Copper River Delta Shorebirds
Resting shorebirds for as far as the camera can see! And after flying thousands of miles, who can blame them. I stopped down the f/18, but it is hard to get much depth of field when using telephotos. I kind of like the out of focus effect.
Today (Tuesday) there weren’t as many birds as on Monday when I captured this image. High tide is when the best photography takes place, but today a predator (I believe it was a Merlin) passed over at high tide and cleared the birds out in a hurry. We did get a nice break from the rain.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Hey Ron,
Way cool - I’m hoping to get there to catch the tailend of this soon.
Cheers
Carl
May 7th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Thanks Carl - I hope you are able to make it!
Ron
May 7th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I like the effect too. I have seen some shots that alleviated teh DOF issue by laying in the mud w/ the lens therefore flattening the perspective. But I’m not sure I’d do that w/ expensive gear.
May 7th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
This is amazing Ron. Love what you’ve done here, great series of images frpm the last few posts. I wish I hadn’t cancelled my plans to go! I’ll have to get over next year. Keep ‘em coming!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Hi Richard,
I have a way to get my gear in the mud without getting it dirty, but then I think the front row of birds would block the rest, so I was trying to get as high as possible. Thanks!
Thanks Dave, bummer you cancelled your plans!
Ron
May 9th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Completely amazing shots Ron - this and the previous post. What a sight.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Thanks a lot Mark!
Ron