walk around the wetlands

[tilman]

We just went for a short walk today at a nearby wetland regional park.
Of course I didn't think of bringing a long lens a stupid mistake because at a previous visit we saw a bald eagle attack a barred owl in mid-air... Guess I'm still not quite back in the game yet
Saw a bunch of bald eagles with their young this time around. And swans and all sorts of ducks...

A wonderful walk on an amazing winter day!

Saturday walk by tilman paulin, on Flickr

Saturday walk by tilman paulin, on Flickr

Saturday walk by tilman paulin, on Flickr

bald eagle by tilman paulin, on Flickr

young bald eagle by tilman paulin, on Flickr

Saturday walk by tilman paulin, on Flickr

Saturday walk by tilman paulin, on Flickr

 

[Luke]

some serious wow......love the young baldie...they really have some different coloring in their youth.

And I love the composition and use of depth of field in the last one.....really makes me feel like I'm there.

 

[tilman]

And I love the composition and use of depth of field in the last one.....really makes me feel like I'm there.

Cheers Luke!
Yeah, that last one took quite a few attempts to get the composition right.
Often the best shot in a series is the first one (before you start to overthink a photo ), but sometimes it takes some time to find the right spot and angle...

 

[tonyturley]

Yeah, those are very nice. I've never succeeded in getting an image of a Bald Eagle in the wild. Closest I came was when I was biking along a remote river early one morning, and had stopped for some river photos in the dim light. A young eagle came around a bend in the river, flying low and slow nearly directly overhead. I had a wide angle lens on the camera, so I just stopped and watched. As if to rub it in, the eagle flew a short ways upstream, turned around, and flew low over me again in the other direction. It was a memorable experience, but no photos from it.

 

[Brian]

Just finished clearing snow off our 300ft Driveway.

These images warmed me up.

 

[tilman]

Just finished clearing snow off our 300ft Driveway.
These images warmed me up.

Over here the normal winter day is loads of rain - but at least you don't have to shovel that
Sun is definitely a welcome interruption.

Yeah, those are very nice. I've never succeeded in getting an image of a Bald Eagle in the wild. Closest I came was when I was biking along a remote river early one morning, and had stopped for some river photos in the dim light. A young eagle came around a bend in the river, flying low and slow nearly directly overhead. I had a wide angle lens on the camera, so I just stopped and watched. As if to rub it in, the eagle flew a short ways upstream, turned around, and flew low over me again in the other direction. It was a memorable experience, but no photos from it.

Bald Eagles are not an uncommon sight in the Pacific Northwest. Enough wetlands and estuaries - and the coast of course.

These are from today (went back today to soak up some more sun - brought the E-M1 and Oly 75-300mm along)

bald eagles by tilman paulin, on Flickr

bald eagles by tilman paulin, on Flickr

bald eagles by tilman paulin, on Flickr

 

[tilman]

some more from today - some photos made with the CM1 too

CM1

Sunday walk by tilman paulin, on Flickr

Oly E-M1 & 75-300m

Sunday walk by tilman paulin, on Flickr

CM1

Sunday walk by tilman paulin, on Flickr

Oly E-M1 & 75-300m

Sunday walk by tilman paulin, on Flickr