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AJ Montgomery
21st of April 2005 (Thu), 17:25
I had a wonderful time at the Theler Wetlands, in Belfair, WA today. Birds were moderately plentiful and the weather was awesome! All photos with the 20D, EF 70-200 F/4L and EF 1.4x II. ISO-200 to 800, F/5.6 to 8.

Here are some shots, to see them larger, click here:
http://www.nwphotographers.net/gallery/mont_theler

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dng
21st of April 2005 (Thu), 17:50
Those are great shots AJ i really like the third one, what am i talking about i like them all, good job.
bedeviler
21st of April 2005 (Thu), 18:09
Fantastic!

-bd
Jesc
21st of April 2005 (Thu), 18:20
Very nice pics !!
TammieO
21st of April 2005 (Thu), 19:45
Looks like you had a fun and successful day. Great bunch of photos!
sparker1
21st of April 2005 (Thu), 19:53
Gorgeous shots.
cfcRebel
21st of April 2005 (Thu), 20:13
Well done! I really enjoy the pictures. Thanks for sharing.
RockOne
22nd of April 2005 (Fri), 06:55
Great photos. The heron fishing is great !.
AJ Montgomery
22nd of April 2005 (Fri), 08:22
Thank you all very much for the compliments. Weather permitting, I'll likely get back there this weekend. Take care.
LazyPhotographer
22nd of April 2005 (Fri), 13:14
Great shots!
CyberDyneSystems
22nd of April 2005 (Fri), 18:55
Beautifull Shots AJ,. all are wonderfull.

What is the name of the "other" swallows in the 7th image?
I've not seen those beofre,. they are very lovely.
PhotosGuy
22nd of April 2005 (Fri), 19:01
Nice shots!
AJ Montgomery
22nd of April 2005 (Fri), 21:10
Thanks Lazy!

CDS, I am still looking for their name, I cannot find them anywhere in my sources.

Frank, thanks!
CyberDyneSystems
22nd of April 2005 (Fri), 21:26
Could be a barn swallow? I think they have the rust bellies .. but I did not think it was that dark. Beautifull critters either way!
Skip Souza
22nd of April 2005 (Fri), 22:35
Very nice work AJ
BottomBracket
22nd of April 2005 (Fri), 22:55
Love your pics. Great shot of the bird in flight.
ssim
22nd of April 2005 (Fri), 23:02
Great series. Nice work.
Maz
23rd of April 2005 (Sat), 04:03
What great bird photos!

Thanks for showing them.

Maz
http://www.homesteadsforsale.com
Alan B
23rd of April 2005 (Sat), 05:23
Great shot :cool: :cool:
MarkoPolo
23rd of April 2005 (Sat), 06:49
Very nice series--Thanks for sharing.
RbrtPtikLeoSeny
23rd of April 2005 (Sat), 09:48
Woah, I like a lot of those picture. The third one is my favorite. Absolutely beautiful bird, and the wings are perfect. Great timing on that shot. I love it.
AJ Montgomery
23rd of April 2005 (Sat), 10:20
Could be a barn swallow? I think they have the rust bellies .. but I did not think it was that dark. Beautifull critters either way!
The Barn Swallow is the closest that I have been able to come up with. All of my referrences show them with rusty necks and white bellies, though . . .
Airedale1
23rd of April 2005 (Sat), 10:28
So many wonderful captures, just beautiful work. I would love to see a larger version of #8.
tupe
23rd of April 2005 (Sat), 10:33
So many great shots in one day. Awesome!
AJ Montgomery
23rd of April 2005 (Sat), 17:10
So many wonderful captures, just beautiful work. I would love to see a larger version of #8.
Here is a link:
http://www.kajmonty.com/gallery/albums/fowl/IMG_3325.jpg
Vetteography
23rd of April 2005 (Sat), 17:26
That mallard in flight is phenomenal!
Reigh Higgins
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 15:41
Terrific photos!!
johnthebaptist
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 15:46
Those are great AJ. I have a very amateur eye for photography but I would love to have that kind of quality with my name of it. Thanks for sharing with us.
Michaelmjc
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 16:18
Beautiful pictures, good job.
jog60
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 19:49
Beautiful shots...what a productive day. Thanks for posting these for us to enjoy.
Dario D.
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 21:17
I really like the 5th one - great shot of the duck in flight! :D

They are all very good pictures.
BillH2
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 21:27
A.J. how do you imprint your name and all on these pictures?
AJ Montgomery
28th of April 2005 (Thu), 22:55
Thanks a lot to all of you. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Bill, as for the signature/logo deally, here is what I did:

I created the logo using Adobe PS CS with the text tool, playing around until I acheived the desired look. I save this at 300 dpi, about 3-4 inches wide on a transperant BG and then when I post process a photo, I resize it by adjusting the dpi to the same as the image that I paste it onto. It is a layer that I then position to the corner where I want it and I can merge down or flatten. I actually have this step as part of my action to create the shadows and frame for when I am post processing a standard image size. This works well when batch processing as well. PM me if you wish to have additional assistance!