What do we look like????

[pttenn]

This is a little different, but I thought it would be nice to see what my fellow bird shooters look like. I've seen this done on the "People" forum, but it would be nice to have an idea of who everyone is. This is one of me (with nose mashed against the camera) for all to see!!! :D:D:D Be Brave. lolol
Karen

[cool breeze]

What the hecht. Me, taken at Skyland Resort on The Skyline Drive.

[Samdiver74]

Here is me Yesterday, wife Saw me laying down in the grass thinking what is he up to now, thought it would be good to get a shot of me chasing a buttefly.
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5408/newlenspic2ag7.jpg

Here's the butterfly
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7045/0711butterfly1pg1.jpg

[ajosteve]

Gee Karen, no wonder you don't get out much, they have you locked behind that fence...Ha,Ha... Anyway, here is one of me ( I'm the bigger one in the photo ) steve

[pttenn]

Wow those are all cool shots! Nice to meet each of you! :) (and that is one friendly squirrel!) Thanks for participating, guys. Where are the ladies?????
Karen

[nwyman]

not in field gear, but the only photo of myself that I can lay hands on - taken by a friend of mine last April in Scotland.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/477256732_28fdb489dc_b.jpg

[pttenn]

[quote=nwyman;4370733]not in field gear, but the only photo of myself that I can lay hands on - taken by a friend of mine last April in Scotland.


Very nice-- I just happened to have that shot of me taken by a friend with camera. And I want some of whatever that person to your left is drinking! :)
Karen

[ajosteve]

[quote=nwyman;4370733]not in field gear, but the only photo of myself that I can lay hands on - taken by a friend of mine last April in Scotland.


Very nice-- I just happened to have that shot of me taken by a friend with camera. And I want some of whatever that person to your left is drinking! :)
Karen

Yes Karen, you take a shot of that before going out to photograph birds, and even the IS lens won't help you...Ha, Ha....By the way when do you retire? Hope to see you up at the canyon next may for some condor shooting...steve

[pttenn]

[quote=pttenn;4370939]

Yes Karen, you take a shot of that before going out to photograph birds, and even the IS lens won't help you...Ha, Ha....By the way when do you retire? Hope to see you up at the canyon next may for some condor shooting...steve

Next May is the magic date. Of course, then I will have no money for this hobby or anything else! But at least I won't be working. :D:D:D
Karen

[gymell]

Me last week in Alaska:

http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/88961320/original.jpg

[pttenn]

Me last week in Alaska:

http://www.pbase.com/gymell/image/88961320/original.jpg


And I am sooooo envious both of your gear and the trip!!!
Karen

[pttenn]

Gee Karen, no wonder you don't get out much, they have you locked behind that fence...Ha,Ha... Anyway, here is one of me ( I'm the bigger one in the photo ) steve

Hey Steve--you beat me to asking who the guy in the hat was next to you...lol! There were bison on the other side of that fence, and at one point a female charged the fence and us..guess her young one got too close to us or we got too close to the fence. She didn't actually hit the fence but screeched to a halt right in front of it, huffing loudly and rolling the whites of her eyes at us. Happy to be on the other side of it! ;)
Karen

[gymell]

And I am sooooo envious both of your gear and the trip!!!
Karen

Heh, now I just have to spend 2008 working overtime to pay it all off. ;)

[GyRob]

ok i will play
me 2 weeks ago :)
Rob.
eddit
if i dont look to great in this shot its because it was taken with a Nikon lol

[aligater]

I`m the good looking one in red, grandad`s the older guy with specs !

[canonloader]

HAHA, Rob, I would recognize you anywhere. :lol:

This is from about a year ago. :lol:
http://www.flashbax.com/test/mitch(10-24-06)gi.jpg

[pttenn]

ok i will play
me 2 weeks ago :)
Rob.
eddit
if i dont look to great in this shot its because it was taken with a Nikon lol

Hey I think you got your best side????? lolol. FUNNY!
Karen

[pttenn]

HAHA, Rob, I would recognize you anywhere. :lol:

This is from about a year ago. :lol:
http://www.flashbax.com/test/mitch(10-24-06)gi.jpg


Hey Mitch! Don't look now but you have a hitchhiker on your hood! Nice to see
what the Wisconsin guy looks like! :)

[pttenn]

I`m the good looking one in red, grandad`s the older guy with specs !

http://www.pbase.com/image/89368142.jpg

Hey 'Gator--what a marvelous shot and wonderful colors!
Karen

[bromm]

Great idea Karen, its nice to see what everyone looks like, I know I've talked to Mitch since I first joined, going by his photo, its no wonder he's good at bird whispering, he has a tutor bird whispering in his ear telling him what to say :p.Anyway, here is a couple of me, the first one I'm hoping Shirley(Booswalia) doesnt sue me for copyright as she took this photo the first time we got together for a shoot, I had just taken off the trusty tammy 100-300 and went for a landscape shot. The second was just me goofing around with a mirror shot. Keep the photos coming!!

