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0703_0217.jpg 72K 800x600 image. Wolverine who bit at his front leg a few times. I'd guess he had an itch. Taken at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in WA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/100th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, handheld. 03/07. | |
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0703_0222.jpg 42K 800x600 image. Beaver swimming at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in WA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/200th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, handheld. 03/07. | |
| 0703_0263.jpg 58K 800x600 image. Licorice Ferns backlit by the afternoon sun. Shot near Madison Falls in Olympic National Park, WA. 30D in Av at f/5.6 and 1/60th second (-1 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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| 0703_0274.jpg 106K 800x600 image. One of many unnamed streams on the trail to Sol Duc Falls in Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/13 and 4 seconds (-1/3 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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| 0703_0281.jpg 124K 800x600 image. Typical scenery to be found along the trail to Sol Duc Falls in Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 3.2 seconds (-2/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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| 0703_0288.jpg 107K 800x600 image. A cascade along the trail to Sol Duc Falls in Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/10 and 15 seconds (it was getting dark), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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0703_0305.jpg 131K 800x600 image. A section of the trail that leads through the rainforest from Lake Ozette to Cape Alava. Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/14 and 6 seconds (-1/3 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
| 0703_0310.jpg 131K 800x600 image. Another portion of the trail from Lake Ozette to Cape Alava. The white stuff between boards is hail which made walking pretty slippery! Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/14 and 4 seconds, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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0703_0330.jpg 104K 800x600 image. 300-500 year old petroglyphs at Wedding Rocks in Olympic N.P., WA. Unfortunately, these are being lost to time due to weathering by the sea, precipitation, and vandals. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/5th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0340.jpg 113K 800x600 image. Golden kelp piled up on the beach near Cape Alava in Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/13 and 1/4th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
| 0703_0352.jpg 88K 800x600 image. This is one of four Black-tailed Deer which fed within 50-100 feet of me at Cape Alava, Olympic N.P., WA. I felt privileged that they would share their intimate space with me. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/1000th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L (no teleconverter needed), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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| 0703_0362.jpg 106K 800x600 image. Skunk Cabbage growing out of the mossy bog alongside the trail between Lake Ozette and Cape Alava. Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/13 and 1.6 seconds, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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0703_0382.jpg 41K 800x600 image. Snow-flocked trees stand atop the mist-enshrouded hills surrounding Lake Quinault. Photographed shortly after sunrise in Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/50th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
| 0703_0393.jpg 34K 800x600 image. Close-up of a section of Cascade Falls near Lake Quinault. Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1 second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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0703_0400.jpg 85K 800x600 image. View from the top of Cascade Falls near Lake Quinault, Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/2 second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0408.jpg 79K 800x600 image. Licorice Fern with sori (spore-bearing sacs) visible on the underside of its leaves. Taken near Lake Quinault, Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/4th second, Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Canon EF12, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0409.jpg 102K 800x600 image. Moss and fern-covered tree trunk in front of Falls Creek near Lake Quinault. Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 2/3th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0444.jpg 55K 800x600 image. Scene across the Quinault River from South Shore Road. Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/40th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L, Cokin #173, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0451.jpg 99K 800x600 image. Bunch Falls cascade. Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/13 and 2 seconds, Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0462.jpg 127K 800x600 image. View through moss-covered trees across the Quinault River from North Shore Road. Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/40th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0469.jpg 93K 800x600 image. Roosevelt Elk eating moss or lichen from a tree in the Quinault River Valley. Olympic N.P., WA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/1250th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0480.jpg 40K 800x600 image. Yellow-rumped Warbler (aka Butter Butt) at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0573.jpg 62K 800x600 image. Eurasian Wigeon, a rare visitor to the United States, at Ridgeway Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1250th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
| 0703_0618.jpg 83K 800x600 image. Pileated Woodpecker excavating a hole in a dead tree at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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| 0703_0619.jpg 90K 800x600 image. Male Downy Woodpecker searching the bark of a tree for insects. Exposed at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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0703_0642.jpg 81K 800x600 image. Red Maple samaras (seeds) in spring. Shot at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
| 0703_0655.jpg 84K 800x600 image. White-tailed deer at, ironically enough, Deer Run Golf Course in Newport News, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/640th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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| 0703_0670.jpg 43K 800x600 image. Red-bellied Woodpecker shot at sunset in Newport News Park, VA. In this picture you can actually see the red belly. Personally, I think a better common name for these guys would be orange-headed. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/1250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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| 0703_0690.jpg 36K 800x600 image. Osprey resting after sunset in Newport News Park, VA. The digital ability to push ISO up (640 here) coupled with image stabilization made this shot possible in the dark light. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/100th second (+1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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0703_0742.jpg 71K 800x600 image. American Coot stretching in late afternoon light at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
| 0703_0803.jpg 53K 800x600 image. White-tailed deer hiding and watching me from the forest at Greensprings Greenway Trail near Williamsburg, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/640th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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0703_0813.jpg 94K 800x600 image. Osprey perched at Greensprings Greenway Trail near Wiliamsburg, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/1600th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
