LONG LEGGED BEASTIE

SWAMPSNIPERPRESS ^ | July 4, 2009 | swampsniper

[SWAMPSNIPER]

"From ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties, and things that go bump in the night, good Lord deliver us." (Old Cornish prayer.)

They couldn't have meant these critters, they are good natured to a fault.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Pinglist

[JoeProBono]

[GSP.FAN]

Excellent pic...Here is another long legged beastie

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Maybe she is what the old Cornish were praying about! They used to burn witches!

[The_Victor]

Good Lord deliver us!

[rdl6989]

I wonder why they stand on one foot like that?

[dr_lew]

To rest ;-)

[TheOldLady]

Great shot, SWAMPSNIPER. Where were you? I mean how far away? Did you have to wait long, or was it serendipity that you saw the stork posing? Your pix are so cool.

[DejaJude]

I wonder why they stand on one foot like that?

Because if they lifted the other foot, they would fall down.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

About 35 or 40 feet, but it’s not hard to get closer to them. This one was on the seawall at the county boat ramp. If you pay attention to the tides and the solar/lunar tables you can get a rough idea where the marsh birds will be. After heavy rains a lot of them will move inland to hunt the ponds and ditches, and you can usually find all the models you need out here. Now, the action is along the coast.

[momto6]

Your pics always make me smile, thank you. Wish I could get a pic like that, I bought an expensive camera but I think the problem is mine (I do like to blame the camera though).

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Thanks, I love taking them

If I can help let me know. It really just takes a knowledge of basics and some practice.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

This is a good way to understand photography,
http://www.photonhead.com/simcam/

[BenLurkin]

[GladesGuru]

Could that old prayer have been referring to a present day horror? I refer, of course, to He Who Shall Not Be Named, A.K.A. “The Long Legged Mack Daddy” as Rev. Manning puts it.

[momto6]

Thank you, I will check it out and see if it helps any.

[rdl6989]

Do you use film or digital? Although I do have a little digital camera, I mostly use my Nikon N-80. I’m thinking about getting a Digital SLR one of these years.

[PERKY2004]

Very nice! (As always!)

[beethovenfan]

Married to the long legged Mac Daddy.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I'm using my Sony A-200 most of the time, got a Panasonic FZ30 and an Olympus C2100 for backup. The big sensor in the Sony records a better image but sometimes it's easier to use a smaller, lighter camera. DSLR prices are coming down, there are some good ones not much more expensive than the point and shoots.

The current trend is smaller cameras, not good for what I do, but that is what the market seems to want. I like a camera big enough to balance any lens I want to use.

[pandoraou812]

Cute!

[mozarky2]

Film? Yeah, I think I saw some of that the other day at Wal Mart. It was right there on the same aisle as the phonograph needles and the dinosaur food.

[blackbart.223]

"Film? Yeah, I think I saw some of that the other day at Wal Mart. It was right there on the same aisle as the phonograph needles and the dinosaur food."

May Ansel Adams place a pox on you.

[blackbart.223]

I truely didn’t need to see that. Thanks.

[kalee]

I was expecting to see Michelle Obama. Pleaseantly surprised to see birds.
LOL

[kalee]

pleasantly
Time for bed. ;)

[mojo114]

You make my day!
Take care FRiend.

[rdl6989]

ROTFLMAO!

[siamesecats]

Wow, I have never seen one of these birds before.
Fabulous shot!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Well come on down and visit, there is all kinds of cool stuff down South. Most people that visit get stuck on the tourist routes and never see Florida at all.

[gorush]

Recent visitors on the other end of the scale.