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/album2/rare-bird.jpg


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/album2/IMG_2570-01.jpg

[canonloader]

he has a tutor bird whispering in his ear
My secret is out. And here I thought I was the only one that could see him. :mrgreen:

[pttenn]

Great idea Karen, its nice to see what everyone looks like, I know I've talked to Mitch since I first joined, going by his photo, its no wonder he's good at bird whispering, he has a tutor bird whispering in his ear telling him what to say :p.Anyway, here is a couple of me, the first one I'm hoping Shirley(Booswalia) doesnt sue me for copyright as she took this photo the first time we got together for a shoot, I had just taken off the trusty tammy 100-300 and went for a landscape shot. The second was just me goofing around with a mirror shot. Keep the photos coming!!

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/album2/rare-bird.jpg


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/album2/IMG_2570-01.jpg

Wow-lots of "young" people here...took me this long to find the hobby and start shooting! You guys will be excellent-and ARE excellent!! Thanks to all for participating in this "show yourself" thread!

[pttenn]

My secret is out. And here I thought I was the only one that could see him. :mrgreen:

Hey Mitch--er, do you see, maybe, a big 6' rabbit named Harvey anywhere????:D
Karen

[canonloader]

Well, we have a rabbit here, but he's only about a foot and a half tall. Lives under the shed. :)

[joe445]

Here you go- My wife took this of me on a cliff in Maine

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5365/merf1.jpg

[blonde]

great thread so i will share my ugly face with you guys:

getting ready:

http://sgphoto.smugmug.com/photos/224686037-L-0.jpg

shooting on the beach:

http://sgphoto.smugmug.com/photos/224685973-L.jpg

on a boat in Maine:

http://sgphoto.smugmug.com/photos/224685638-L.jpg

[Booswalia]

Okay, I'll play along.

This would be my best side. It was taken by a photographer that I met on the side of that cliff. Stu Dee was his name. He was shooting landscapes for a new book that he was working on.

http://www.sonnys.ca/freds/mebystuDee.jpg

And this one was take of me as I returned from my maiden voyage in my canoe last summer.

http://www.sonnys.ca/freds/_MG_6911.jpg

[Booswalia]

Great idea Karen, its nice to see what everyone looks like, I know I've talked to Mitch since I first joined, going by his photo, its no wonder he's good at bird whispering, he has a tutor bird whispering in his ear telling him what to say :p.Anyway, here is a couple of me, the first one I'm hoping Shirley(Booswalia) doesnt sue me for copyright as she took this photo the first time we got together for a shoot, I had just taken off the trusty tammy 100-300 and went for a landscape shot. The second was just me goofing around with a mirror shot. Keep the photos coming!!

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e286/bromm/album2/rare-bird.jpg



Don't worry Trevor. I won't sue you. Is that a Short-Eared owl behind you? :D

[pttenn]

You guys are a hoot! Or is that the short-eared owl hooting???? This is so neat, you guys are great sports and I'm really enjoying seeing your faces (or other body parts...:)
Karen

[pttenn]

Here you go- My wife took this of me on a cliff in Maine

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5365/merf1.jpg


Joe-hope your wife doesn't have a big insurance policy on you! :)

[pttenn]

Some of you know that Village Idiot, aka Bob, is my brother. He is spending the holidays at a cabin in the mountains, so I'm taking the liberty of posting two shots of him I made at the zoo. He was outside, not inside, the cages. :) By the way, he has a much nicer tripod now. :)
Karen

[pttenn]

[quote=Reyno;4372553]This was taken last year by a friend while testing the 500 and I can't remember of any shot taken of me after that.


Gosh, Reyno--incognito by camera! But very nice attachments! :)
Karen

[pttenn]

It's really neat to see what everyone looks like. Please keep posting, those of you who haven't.
Karen

[canonloader]

I know, it's cool. Just like Hawks, I haven't guessed right yet. :mrgreen:

[bromm]

yup, so far I'm shooting zero for what everyone looks like compared to what I thought they looked like. :D

[bromm]

Don't worry Trevor. I won't sue you. Is that a Short-Eared owl behind you? :D

I have a photo of you standing on the cliff off to your left Shirley, I think there is an Owl of some sort in it, maybe I'll post it to see who can find it:p

[EdV]