| 0703_0818.jpg 67K 800x600 image. Green-winged Teal resting in the sun at Greensprings Greenway Trail, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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0703_0848.jpg 40K 800x600 image. Common Snapping Turtle breeding (female was underwater). Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/640th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0888.jpg 73K 800x600 image. Male Cardinal browsing through the leaf litter just after sunset at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/160th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0895.jpg 61K 800x600 image. Great Blue Heron portrait. In some of the shots of this series I can see myself reflected in his eye! Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/400th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
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0703_0975.jpg 57K 800x600 image. I believe this is a Green Frog but am unsure with only the head visible. Note the mosquitoes full of frog blood! Shot at Greensprings Greenway near Williamsburg, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/160th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | |
| 0703_0980.jpg 90K 800x600 image. The forest has eyes! Group of White-tailed Deer hiding in the forest at Greensprings Greenway Trail, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/500th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 03/07. | ) |
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0704_0048.jpg 24K 800x600 image. Osprey with fish in flight over the James River. Photographed along the Colonial Parkway in VA. 30D in Tv at f/3.5 and 1/1600th second (+1 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, handheld. 04/07. | |
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0704_0059.jpg 68K 800x600 image. Marsh Rabbit eating his dinner at Riverview Farm Park in Newport News, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/200th second, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0086.jpg 38K 800x600 image. Pier at dusk at Riverview Farm Park, Newport News, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 30 seconds (-1 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #173, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
| 0704_0136.jpg 85K 800x600 image. Afternoon view of a swamp walkway at Hoopes Landing in Newport News, VA. 30D in M at f/11 and 1/6th second, Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L, Cokin #173, Tiffen Grad-ND 0.6, Tiffen Grad-ND 0.9, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | ) |
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0704_0140.jpg 118K 800x600 image. Sunset through the trees photographed at Hoopes Landing in Newport News, VA. 30D in M at f/8 and 1/40th second, Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L, Cokin #173, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0144.jpg 33K 800x600 image. Afternoon view of Mulberry Island across the James River in VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/1600th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0148.jpg 31K 800x600 image. Sunset over Mulberry Island in Newport News, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4.5 and 1/1600th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0163.jpg 86K 800x600 image. City Farm of Newport News, VA, covered by a late snowfall in April. 30D in M at f/14 and 1/60th second, Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0184.jpg 51K 800x600 image. Cardinal warming itself in the sun after a snowfall at Riverview Farm Park, Newport News, VA. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/1600th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0195.jpg 70K 800x600 image. American Robin searching for food at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0196.jpg 68K 800x600 image. Dogwood tree blooming at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
| 0704_0225.jpg 38K 800x600 image. Red Maple samaras in the swamp at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | ) |
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| 0704_0232.jpg 48K 800x600 image. Two male Northern Flickers at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/1600th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | ) |
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| 0704_0239.jpg 42K 800x600 image. A Northern Rough-winged Swallow who was kind enough to do his post-bath preening right in front of me. Shot at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | ) |
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0704_0283.jpg 37K 800x600 image. Osprey hovering before a dive for a fish at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/1600th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0293.jpg 27K 800x600 image. Royal Tern resting after eating a large fish at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/800th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
| 0704_0331.jpg 83K 800x600 image. Great Egret at Deer Run Golf Course in Newport News, VA. Love those green lores! 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/1600th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | ) |
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0704_0358.jpg 61K 800x600 image. Male Wood Duck in spot of sunset light at Newport News Park, VA. I got this shot while a group of fellow photographers talked nearby. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/400th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0430.jpg 33K 800x600 image. Willet resting during sunset at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/640th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
| 0704_0438.jpg 32K 800x600 image. Barnacle-encrusted stump in the ocean at Grandview Nature Preserve, VA. It was so dark AF wouldn't function and I couldn't see to focus so shot a few times changing focus a bit for each shot. 30D in Av at f/8 and 30 seconds, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | ) |
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| 0704_0477.jpg 72K 800x600 image. Eastern Gray Squirrel snacking on what is most likely Red Maple bark. Photographed in Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | ) |
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0704_0492.jpg 46K 800x600 image. Group of Mallard ducklings illuminated by early morning backlight at Ridgeway Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/640th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0509.jpg 22K 800x600 image. Laughing Gull portrait shot in the morning at Ridgeway Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
| 0704_0537.jpg 31K 800x600 image. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher gathering nesting material in the swamp at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/800th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | ) |
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0704_0578.jpg 93K 800x600 image. Bright spring growth reflection. Deer Run Golf Course, Newport News, VA. 30D in Av at f/13 and 1/160th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | |
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0704_0603.jpg 28K 800x600 image. Ghost Crab on the beach at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, lens on sand. 04/07. | |
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0704_0705.jpg 62K 800x600 image. Female Bullfrog portrait at Newport News Park, VA cropped from a vertical shot. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, handheld but braced against railing (visible in eye). 04/07. | |
| 0704_0743.jpg 78K 800x600 image. American Coot walking to join his friends in the afternoon at Newport News Park, VA. This shot would have been perfect if the eye were reflected and the branches weren't in the background! 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/500th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 04/07. | ) |
