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Photographs: Wildlife

Egret, Pond, and Fog

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EgretPondFog2007|01|20: Egret, Pond, and Fog. Calero Hills, California. January 20, 2007. © "Copyright G Dan Mitchell". ("sales") keywords: egret pond fog calero hills santa clara county park california color photograph

Egret, Pond, and Fog. Calero Hills, California. January 20, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

The story: When I arrived at this pond at about 7:30 a.m. the egret flew up from behind some reeds and across the water before I could get my camera out. It settled for a moment on a nearby hillside and then flew off. Darn!

So I put my camera on the tripod and settled in for a long cold wait. Fortunately there were interesting foggy conditions to keep me occupied. Perhaps an hour later the egret came back and approached the pond as if to land. Spotting me, it made a quick circle and headed back the way it had come – but I managed to fire off about a half dozen shots as it looped in front of me.

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Photographs: Wildlife

Gull in Flight

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MonoGullLapse2006|05|27: Gull in Flight. Mono Lake. May 27, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

Gull in Flight. Mono Lake. May 27, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Yes, fun with Photoshop. I was set up by the shore of Mono Lake, camera on the tripod and set to operate in burst mode, as hundreds of seagulls flocked nearby. I assembled this image from the half dozen frames I shot as this gull obliging crossed on a rising curve from right to left.

I’ve had relatives be less cooperative with my attempts to take their photo… ;-)