Can I play? :D

Here is one of my wife, Barb and me on the Elkhorn Slough Safari in California. Captain Yohn who is not only into birds and marine mammals but also photography got us all set up with the tripod strapped to the side of the boat. And he took our photo with my XT.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s1/EdV_02/ElkhornSloughSafari3_1.jpg

And this is one my wife took of me with a little Powershot A510 as we walked along in Monterey. For some reason, people were looking at me strangely.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s1/EdV_02/Monterey-EdthePhotographer_1.jpg

[Samdiver74]

This was taken last year by a friend while testing the 500 and I can't remember of any shot taken of me after that.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o240/reyno_photos/POTN/67899292-1.jpg


Reyno
Do you still use that Bogen Manfrotto 3421 Long lens bracket?
Those Wimberley units are quite pricey.
Was curious on the one you have there

[pttenn]

Can I play? :D

Here is one of my wife, Barb and me on the Elkhorn Slough Safari in California. Captain Yohn who is not only into birds and marine mammals but also photography got us all set up with the tripod strapped to the side of the boat. And he took our photo with my XT.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s1/EdV_02/ElkhornSloughSafari3_1.jpg

And this is one my wife took of me with a little Powershot A510 as we walked along in Monterey. For some reason, people were looking at me strangely.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s1/EdV_02/Monterey-EdthePhotographer_1.jpg

And I can't imagine why they would look at you strangely...looks like everyone I see hanging around the Wetlands here! :) Is Lehigh Valley anywhere near Erie??
Karen

[EdV]

Is Lehigh Valley anywhere near Erie??
Karen

About as far away as you can be and still be in the same state. :) We're about 50 miles north of Philadelphia - in the Allentown/Bethlehem area.

[Najo]

It is funny what you think people will look like... it's also funny how these threads always stray to what the gear is in the picture :D Here is one of me and the Wife.

[BradM]

Not sure I should post my photo as I am unclear if the statutue of limitations has run out in those few states and provinces I had a misunderstanding in. Funny how if it is illegal one place it probably is still illegal in another place, who would have thought and in so many places? :rolleyes:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/Bradklr/selfportrait.jpg

[hTr]

I'll Play

1st Fish this outing.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u306/hTr_photos/fishing.jpg

[canonloader]

Gary, where you been? Thought you were up here in the cold for Thanksgiving. Don't tell me you skipped out and went fishing. :)

[hTr]

Gary, where you been? Thought you were up here in the cold for Thanksgiving. Don't tell me you skipped out and went fishing. :)


No Mitch The photo was taken in June on Lake Michigan out of Two Rivers, Wi.

Just got back Last night from the Cold north country!!!

[canonloader]

Get any shooting in? ;)

[hTr]

Get any shooting in? ;)


I got 2 a small buck and a doe, enough for the Camp Feed. We invite 2 other camps in for Venison each year!!!

[canonloader]

I think some of the guys cheated around here. Saturday morning sounded like a war going on, an hour before daylight. ;)

[hTr]

Better in the Woods than the Highway, I saw one taken out on 94 by Black River Falls Wed. before season. A mess, 70 MPH in the middle of the Highway

[canonloader]

HAHAHA, I bet. We live on a bend of a fairly busy highway, right where the speedlimit goes up leaving town. I could live on roadkill if I wanted to go get it. There must be one a week all year long. They try and cross the road right there.

[woollyback]

Great thread this -go on then we will join in.

Me

223077

and Bridie (aged 12).. hope she doesn't see this or I could be in trouble:lol:

223078

Rob & Bridie

[HWP]

Great idea!!!

Here's one from this summer of me doing what I do best!!!:)

I'm too new at this photog gig to have a pic of me "photogging"

Henry

[Wayne Wood]

Hello everyone , Myself and my 2 year old last spring on her first outing to feed ducks

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2715/img146201bv8.jpg

[Sindri Skulason]

It's great to see the face of the person behind the camera. :-)
I spent a lot of time this summer photographing The Great Northern Diver. The bird in the shot got so used to me that he didn't consider me a threat. Day by day I moved in a little bit closer and moved back if it showed any signs of stress. In the end I could go right up to it and the bird was perfectly calm. Most of the time I of course kept my distance. It’s an amazing feeling when you gain the trust of a wild animal like this.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2414/2060087372_9d7217ea5c_o.jpg

[hTr]

Great Idea Karen

It is really nice to put face Image with the Comments. You All look better in the photos than I imagined, pretty damn good looking Crew!!!

[Bignerd]

Pictures of me are rare. I am usually the one taking pictures.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2164/2060219446_e922a04b1d_o.jpg

[Wayne Wood]

Great Idea Karen

It is really nice to put face Image with the Comments. You All look better in the photos than I imagined, pretty damn good looking Crew!!!


