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Roger's photography shoot at the Lake Hodges Park , California Feb 15, 2010
Photos were shot using a Canon 100-400 L series f4 f5.6 lens on a Canon 40d body hand held.
The first shots also included the Tamaron 1.4 converter, but auto focus did not work so I removed it.
Photos were processed using Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CS4.
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A pair of Western Grebes. The water had lots of debris in it and some nice reflections. This shot was taken with a Tamaron 1.4 converter on the lens, so the total focal length was 400 x 1.4 x 1.6 = 896 mm. It definitely degrades the quality some. |
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An American Wigeon. Again some what grainy looking. |
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A pair of Grebes getting amorous. |
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Perhaps I should level this photo? |
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This is the reason we drove out here, to see the famous mating ritual. Not only Jesus can walk on water. |
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These are Clark"s Grebes because their eye is in the white part of their head. A Western Grebe has it's eye in the black part of it's head. |
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Sizing each other up. |
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I am not sure what this bird is, perhaps a Wilson's |
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This is an impressive site to watch. It only happens for a week or two in February or March. |
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A tranquil site. |
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I think they are admiring there own reflections. |
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The American Wigeon pair again. |
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An interesting thistle I thought. |