Another road trip to Long Island this summer, and great results .. so much fun too! Birds in flight everywhere you look, it is overwhelming. Really, I just get worn out so quickly, it takes a lot of energy to keep up with all this, and come home with a few images to process.
This is such a superb bird!
Black_Skimmer in Flight
Long Island - NY
ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/4000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso500A nesting colony of Black skimmers, what a fantastic place to hang out shooting! 1000's of birds, flights almost none stop, great practice and superb weather!
I normally do not shoot against blue skies, so here I had not a lot of choice! With the light fading during the late afternoon, we had to shoot while we had the opportunity.
Can't wait to go back!
Black skimmers Fighting
Long Island - NY
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2500s f/5.0 at 270.0mm iso2500Another Photo-shoot on Long Island NY, what a blast! Pretty much none stop birds in flight, it can wear you out! Just a short 3 day trip, 2 nights in a very nice hotel, and some great NYC food.
Looking forward to the next trip!
American oystercatcher in Flight
Long Island - NY
ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1600s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso1000Join me on Long Island. NY for an exclusive "Birds in Flight" workshop!
August 3-5th - 2018 Fee $750.00 USD per guest.
Fee includes 3 days of workshops and instruction only.
Black skimmer - Long Island NY
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ray@raymondbarlow.com
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/3200s f/5.6 at 360.0mm iso1000Beauty on the Beach!
A short tour last week to Long Island, NY to a wonderful beach colony of Black Skimmers. About 5,000 birds nesting, also Common terns, and Oystercatchers were nesting in the same area on the beach.
The nesting area is roped off, so it is a do not enter zone. For the most part, these birds are completely undisturbed.
Truly a spectacle of nature, and a very awesome success story as so many chicks had hatched, and seem to be doing very well.
Thanks to the very special and caring people of NY State for allowing these bird to continue their reproduction, only a few miles from Times Square!
Best wishes to you, please respect our natural world, leave the birds and animals to their normal life, ... sit back, enjoy, and take nice photos!
raymond