I agree too bad we weren't all filthy rich and could have a big photoshoot somewhere together :lol:

[pttenn]

I'll Play

1st Fish this outing.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u306/hTr_photos/fishing.jpg

That's a flying fish, right, Gary??? Cool shot!
Karen

[Capt Rick]

Here ya go,,This is me taken by the wife last weekend at Hilton Head S.C.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f68/RickHiott/Me.jpg

[pttenn]

Not sure I should post my photo as I am unclear if the statutue of limitations has run out in those few states and provinces I had a misunderstanding in. Funny how if it is illegal one place it probably is still illegal in another place, who would have thought and in so many places? :rolleyes:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/Bradklr/selfportrait.jpg

We won't tell anyone we saw you here...Illegal, huh??????
Karen

[pttenn]

It's great see the face of the person behind the camera. :-)
I spent a lot of time this summer photographing The Great Northern Diver. The bird in the shot got so used to me that he didn't consider me a threat. Day by day I moved in a little bit closer and moved back if it showed any sign of stress. In the end I could go right up to it and the bird was perfectly calm. Most of the time I of course kept my distance. It’s an amazing feeling when you gain the trust of a wild animal like this.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2414/2060087372_9d7217ea5c_o.jpg

Sindri, that is an amazing shot! You must be a bird whisperer along with Mitch!
Man this is great, seeing all you people!
Karen

[ajosteve]

You know, it would be great for everyone to get together someplace. Yes, if only we were rich it could be done. Maybe it's possible down the line....A huge bird shoot...steve

[pttenn]

Here ya go,,This is me taken by the wife last weekend at Hilton Head S.C.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f68/RickHiott/Me.jpg

Rick, you MUST be a charter boat captain?? You look more like Jimmy Buffett than Jimmy Buffett! :)
Karen

[BradM]

We won't tell anyone we saw you here...Illegal, huh??????
Karen

Oh it had to do with a cow, dressing gown, lip stick, flight of stairs and a cops bedroom. No bovines were injured but the authorities also happened to be the cows owner so what are you going to do but take it on the lamb. :o

[EdV]

You know, it would be great for everyone to get together someplace. Yes, if only we were rich it could be done. Maybe it's possible down the line....A huge bird shoot...steve

You know, its not impossible. A number of years ago I belonged to a fly fishing board on CompuServe (it was a long time ago :D). Anyway one winter, a group of us got to talking and two guys who lived up in Grayling, MI suggested we all come up and fish the fabled AuSable River. That June was birth of what became the Trout Bum Bar-B-Q and it grew from maybe a dozen of us from around the country (several from Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Georgia, me from Pennsylvania, etc) to an annual event attracting more than 100 folks from around the country and, indeed, the world.

It was never a high ticket price event. Accommodations were spartan. Some folks camped while others stayed in inexpensive motels. One of the guys from Grayling owned the local watering hole so we ate and drank there. It was great.

So it is possible.

[pttenn]

You know, its not impossible. A number of years ago I belonged to a fly fishing board on CompuServe (it was a long time ago :D). Anyway one winter, a group of us got to talking and two guys who lived up in Grayling, MI suggested we all come up and fish the fabled AuSable River. That June was birth of what became the Trout Bum Bar-B-Q and it grew from maybe a dozen of us from around the country (several from Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Georgia, me from Pennsylvania, etc) to an annual event attracting more than 100 folks from around the country and, indeed, the world.

It was never a high ticket price event. Accommodations were spartan. Some folks camped while others stayed in inexpensive motels. One of the guys from Grayling owned the local watering hole so we ate and drank there. It was great.

So it is possible.


That sounds so absolutely cool! (it's the cheap part that caught my eye....) Would love to do something like that. Missouri, Arkansas...about the center of the country??? : To be fair, the people who actually LIVE in Missouri or Arkansas would have to drive out 300-500 miles and come back. :) Personally I'd love to get to Bosque Redondo, or one of those migration sites, and have everyone around to teach me.
Karen

[Najo]

I say we all go stay with mitch he has all the birds trained up there~ kind of middle maybe a little too north :)

[canonloader]

After seeing Sindri's shot with his pet Loon, I'm not even in the running any more. :lol:

[sugarzebra]

Great thread Karen....it was hard to find one of me with a camera, but my wife took this shot with her SD850IS last fall at Huntington Beach during the surfing X-games. This was with the Hawaiian team and you can also see a real celebrity in this shot as well.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w90/sugarzebra/MePOTN.jpg

[sugarzebra]

It's great see the face of the person behind the camera. :-)
I spent a lot of time this summer photographing The Great Northern Diver. The bird in the shot got so used to me that he didn't consider me a threat. Day by day I moved in a little bit closer and moved back if it showed any sign of stress. In the end I could go right up to it and the bird was perfectly calm. Most of the time I of course kept my distance. It’s an amazing feeling when you gain the trust of a wild animal like this.



