Blake LOVES all things birds these days, especially birds of prey. (His favorite is the Peregrine Falcon) When we heard that the World Bird Sanctuary, which is just 10 minutes from us, was having a world eagle day celebration, we had to check it out. We had the perfect seats for the eagle show and I just happened to have my SLR with me and was lucky enough to have my 17-55mm lens on which gave us some crazy cool images of the Bald Eagle flying overhead. I giggle when I think of all the professional cameras with their super ginormous (yes, that is a word) lenses, because they could not have gotten a shot like these. O.K. I really am a little jealous, I have always wanted a super telephoto lens, but honestly, what would I do with it. I don't do much sports photography anymore, just my own kids, and I'm not into wildlife photography. It would just be a fun, albeit very expensive, toy for me. So, totally off topic, but lesson for the day, photography is I'd say at least 50% luck. Having the right lens and the right camera at the right time. So, here are a few images from the day. I'm also sharing a few of Blake's images from our point and shoot. He was getting so mad that he couldn't catch the birds in action, but he got some great images nonetheless.
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| I LOVE owls! |
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| I LOVE him too, he's trying to give himself bunny ears. |
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| This one is a little soft, but I still love it. Except for the handler ropes on its' legs, it could be flying in the wild. |
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| Blake's shot of a great horned owl. |
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| Blake's view of the eagle after the show. |
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