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| 0705_0021.jpg 47K 800x600 image. Gray Catbird in the forest during the evening at Newport News Park, VA. This is cropped from a horizontal shot. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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0705_0045.jpg 82K 800x600 image. Muskrat taking a breather while eating his breakfast of grasses. Exposed in Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/1250th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0067.jpg 42K 800x600 image. Prothonotary Warbler hiding among the leaves at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0095.jpg 36K 800x600 image. While on an evening nature walk I stopped to quickly take a picture of the group leader as he walked down the boardwalk. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/100th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0128.jpg 56K 800x600 image. Group of Mallard ducklings in the swamp at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/100th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
| 0705_0136.jpg 38K 800x600 image. Male Red-winged Blackbird singing in the swamp at Newport News Park, VA. I don't like the branch in the lower left but don't digitally edit my shots (easy fix). 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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0705_0177.jpg 131K 800x600 image. Reflected grasses lit by evening sunlight at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/30th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
| 0705_0221.jpg 56K 800x600 image. Cattle Egret resting in the middle of the lake at Beaverdam Park, Gloucester, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1000th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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0705_0250.jpg 62K 800x600 image. Canada Goose gosling yawning on a lazy afternoon at Beaverdam Park, Gloucester, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
| 0705_0268.jpg 66K 800x600 image. Red-eared Turtle sunning himself at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/1250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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0705_0285.jpg 54K 800x600 image. Brown Watersnake playing peek-a-boo from within an old log at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0301.jpg 52K 800x600 image. Male Summer Tanager with bug high in an oak tree at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0310.jpg 80K 800x600 image. Female Wood Duck bathing (yeah, I shouldn't have been watching). Photographed at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0316.jpg 52K 800x600 image. Female Red-winged Blackbird on her way to her nest with nest-building material at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0318.jpg 47K 800x600 image. Male Baltimore Oriole who had joined a few Blue Jays to either watch or harass a snake in the swamp. Shot at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/800th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0327.jpg 40K 800x600 image. Prothonotary Warbler with nesting material in thick brush at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0331.jpg 43K 800x600 image. Eastern Ratsnake working his way through the brush and searching (tasting?) for a meal at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0335.jpg 49K 800x600 image. Prothonotary Warbler portrait exposed at Newport News Park, VA. This was cropped from a vertical composition. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0340.jpg 44K 800x600 image. Male Red-winged Blackbird puffed up and displaying in his territory at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/200th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0344.jpg 53K 800x600 image. Eastern Phoebe craning its neck to try to figure out what was making the shutter-clicking noise of my camera. Photographed at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/80th second (thank you IS), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0351.jpg 33K 800x600 image. Here's Wilbur, the singing Great Blue Heron. I could tell he was enjoying himself but he has a really hoarse voice! Shot at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/100th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0358.jpg 54K 800x600 image. I have a bad habit of ignoring common potential subjects like this Brown-headed Cowbird seen at Newport News Park, VA. Here, I tried to break that habit. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
| 0705_0363.jpg 49K 800x600 image. Brown Thrasher who stretched his neck out to get a better look at me. Exposed at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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| 0705_0372.jpg 49K 800x600 image. Carolina Wren posing at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal shot. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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0705_0377.jpg 55K 800x600 image. Swamp Rabbit in an open field at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0384.jpg 70K 800x600 image. Eight Mallard ducklings hiding in the grass at the edge of the water at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/400th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
| 0705_0458.jpg 49K 800x600 image. Five-lined Skink sunning on a rotted tree at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/14 and 1/250th second (-1 2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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0705_0467.jpg 59K 800x600 image. A Fowler's Toad photographed early in the morning in the leaf litter at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/30th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0505.jpg 88K 800x600 image. Male and female Eastern Box Turtles who were breeding in the leaf litter at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
| 0705_0555.jpg 110K 800x600 image. Female Pileated Woodpecker napping in the sun at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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| 0705_0570.jpg 43K 800x600 image. Blue Jay who talked to me from his branch at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/400th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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| 0705_0579.jpg 80K 800x600 image. Blue Jay who was searching through the litter on the forest floor. Taken at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/160th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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0705_0585.jpg 63K 800x600 image. Eastern Ratsnake I came across while it was resting behind a tree. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/15th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
| 0705_0613.jpg 37K 800x600 image. Female Cardinal perched on a dead tree branch at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/320th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | ) |
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0705_0619.jpg 77K 800x600 image. Some sort of Cooter basking and yawning at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/250th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0626.jpg 77K 800x600 image. Three Northern Watersnakes sharing a cozy hole at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/250th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. | |
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0705_0632.jpg 80K 800x600 image. Female Bullfrog at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, handheld (but braced against a railing). 05/07. | |
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0705_0633.jpg 70K 800x600 image. Adult Five-lined Skink peeking up from below the leaves to keep an eye on me. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/160th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1340. 05/07. | |
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0705_0634.jpg 52K 800x600 image. I believe this is a young Hooded Merganser (based on mom) with a crayfish. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1340. 05/07. | |
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0705_0642.jpg 88K 800x600 image. Northern Red-bellied Cooter waiting for a long-overdue manicure in the swamp at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/1250th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1340. 05/07. | |
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