Sindri, this is simply an amazing shot, especially when you consider that the loon had someone close on both sides as well.

[Najo]

SO.. is that you in the wetsuit?

[hTr]

It's great see the face of the person behind the camera. :-)
I spent a lot of time this summer photographing The Great Northern Diver. The bird in the shot got so used to me that he didn't consider me a threat. Day by day I moved in a little bit closer and moved back if it showed any sign of stress. In the end I could go right up to it and the bird was perfectly calm. Most of the time I of course kept my distance. It’s an amazing feeling when you gain the trust of a wild animal like this.



That is a Amazing Capture Sindri, To get Two Loons in the same Picture:lol::lol::lol:

Just Kidding Buddy, I'm really impressed with your Talents!!!

[scotteisenphotography]

well I don't really have a great one of me...i have this silhouetted one though

http://www.scotteisenphotography.com/me.jpg

i had my 30D and 70-200 f2.8 IS.... ill try to find a better one

[sugarzebra]

SO.. is that you in the wetsuit?

:) :)

[pttenn]

:) :)


I think the name " Scott "precludes the wetsuit. I'm curious as to who the real celebrity is though...
Karen

[pttenn]

Oh it had to do with a cow, dressing gown, lip stick, flight of stairs and a cops bedroom. No bovines were injured but the authorities also happened to be the cows owner so what are you going to do but take it on the lamb. :o

I'm still laughing...you should take over from Dave Barry since he retired. FUNNY! (if it's all true, ignore the last comment.....)
Karen

[pttenn]

It's great see the face of the person behind the camera. :-)
I spent a lot of time this summer photographing The Great Northern Diver. The bird in the shot got so used to me that he didn't consider me a threat. Day by day I moved in a little bit closer and moved back if it showed any sign of stress. In the end I could go right up to it and the bird was perfectly calm. Most of the time I of course kept my distance. It’s an amazing feeling when you gain the trust of a wild animal like this.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2414/2060087372_9d7217ea5c_o.jpg

Man was I waaaay off.I thought you, Sindri, were female. For some reason that name just seemed feminine and I apologise. See how this thread is helpful??? Now I can picture YOU when I see pictures and comments you have posted! ":) By the way, you must have the patience of Job to get a shot like this, the time it took to gain the bird's confidence!
Karen

[sugarzebra]

I think the name " Scott "precludes the wetsuit. I'm curious as to who the real celebrity is though...
Karen

Hi Karen, its Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm to a shark while surfing in Hawaii (where she is from). She was 13 when she lost her arm (four years ago) and she was able to return to surfing as a professional. I was able to take a lot of shots of her and it was absolutely inspirational just to watch her.

[pttenn]

Hi Karen, its Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm to a shark while surfing in Hawaii (where she is from). She was 13 when she lost her arm (four years ago) and she was able to return to surfing as a professional. I was able to take a lot of shots of her and it was absolutely inspirational just to watch her.

Ohhh, thank you for that info. I remember that quite clearly. Doesn't seem like 4 years ago already! And yes, that is so inspirational!
Karen

[pttenn]

[quote=EdV;4376092]You know, its not impossible. A number of years ago I belonged to a fly fishing board on CompuServe (it was a long time ago :D). Anyway one winter, a group of us got to talking and two guys who lived up in Grayling, MI suggested we all come up and fish the fabled AuSable River. That June was birth of what became the Trout Bum Bar-B-Q and it grew from maybe a dozen of us from around the country (several from Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Georgia, me from Pennsylvania, etc) to an annual event attracting more than 100 folks from around the country and, indeed, the world.

How terrific..I do a little fly fishing myself, but a very amateur level. I don't attempt to tie my own flies or anything. I just love fishing. Or did until I got into photography! I'd have to dust off my fly rods!
Karen

[GyRob]

sindri
is that a great northan diver - or loon as its known )
iv just spent 8 hours trying to get a shot of one but its in the center of the lake out of reach lol
Rob.

[tote]

http://noova.com/christine/birds/IMG_6788.jpg

[pttenn]

http://noova.com/christine/birds/IMG_6788.jpg

Another bird whisperer! You guys have the touch!
Karen

[pttenn]

You know, this is WAY more responses than I ever got posting pictures. I think I should begin an "Oprah" type forum...lolol. This is so beyond cool, I love seeing the pictures and learning a little more about each of you.
Karen

[hTr]

Hey Moderator, This would make a Great "Sticky" for all to have access to.

