3 for the love of nature 1

One of the things I enjoy is nature.
I used to post nature photos on CS a while back.
I'm thinking of perhaps doing it again on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis,
depending upon the level of interest.

For now, here's 3 of my photos. Let me know which of the 3 you prefer the most, if you don't mind.

1 - Soaring bald eagle;

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2. Cormorant caught a fish

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3. Sunset over the Raritan River, NJ

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That's enough for now. tip hat
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JN Since the eagle is my spirit guide I'd choose it.
The sunset..
JimN, I am with Blue I like the sun set. thumbs up
JN

I love the sunset toohandshake
implies there would be sunrise after the sunset or vise versadancing handshake
Hey W & Y wave Thanks for commenting.
Since the sunset is a popular choice, I will post another in my next set of 3.

cheers
Just wondering JN grin
Are prof photographer seems your angle is well focusedthumbs up
BW - There's one bridge in NJ adjacent to Carnegie lake, where perhaps 2 days out of 10 that I will see a nesting pair of
bald eagles soaring very low to the bridge looking for fish. It's an awesome sight.
Once in Florida I got within about 50 yards of a male, female & juvenile bald eagle
perched in a tree before some guy & his kid drove up to me in a gas powered golf cart
asking me to take pictures of them and scared the birds off.

Here in NJ I know where there is a nest. Indeed, it's the 5th nest they've made,
The former 4 were destroyed by storms. The 4th one was destroyed by the first snow
storm we got last year. They were in that nest since Hurricane Sandy destroyed the
previous nest. I have been following that couple for about 10 years to different nests.
I don't get too close, so they don't mind me,
One time last year's fledgeling showed up to the nest, all happy to see mom
and she screamed at it to get the heck away from her new brood.
I could see the surprise on the yearling's face before it took the hint and left.

However, I have never had the opportunity to see 7 at once.
I do at some point want to travel where about 50 congregate in MD.

Y - yes. I do models, weddings, parties, etc.. and the thing that is most challenging is wildlife,
and thus, that is what I enjoy most.
Hi Jim, I like the cormorant one.

Have you seen how they use the cormorants to fish in Guilin, China?
Jim wow

I didn’t know it was that difficult to get good shots.....

Being my ignorant self again moping blues


grin wave
M - Well, honestly, it's a lot harder than I stated, as I shoot with manual settings.
So, I also have to have an appropriate shutter speed, aperature setting, K settings, and ISO beforehand.
Shooting in automatic gives average photos. When one actually selects the exact right settings
of each for the actual object you want to show, it works more rarely in spontaneous settings, but much more stunning.
In the early 90’s, I owned a Minolta, can’t remember the model though, with all these settings and barely 3 months into owning it, it got stolen in a guesthouse ( I was in the common dormitory) in Singapore while I was sleeping very mad

Anyway, looking forward to seeing more pics taken by you wine
Wow!! wow

Love the many vibrant colours on the bird and the duck! love

Love the jellyfish!!! They make very yummy sesame jellyfish salad! love

Oh! Did I spot a manatee in one of them pics?
Hi Jim
I like them all. Good job! thumbs up
Although Sunset is always my favorite, but somehow among those three,
I think I like the "Cormorant caught a fish" more. You captured that object the best. applause
My caption for that one would be "When one life ends, the other survives" wave
By the way, a GoPro would be nice or............


a Chanel bag.


Your pick, Art honey rolling on the floor laughing
Kal applause

Love the caption! thumbs up
Aawwww.. thanks MiMi. blushing teddybear
I like the cormorant pic, Jim
I love any action photo as they are so much harder to catch
The only pic I took recently was of a cute looking snail on a wall on my way to work. Not really an action shot laugh
It was to the snail. laugh
What Molly can do, MiMi can do too! snooty

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Molly reunion




Jim thumbs up
May I present to you.....

The Mother of All Snails

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Coz we eat non-stop over here, our snails do the same too! giggle
try to catch the green flash seconds before the sun disappears wow magical
My ikkle snail

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Mollyyyyy!!! So cuteeeeee!! love
Yeah, his shell was beautiful smitten
All three were great but I'm a sunset gal so I if I have to vote, that is it.
All votes count with me Fay. wine
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