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Don Alley
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Pelicans and Boobies
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Skipjack Joe
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These images are just great, Don. Looks like you made quite an effort to capture those pelicans as they drop into their dives.
I'm still enamored with boobies as well. You can almost feel the speed and violence as they just fold back to become a living missile.
You're really lucky to see this sort of thing on a daily basis.
BTW, the third image? Those look like grebes to me.
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Russ
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All those images are fantastic! what camera are you using?
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fishbuck
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Where's the boobies? I only saw pictures of birds. 
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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tripledigitken
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Great shots Don, the second one is my favorite. It's just amazing how aero they become just before they hit the water.
Ken
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marv sherrill
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Great pics Don! right place at the right time!!
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bajajudy
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Spectacular, Don
Thanks
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Natalie Ann
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Outstanding photos, Don. I especially like the first one (boobie) and the 4th one, diving pelican. Thanks for sharing.
Nena
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gringorio
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Awesome shots! I know from trail and error - mostly error - how hard it is to capture the action like you have. Thanks for posting them!
greg
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Wiles
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Don,
You continue to amaze me with the quality and diversity of your pictures. Keep em coming.
p.s. yes Skipjack..those are grebes
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Wiles
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A little contrast addition:
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debindesert
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The "Dive-Bomber" is my favorite. Was it a direct hit?
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well
preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and
screaming, \'What a ride!\' - Author Unknown
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elgatoloco
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Great shots! Thanks!
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Ken Bondy
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Magnificent Don. Awesome.
++Ken++
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Don Alley
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Thanks everyone for your kind comments.
I used a Nikon D40 camera with a 55-200 telephoto lens, set on automatic. I took all of these photos this afternoon in about 15 minutes. The camera
was set for continuous shooting: hold the shutter button down and it keeps shooting. What I posted were the good photos out of about 100 shots,
something I could have never done with a film camera.
Yes, the equipment was more expensive than my old point-and-shoots, but it made it very easy to take these pictures. That and the performances of the
birds.
Some of the shots were cropped and all were resized in a Mac shareware program called GraphicConverter.
Some say that the photographer is more important that the equipment; that a great photographer can get great shots out of a cell phone camera. I don't
think I could. But this D40 has allowed me to take cool photos without a great investment in effort, practice, or experience.
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Sunman
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Wonderful, crisp pictures.
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Russ
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Don, Thanks for the info on your camera. I have a Kodac Z612 that has a lot of the same bells and whistles but the optics on the Nikon are definitely
superior. Seems that there are a few nomads out there that use the D-40. I use a mac too and been using iPhoto or PhotoShop to play with the photos
and use Image Well (free) to resize for posting.
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SDRonni
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WOW!!! Beautiful!
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Bob H
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Don, great stuff! I also use a Nikon D-40 and love it to death!
Bob H
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BMG
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Wonderful photos but they are going to cost me! I need to buy a new camera now!!
I think the world is run by C- students.
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