image cropped to about 1/3 full framePeace Tags: -print available-, animals, bird, clouds, kitsap peninsula, puget sound, sky, wa
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immature Bald Eagle (Aquila Haliaeetus leucocephalus) practices aerial acrobatics©2008 Ed BookToday low tide on the Hood Canal was a minus 2.5 so I went down with my long lens to see what I could record of the Bald Eagles that surely would be feeding on trapped fish as the outgoing tide isolated them in the shallows. I was in luck with a bright day (fast shutter speeds with fairly low ISO) and a contingent of at least a dozen eagles. Most of them were immature with about half of their fledgling feathers replaced with adult plumage. Still displaying adolescent, foolish, clumsy, behavior and flying ineptitude, they're learning though and don't pass by any opportunities for practice. There were a few of us there burning in the sun but anxious to record anything we were fortunate to find. I chatted with a new friend and watched patiently as the eagles sat forever and then launched when we weren't ready playing us. Photographing eagles isn't easy with the long lens (Canon 500mm f/4 'L' Image Stabilized with 1.4X teleconverter giving an effective focal length of 700mm on the full size sensor Canon EOS 1Ds MkII camera). Making photographs consisted of standing with hands on the gimbaled-tripod-mounted camera ready to react and hoping that I could follow the bird's motion. If the focus point shifted off the bird, the lens would quickly shift focus to infinity and the bird would become a blur if even visible. I would have to get the blur lined up with the focusing square to again bring the bird into focus all the while the bird was moving. Concentration was the key and exhausting after a couple hours. I managed to record about 12GB of images and am importing them into Photoshop Lightroom as I type. Working in my office today with two computers, four monitors, ten hard drives all pumping out heat on this probably one of the hottest days of the year. If there's interest, I'll post more from today. Peace Tags: -print available-, animals, bird, blue, kitsap peninsula, puget sound, sky, wa
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Mz Quilcene llama at Nika Trail©2007 Ed Bookllama wool = excellent insulation Quilcene was on a mission in this image. She walked all over the pasture looking for something. It wasn't food as I give them more bale alfalfa and llama vigor (a suppliment which they consider candy) Corn/Oats/Barley (for energy and to add fat in winter). If you know llamas you will probably know what she's intent on finding. What is it? another poll... Poll #1112676 What was Quilcene looking for in the pasture?
Open to: Friends, detailed results viewable to: FriendsNew Text Question (the answer can be seen after you answer)Peace Tags: animals, llamas, nika trail, snow, wa, white
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a few years ago, Bob was mountain biking in the Capital Hills near Olympia and found that he was being followed by an emaciated looking very young and obviously lost husky. The dog couldn't be chased away or dissuaded from following. After about eight miles of trail, Bob decided that he had found a new friend, or rather, vice versa. Luka went home with Bob and they've been together since. Here, we see them on the trail enjoying the snow. Luka is strong and loves to run and run she does and wow is she strong. While I was talking to Bob, she sat patiently waiting but obviously eager to get up the trail. I turned and went up the trail a little way to photograph them coming up the trail toward me and behind me heard Bob yelling for Luka to stop. I turned to see that Bob had fallen and Luka was running full speed, dragging him behind, flailing in the snow...
 ©2007 Ed Book Peace Tags: animals, blue, forest, mount tahoma trails, people pics, snow, trail, wa, white, winter
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