[EdV]

Hey Moderator, This would make a Great "Sticky" for all to have access to.

I just sat down with the intention of making the same request!

BTW, you looked a bit like Jimmy Buffett on that boat! :D

[philc123]

Great thread Karen,
I will endeavour to find a photo of myself!

Great to see some of the faces. :)

3rd it for a sticky.

[Capt Rick]

Yea Karen,,,I run a Inshore fishing charter service here in Charleston,SC
Check out my website.................... www.reelfishhead.com

[bromm]

I just sat down with the intention of making the same request!

:D


Lol me too, another vote for the "Sticky" :D

[canonloader]

Yeah, needs to be a sticky. :)

[Sindri Skulason]

Man was I waaaay off.I thought you, Sindri, were female. For some reason that name just seemed feminine and I apologise. See how this thread is helpful??? Now I can picture YOU when I see pictures and comments you have posted! ":) By the way, you must have the patience of Job to get a shot like this, the time it took to gain the bird's confidence!
Karen
He, he...you are not the first to make that mistake and I bet you will not be the last. Sindri is a name that can be found in the old Nordic Mytholgy. Sindri was a master smith amongst the dwarfs. Many find that comic since I'm rather big. ;-)
sindri
is that a great northan diver - or loon as its known )
iv just spent 8 hours trying to get a shot of one but its in the center of the lake out of reach lol
Rob.
Hi Rob
Yes, this is a Great Northern Diver (Common Loon). I have never been able to get this close to them before. I spent a lot of time in the water when I was photographing the Divers to get the low angle I wanted and on several occasions I came very close to loosing my gear. I posted a small sample of these shots in my post nr. 5000 few months back.

I would also like to see this thread as a "Sticky". It's so much fun to see the people you are interacting with on this forum. :-)

[pttenn]

He, he...you are not the first to make that mistake and I bet you will not be the last. Sindri is a name that can be found in the old Nordic Mytholgy. Sindri was a master smith amongst the dwarfs. Many find that comic since I'm rather big. ;-)
I would also like to see this thread as a "Sticky". It's so much fun to see the people you are interacting with on this forum. :-)


Well, I've learned something AND glad you weren't offended! And I wholly agree with the last part about seeing the people you are interacting with on the forum! :) This has been a lot of fun!
Karen

[hTr]

Karen You think You were Wrong I saw Sindri as a much older Eskimo!!!:lol::lol::lol:

His Talent far exceeds his Age!!!

[pttenn]

[quote=hTr;4378062]Karen You think You were Wrong I saw Sindri as a much older Eskimo!!!:lol::lol::lol:


Funny! And yes I agree about the talent. His (HIS) shots are consistently just outstanding. And now I see why...anyone who would wade in what has to be cold water for hours is DEDICATED!
Karen

[Jim Neiger]

Here I am driving my old Bass Boat.

Photo is courtesey of James Shadle.
http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POTN/JimN.jpg

[avwh]

I am almost always the one behind the viewfinder, so there are precious few shots of me (which is mostly a good thing ;)). This one my wife took of me in Malawi last summer.

It was that Africa trip that re-kindled my photography bug (3000 shots in 3 weeks in Malawi, Zambia, and South Africa with a G7 - so no high-burst "spray & pray" shutter use to get that kind of photo count ;)).

Since then, my idea of wildlife has mostly shifted from game parks in Zambia to birds in my backyard - but, hey, I went from a G7 to a 40D with a 300 f/4 & 1.4x converter, so it's not all bad. :lol:

[dispatchermike21]

OK this is me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/dispatchermike21/S4010009.jpg

[pttenn]

Nice shots, everyone! Mike, Is that shot at the tulip fields north of Seattle? Went there once and it was beautiful!
Karen

[snowyowl13]

I don't have a picture involving a camera so I'll post a self=portrait from last year. This is me in a different, non-bird related role.
Great thread! Oh yeah, who said we we all so young? Good-looking, maybe. Young, no!

[hTr]

I don't have a picture involving a camera so I'll post a self=portrait from last year. This is me in a different, non-bird related role.
Great thread! Oh yeah, who said we we all so young? Good-looking, maybe. Young, no!

The Red Suspenders make you look young Dan, Great looking Shop also!!!!

[cool breeze]

I was thinking more like "Santa" at the North Pole,lol.

[dispatchermike21]

Nice shots, everyone! Mike, Is that shot at the tulip fields north of Seattle? Went there once and it was beautiful!
Karen


Yes the Tulip festival in Mt Vernon, WA.

