Wesley was feeling photogenic this afternoon

[squirl033]

went down to Edmonds this afternoon, looking for woodpeckers at the hatchery. met up with Bill and Daren, Terry and Janine. no woodpeckers. Terry left. Bill and Daren and i went over to the marsh, where Janine joined us a bit later... Wesley was there, mugging for the cameras as we all clicked away. 7D and Tammy 150-600 @ 600mm, shutter speeds between 1/125 qnd 1/200...

 

[Terry O]

Isn't he just a peach? Nice work Rocky.

 

[Bill Anderson]

Daren continues taking bird photos. While I was set up with the 5DIII + 500L telephoto + 1.4s teleconverter, Daren used the 7D + 100-400L telephoto zoom. Here are his shots of Wesley taken while standing beside Rocky.







And here are two of mine taken with the 5DIII + 500L telephoto + 1.4s teleconverter. Wesley was upset with us that we were spending so much time photographing the snipes and not paying enough attention to him.

 

[squirl033]

Daren's doing pretty well with that set-up!

 

[Bill Anderson]

Daren's doing pretty well with that set-up!

I keep having to remind him when to go out to 400mm (birds) and when to back off to 100mm (trains).

 

[Terry O]

Wesley was upset with us that we were spending so much time photographing the snipes and not paying enough attention to him.

Wesley is getting to be a prima donna!

Great job, Daren!

 

[Bill Anderson]

Wesley is getting to be a prima donna!

Great job, Daren!

That will happen when you are the most photographed hummer in the PNW.

 

[JanineH]

Here's a cool shot from that day...Rocky, Bill and Daren

 

[Bill Anderson]

Thanks Janine. I'm glad Rocky and I have gray hair or we might get mistaken for Sasquatches.

 

[JanineH]

Lol! You all look so small with these huge trees around you

 

[Terry O]

They do look like little gremlins, Janine - almost looks like you photoshopped them in

 

[Bill Anderson]

They do look like little gremlins, Janine - almost looks like you photoshopped them in

I prefer to think of us as gnomes of the forest. It sounds less sinister.

 

[JanineH]

You guys crack me up!!

 

[Bill Anderson]

Daren's photography continues to improve. It helps when he has a cooperative model like Wesley who will perch close by and hold the pose for a long time. Taken Tuesday (4/7/15) with the 7D + 4.0/70-200L telephoto lens.

 

[Terry O]

Hey, it looks like you and I should start taking lessons from Daren - this is Good! BTW, that 70-200 is some lens!

 

[squirl033]

that's a great shot!