Black-necked Stilt

Posted by jayparedes on Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:01 pm

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Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

Green Cay Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL on 04/25/2005

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1/1250s, 5.6, Av, No Flash, Eval, ISO 200, AI Servo, Handheld
BB Pro RAW, Photoshop CS

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by whf4 on Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:08 pm

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great image; love the bg especially!

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by Campbell on Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:12 pm

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Wing position of the bird is great. Nice BG colors as well.

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by Cindy Marple on Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:13 am

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Cool! I love the background colors. The pano crop sets the bird off well. Terrific photo.

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by Fabs Forns on Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:33 am

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Glad you got one!!!!!

Very nice one at that

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by Vince Thomas on Tue Apr 26, 2005 1:54 am

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Nice job with this flight image Jay... great backround.

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by mrhughj on Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:13 am

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Nice meeting you finally at Wako Saturday. Looks as if I have to get over to Green Cay to see if I can do thie "GOOD" with a flight shot!

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by Jim Neely on Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:17 am

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Nice flight shot. Very well done.

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by Georgina Salup on Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:42 am

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Great flying position and an amazing background.

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by KK Hui on Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:57 am

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A great shot sets against a nice bg, Jay!
Exposure was good too ...

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by Jim Urbach on Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:59 am

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Jay,

Nice flight image. Real good BG

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by JeanH on Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:26 am

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Jake, looks like that 400mm is working well for you. Beautiful shot!

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by J. Chevrier on Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:34 am

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Sweet flight shot and perfect background! Well-done Jay!!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:28 am

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Well done, Jay. I'm glad Green Cay is becoming productive. Do you prefer the long loop to the short one?

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Apr 26, 2005 10:40 am

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Very nice. Beautiful BG colors.

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by jayparedes on Tue Apr 26, 2005 10:49 am

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Sandy,

I prefer the shorter loop as it lets you get much closer to the birds then the longer loop. With only 400mm to work with I need to get as close as I can. In the morning, I go straight down the middle past the martin houses to where the loops merge. I then turn around and shoot towards the visitor center with the sun behind my back. In the afternon, I just hang around the first intersection with the visitor center directly behind me, and the sun behind my back. That's where I met Fabiola on Sunday.

This picture will be the first of 3 postings of flight shots I've taken at Green Cay. By the end of the week I expect all the photographers in S. Florida to be there.

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by Kristi Graham on Tue Apr 26, 2005 11:35 am

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This is on my list of wanted images....black necked stilt in flight...very nice image jay!

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by Parrothead Pete on Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:49 pm

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jayparedes wrote:Sandy,

I prefer the shorter loop as it lets you get much closer to the birds then the longer loop. With only 400mm to work with I need to get as close as I can. In the morning, I go straight down the middle past the martin houses to where the loops merge. I then turn around and shoot towards the visitor center with the sun behind my back. In the afternon, I just hang around the first intersection with the visitor center directly behind me, and the sun behind my back. That's where I met Fabiola on Sunday.

This picture will be the first of 3 postings of flight shots I've taken at Green Cay. By the end of the week I expect all the photographers in S. Florida to be there.

I'm heading there next week thanks to you. where is it exactly?

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by Chris Kayler on Tue Apr 26, 2005 1:44 pm