[reewik]

You know Karen I really do not have and shots of me actually shooting..Well here is one but you really see nothing. A friend said for me this is about right. He said that I cannot figure out which end to look through.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1282/1223549613_150474e0a4.jpg

Then there is the couple year old shot he took of me at the zoo...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1405/1455528712_4560be01f2.jpg

Good idea Karen!

[busterboy]

Handholding my 300mm as I always do..:D

http://www.timprocter.co.uk/photography/Candids/Tim-with300mm.jpg

[pttenn]

Those are so cool! Snowyowl, are you a smith?? What a great place you have. Eric, that is priceless of you at the wrong end of the lens! :) :)
Karen

[pttenn]

OK-I think some of you are hiding behind your cameras and lenses! :) And one hid completely in a blind! Guess the photographers are watchers and don't like to be watched! :)
Karen

[snowyowl13]

Those are so cool! Snowyowl, are you a smith?? What a great place you have. Eric, that is priceless of you at the wrong end of the lens! :) :)
Karen
Not my place really. I volunteer as the blacksmith at a historic village.

[bromm]

Not my place really. I volunteer as the blacksmith at a historic village.

I was going to ask if you were holding out about the blacksmith gig, what are you making Dan, a custom off camera flash bracket? :D

[wlaramie]

Karen, Neat idea for this thread. I'll submit.

[hTr]

Thought I would Bump to keep on Page One for Anyone wanting to add Pictures!!!!

[Reyno]

Encore for me..a better look I guess :lol:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o240/reyno_photos/_X7T0224.jpg

[rocklyons]

Not many pictures of me around, but here is my official shot. Judge "do you feel lucky, punk" Lyons

[pttenn]

Encore for me..a better look I guess :lol:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o240/reyno_photos/_X7T0224.jpg

Wow, Reyno, have been admiring your shots forever and had no clue what you looked like. This is so neat. Nice gear too! What kind of tripod is that?
Karen

[pttenn]

Not many pictures of me around, but here is my official shot. Judge "do you feel lucky, punk" Lyons

Oh MYYY, wish I lived in Oklahoma so I'd have a friend in high places! A Judge?????? Can you fix speeding tickets in Tennessee?? :rolleyes: Thanks for posting!
Karen

[luckyart60]

Honestly I don't have such short legs or small feet, just the angle of the shot I hope.Anyway you may ask who cares :oops: But the beer guts is my own fault :p

[Viky]

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/P1070633.jpg

That's me, shooting some birds at the zoo.. pic taken by a friend

[pttenn]

I just want to thank all who participated (and who looked) in this thread. This has been great fun, hope some of the holdouts post too! If I do say so myself, this is a terrific looking-and just plain terrific!) group of people. :) Nicer folk can't be found!
Karen

[canonloader]

Can I vote twice for a Sticky patch? ;)

[pttenn]

Can I vote twice for a Sticky patch? ;)

I don't know what a sticky patch is, but whatever it is I vote for it. :) Hmmm, that's kinda how I vote in the presidential elections....
Karen

[canonloader]

We need a mod to make this thread a sticky. ;)

[EdV]

Bump! STICKY!!!

[MicheleRF]

There is a reason I am the photographer and not the photographee! But...in the spirit of this wonderful sharing thread here is a shot in which I am both.

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb238/MicheleRF_photos/memirror_edited-1.jpg

[pttenn]

Ah Michele, I feel the same way but that is a terrific shot of you! Thanks so much for sharing!
Karen

[Reyno]

Wow, Reyno, have been admiring your shots forever and had no clue what you looked like. This is so neat. Nice gear too! What kind of tripod is that?
Karen

Thanks Karen. That's a Bogen 190B with a Bogen 3421 Gimbal.

[Reyno]

Reyno
Do you still use that Bogen Manfrotto 3421 Long lens bracket?
Those Wimberley units are quite pricey.
Was curious on the one you have there

I've had it for almost two years and has performed very well. Don't have the intention of trading this with a Winberley.

[bromm]

I agree with Karen , its nice to have faces to put with the names! I'm gonna cheat like Mitch and vote twice for Sticky!;)
Thats a serious looking setup Reyno, now I'm jealous of your gear and your photos both!:lol:

[Reyno]

I agree with Karen , its nice to have faces to put with the names! I'm gonna cheat like Mitch and vote twice for Sticky!;)
Thats a serious looking setup Reyno, now I'm jealous of your gear and your photos both!:lol:

I'll vote for STICKY as well :D

[Gary Fairhead]

A combination look of " damn its cold " and "why is Ted( (busbyea) pointing his 500 F4 at me ? "...:rolleyes:....This past Winter in the deep freeze while shooting a Northern Hawk Owl ( Avatar ). Photo courtesy of Ted.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/New%20Birds/Cameo.jpg

