Wildlife Photography across the Water: Florida day 1

Monday, 19 December 2011

Florida day 1

A big hello from sunny Florida, It took 11.5 hours to get here but its worth every second, The weather is perfect, Clear blue skies and around 70 degrees going up near 80 tomorrow, We went out on the crystal river very early today and instantly was surrounded by manatees, Lots of mothers with young and lots and lots of interaction between the manatees and us, The water was pretty cloudy and green and i knew it would be busy, The light was non existent when we arrived and even when the sun came up it was low shutter speeds all the way, I had set my ISO to 800 which is normally ok but i have set it to auto ISO as i would rather have a sharp grainy image than a blurry soft image, After the manatees and lunch we went to the beach and as we arrived we saw a good size flock of skimmers but before i had chance to get the gear out some kids chased them off and in the 2 hrs we were there they did not return just leaving us with gulls and grackles so i took a handful of images and left, We went back to the river as the sun was setting and found an Osprey on a power pole near the road and managed to get some nice shots, We are off straight after the manatees in the morning for a drive down to Saraosta so i can down load the images and have time to process a few then, Until then just the one manatee shot-more to come

Sorry about the quick processing, I am rushed for time so the vigentting etc will have to wait

Dave

4 comments:

Bobbster19 December 2011 at 20:09
Great shot!
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WPATW20 December 2011 at 03:56
Thanks Bob, More to come so keep posted

Dave
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Birth Of a Manta Ray20 December 2011 at 07:56
Hi Dude,

The Manatee's color is gray or brown. Their flippers also have either 3 or 4 nails so they can hold their food as they are eating. They can live in fresh water, saline water and even brackish water. thanks for sharing it.....
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robbieb20 December 2011 at 16:48
Hi Dave, while I love living here in Shetland I do envy the temperatures that you're having at the moment - just a couple of weeks a year would be nice.

Robbie
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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.