Assateague - a learning experience

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It was a beautiful day at Assateague, a little chilly but calm. We arrived at dawn and spotted a juvenile Black Crown Night Heron just sitting in the deep shadows of the woods. So to photography the bird I had to slow down the shutter - but that was OK he wasn't moving.
Then we came across a group of Buffleheads and I thought I was gettng some great shots BUT these birds were in the sun and the knucklehead forgot about the slow shutter when he was shooting the Buffleheads. I may have gotten one or two OK shots but I clearly paid the price of not paying attention. I was able to piece together a sequence after I spotted my error but I missed a lot of great shots.
On the way out we spotted a Northern Mockingbird that just posed for us.
All in all a great way to spend the morning and another reminder to pay attention to what you are doing.
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All are excellent crisp images! Been to Assateague several times, my wife is from the Eastern Shore and grew up close to there. Well done!
 
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Great set of images Bob, despite your settings mishap - amazing how we all do this when hurrying to get the shot,
The Night Heron is quite special ,
In my part of the world they are very shy and difficult to photograph.
Gavin
 
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StarTracker50 said:
Steve's Rule: ALWAYS look at the bottom of the viewfinder for your settings every time you bring your eye to the viewfinder. I try, but I forget about as often as I remember. Great pics!
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Thanks for looking and commenting. Yes - look at the bottom every time - I will remember to do that for a least a day, maybe two.
Gaduf said:
Great set of images Bob, despite your settings mishap - amazing how we all do this when hurrying to get the shot,
The Night Heron is quite special ,
In my part of the world they are very shy and difficult to photograph.
Gavin
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Thank yo Gavin. They are shy here also, usually back in the shadows. This was taken at a spot where they feel safe even though it is close to a road.
 
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RockvilleBob said:
It was a beautiful day at Assateague, a little chilly but calm. We arrived at dawn and spotted a juvenile Black Crown Night Heron just sitting in the deep shadows of the woods. So to photography the bird I had to slow down the shutter - but that was OK he wasn't moving.
Then we came across a group of Buffleheads and I thought I was gettng some great shots BUT these birds were in the sun and the knucklehead forgot about the slow shutter when he was shooting the Buffleheads. I may have gotten one or two OK shots but I clearly paid the price of not paying attention. I was able to piece together a sequence after I spotted my error but I missed a lot of great shots.
On the way out we spotted a Northern Mockingbird that just posed for us.
All in all a great way to spend the morning and another reminder to pay attention to what you are doing.View attachment 75970

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Excellent shots! I’ve lost count how many times I’ve done the same thing. 👍👍👍
 
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Looks good…but perhaps the slower speed shots can be used for some sort of artsy effect? Lousy wildlife photos of blurry but hey, something might look good enough to play with and see if something interesting shows up.
 
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Beautiful set Bob. I can't count the number of times I've switched from a dark Treagle to one flying or fishing out over the water and forgot to up the SS. Doh!
 
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