[canonloader]

and "why is Ted( (busbyea) pointing his 500 F4 at me ?
Your turn to get even. ;)

[jorj7]

Here's a shot of me taken by my daughter.

http://birds.jorj7.com/images/1104-122656-800.jpg

[sugarzebra]

Because I haven't taken many bird shots lately, I guess I'll have to post another shot in this thread :) Taken last month at the IO Needle in Kauai, with the best birding partner in the world, on our 25th anniversary trip. Notice Deb has the filter holder and I've got a 4X6 ND grad....I'm not sure why they both aren't on the lens :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/2067267389_9a366d7a61_o.jpg

[snowyowl13]

There is certainly some seriously impressive gear in this thread.

[pttenn]

[quote=Gary Fairhead;4391494]A combination look of " damn its cold " and "why is Ted( (busbyea) pointing his 500 F4 at me ? "...:rolleyes:....This past Winter in the deep freeze while shooting a Northern Hawk Owl ( Avatar ). Photo courtesy of Ted.


I'm at work and can't view these here, but looking forward to seeing some of the famous Canadian crew! :)
Karen

[pttenn]

Here's a shot of me taken by my daughter.

http://birds.jorj7.com/images/1104-122656-800.jpg

Jorj, your daughter must be another aspiring photographer! Nice shot!
Karen

[Blue Deuce]

I don't have any photo buddy's to take shots of me, could not find a single file :(. The only one I have is from three weeks ago at the Fl. Audubon's annual banquet. I am the fat guy on the right and one of my photos they used is in the middle. The gentleman on the left has unselfishly volunteered his time for 16 years and received volunteer of the year award.

Edit: I became determined to dig up a photo of me. After looking all evening I came across one my wife took last year. It better typifies my attire and the environment you can find me in.

[pttenn]

There is certainly some seriously impressive gear in this thread.


You are seriously correct about that! Intimidating, isn't it???? :)
Karen

[village idiot]

Since my sister started this thread (and posted those terrible shots of me from the zoo...) I thought it only fair to upload a couple from our day in the woods beneath the great horned owls.

[canonloader]

Well, at least someone finally got her to use a tripod. ;)

[pttenn]

Well, at least someone finally got her to use a tripod. ;)

Hey, watch out there! But not only did he get me to use the tripod,he BOUGHT it for me. (I think because I helped him get the 400 5.6). And Bob, those are NOT bad shots of you at the zoo.:D
Karen

[pttenn]

I don't have any photo buddy's to take any shots of me, could not find a one :(. The only one I have is from three weeks ago at the Fl. Audubon's annual banquet. I am the fat guy on the right and one of my shots they used is in the middle. The gentleman on the left has unselfishly volunteered his time for 16 years and received volunteer of the year award.

Mike, what an honor for you and a super picture they picked!
Karen

[gymell]

Cool to see photos of everyone and their gear, even though some of you cheat and hide behind it!

[canonloader]

Cool to see photos of everyone and their gear
Which is why this needs to be a Sticky. ;)

[pttenn]

Which is why this needs to be a Sticky. ;)

Who decides about a sticky thread?? We could just post the pictures and weed out all the non-photo comments (funny or informative though they may be...). :) Otherwise I will be hunting for this thread way back in the list when I'm trying to remember who is whom..
Karen

[canonloader]

One of the Mods will have to do it.

[Sindri Skulason]

This thread would be a great place for new members to introduce them selfs and to see who they are interacting with. I really hope the mods will make this thread a sticky.

[hTr]

I sent a PM to Kevin and he is going to see if it can be made a sticky.

Kevins Quote "I was thinking of the same last night as I have watched this thread grow. I will pass on the idea to Pekka and CDS."

Thanks,

[ngannet]

Hehe...this is all for now:) http://www.pbase.com/ngannet/image/71709959.jpg

[Anomalyi]

Here's me on my recent cruise in October. I'm definitely not a familiar face around here but I intend to contribute more often.

[pttenn]

A combination look of " damn its cold " and "why is Ted( (busbyea) pointing his 500 F4 at me ? "...:rolleyes:....This past Winter in the deep freeze while shooting a Northern Hawk Owl ( Avatar ). Photo courtesy of Ted.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/New%20Birds/Cameo.jpg


Jeez you look cold! How do you people do it??? I'm too cold in Tennessee and this is the SOUTH! Glad you sent a pic, Gary. You have given me much encouragement since I began posting here!
Karen

[DonE]

Me on the some cliffs in Cali. I got a free trip to San Clemente to shoot pics of a surf contest. Was a blast, but only lasted 4 days.

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/3639/don1oh0.jpg