Natures turn…….
Every time I look at these pictures I think of the George Jones’s song “The Race is On”. The front-runner stole a piece of crab from an Ibas and now its in jeopardy of being stolen again. I can’t get the lyrics out of my head. “Well the race is on and here comes Pride up the backstretch Heartaches a-going to the inside…”
Nikon D4, 500mm, f/5.6, 1/2500s, EV -1.0, ISO 500
Catching the crab probably caused this Ibas to have a panic attack. He became everyone’s new best friend, as in let’s share. It soon became crab meat.
Nikon D4, 500mm, f/7.1, 1/2500’s, EV -1.0, ISO 500
Early morning feeding earns this Avocet a small bite as it constantly probes for a good meal.
Nikon D4, 500mm, 1/250s, EV -0.67, ISO 800
When shooting birds your subject isn’t always “clean”. It’s usually another bird getting in the way as was with these two. If it’s a twig, leaf or perhaps a small part of a bird along the edge I may remove. But, if a bird is totally in the picture I just skip it, grin and move on. I decided to give these a larger rescue crop for a different look. Hope you like.
Nikon D4, 500mm, f/5.6, 1/1600s, EV -1.0, ISO 500
Nikon D4, 500mm, f/5.6, 1/2500s, EV -1.0, ISO 500
While at Bryan Beach there were a good number of Avocets in the shrinking pond. Capturing a decent shot was a real challenge with so many different birds in one location. Just when you think it’s going to happen another comes too close or crosses paths with your subject. So goes the life of a photographer….just have to keep trying.
Nikon D4, Nikon 500mm, f/5.6, 1/1600, Ev -1.0, ISO 500
While at Bryan Beach an Ibas caught my attention when he snagged this fish. I have never seen an Ibas catch a large fish much less get it down. I was thinking this could be interesting. Well, he drew a lot of attention with such a catch. He tried to get it down quickly but it wasn’t to be. Darting in and out around other “I want what you have” birds and just trying to find a little alone time wasn’t easy. But he persisted and finally found a little “alone time” and…and he…dropped the fish. It was only about a couple of inches deep as he poked and poked trying to find his catch. I think we have all lost some big ones along the way so what do you do…keep fishing.
Nikon D4, Nikon 500, f/5.6, 1/4000, EV -1.0, ISO 500
David Alaniz Photography 