Hand Update
The left hand continues to improve every day. Both extension and flexion are at about 85%. The incisions healed perfectly. I got to thank Dr. Pouplolo yesterday and give him a goodbye hug. I thanked him and told him that I loved him but that I hoped that I never had to see him in his office again. He understood. He thought I was doing great and that the chance of re-infection was as close to zero as you can get (if I can say that without giving myself a kinehora).
You Be the Photo Contest Judge/Part II: Birds
Below are the second group of six images. You are invited to pick the three best images and rank them first, second, and third. The first person who matches my contest picks perfectly 1-2-3 will receive a $10 discount good on any item in the BAA On-Line Store. I will post the images that I deemed best in the Connecticut Seminar Contest in a few days. Have fun and good luck 🙂
(For older gear, the Shopper’s Guide links will take you to the current replacement.)
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Hawk Owl, Derby, VT. This image was created with the hand held Canon 100-400mm IS L zoom lens and the Canon XTi. |
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Juvenile Rufescent Tiger Heron, Pipeline Road, Panama. This image was created with the hand held Canon 100-400mm IS L zoom lens and the Canon EOS-7D. |
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Great Blue Heron, Bear Hole Reservoir, West Springfield, MA. This image was created with the tripod-mounted Canon 500mm f/4L IS lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV: Gitzo GT3530LS Tripod with the Mongoose M3.6 Tripod Head. |
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Flamingo, near, Disney World, Orlando, FL. Image created with the hand held Tamron 18-270mm lens (for Canon) hand held with the Canon EOS-40D. |
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Osprey, Wellfleet, Cape Cod, MA. The image was created with the hand held Canon 100-400mm IS L zoom lens and the Canon EOS-7D. |
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Short-eared Owl, Sachuest Point NWR, Middletown, RI. This image was created with the hand held Canon 500mm f/4L IS lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. |
Please list the names of your 3 picks as follows:
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
As above, the first person who matches my contest picks perfectly 1-2-3 will receive a $10 discount good on any item in the BAA On-Line Store.
Thanks Artie for letting us judge. By the way, Happy Birthday. Have a great Day!
Thanks all for playing! See the results and winners here.
1st:Flamingo
2nd:Hawk Owl
3rd:Short Eared Owl
1. Short Eared Owl
2. Flamingo
3. Great Blue Heron
So glad your hand is better.
Kitty
1. Great Blue Heron
2. Hawk Owl
3. Tiger Heron
1st: Short-eared owl
2nd: Flamingo
3rd: Great blue heron
1. Hawk Owl great pose
2. Osprey
3. Short- eared Owl great eye contact
1st:. Flamingo
2nd: Great Blue Heron
3rd: Juvenile Rufescent Tiger Heron
1. Flamingo
2. Short Eared owl
3. Osprey
Although all hard choices.
Art; Glad your hand is progressing nicely.
1st osprey
2nd short-eared owl
3rd hawk owl
1) Short-eared owl. I love this flight shot.
2.) Great blue heron. Again great capture in flight
3.) Flamingo, but I wish there was a little bit more space above the top of the head.
1st: Flamingo
2nd: Juvenile Rufescent Tiger Heron
3rd: Short-Eared Owl
The direct eye contact of the short-eared owl is really cool.
1st: Short eared Owl
2nd Flamingo
3rd: Osprey
1.flamingo
2.great blue
3.short-eared owl
1st: Tiger Heron
2nd: Great blue Heron
3rd: Short-Eared Owl
Great news on the finger healing, too!
1ST Great Blue Heron
2nd Short-eared Owl
3rd Tiger Heron
(1) Flamingo
(2) Great Blue
(3) Osprey
1.Short-eared owl-like the look
2.Flamingo beautiful colors,great shot with no interference
3. Hawk Owl-Here is looking at you-could lose stick
1. Great Blue Heron
2. Flamingo
3. Hawk Owl
1. Short-eared Owl
2. Flamingo
3. Hawk Owl
1. short eared owl
2. flamingo
3. tiger heron
1st Short-eared Owl, Great eye contact and pose, Beautiful light and perfect DOF
2nd Flamingo, Good detail and I love the colors
3rd Juvenile Rufescent Tiger Heron, Good eye contact and detail just wish the tip of the bill wasn’t OOF.
Hawk Owl I really like this one but focal plane seems off. Front stick seems to be CFP.
Osprey A tad tight for my taste and the shadow on the neck needs some work.
Great Blue Heron Techs look good, but the looking away pose doesn’t do it for me.
1. Short eared
2. Hawk owl
3. Tiger heron
1) Tiger Heron
2) Flamingo
3) Osprey
1. Short-Eared Owl
2. Flamingo
3. Juvenile Rufescent Tiger Heron
1st: Short-eared Owl
2nd: Flamingo
3rd: Great Blue Heron
1st: Flamingo. Drop dead beautiful.
2nd: Osprey. High drama.
3rd: Short-eared owl. Best of the rest. I would have picked the other owl, but the plane of focus is way too far forward.
1.Flamingo
2.Great Blue Taking Off
3. Owl
1. Flamingo
1. Great Blue Taking off
2. Flamingo
1: Flamingo
2: Osprey
3: Tiger Heron
1st: Short-eared Owl
2nd: Tiger Heron
3rd: Hawk Owl
flamingo…the eye lashes. gorgeous…a real lady.
hawk owl.
be well.
1-Hawk Owl
2-Short-eared Owl
3-osprey
1. Hawk Owl
2. Short-eared Owl
3. Great Blue Heron-Might have rated this one higher but found tree branch distracting since it is out of focus.
Love both the owl’s direct gaze at the photographer!
1. Tiger Heron
2. Great Blue Heron
3. Hawk Owl
Glad to hear your hand is healing well.
1) Flamingo
2) Hawk Owl
3) Osprey
1. Short Eared Owl
2. Flamingo
3. Hawk Owl
p.s. Rather remarkable that the short-eared owl shot was taken HAND-HELD with a 500mm lens and teleconverter…who was the virile beast that took this shot? Samson the Strong?
1. Short-eared owl
2. Hawk Owl
3. Flamingo
All the best, Arthur Morris…I would like to add that the short-eared owl is one of the better in-flight shots I’ve seen of this fine little bird…
Jack Breakfast,
Toronto
1) Great Blue Heron
2) Short-eared Owl
3) Hawk Owl
May the hand continue too improve.
OK, I’ll bite!
1.) Flamingo
2.) Tiger Heron
3.) Hawk Owl
I’m seeing my orthopedic surgeon for my own shoulder problem tomorrow. It is getting harder and harder to hold up big glass. (not that I have a lot, but my 70-200 is still a challenge.) I’m working on ..uh, creative techniques for doing that) Glad to hear your hand is getting better. That can be even more of a challenge than a shoulder for a photographer!! Hope your rapid recovery continues!
1. Flamingo
2. Osprey
3. GReat Blue Heron
C …
Glad to hear that you’re hand is healing well. Hopefully we’ll see one another on a FL tour.
Les
1st: Flamingo
2nd: Short-eared Owl
3rd: Tiger Heron
1. Hawk Owl
2. Osprey
3. Flamingo