Comments on: Don’t feed the sharks

By: ELIZABETH BARNES

ELIZABETH BARNES — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:33:00 +0000

Wonderful capture and what a lovely place to live ……the gull capture is a great sequence…

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:15:25 +0000

Hi Michele, great to see you here.

Are youusing manual or auto focus on the gulls? I find it almost impossible to capture fast moving critters on Manual. Also, using the “Burst” mode on the camera helps enormously!

Have visited your blog – gorgeous work you do!

By: Michele R. Unger

Michele R. Unger — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:06:49 +0000

An artist and a fantastic photographer, too! The photos of the Pacifiic gulls are amazing. I have tried and tried to take similar photos and I am so impressed wth your dead on focus and beautiful stop motion shots! Your artwork is stunning, too.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:44:43 +0000

Hi Evelyn, thanks for stopping by.

Yes, it’s always sad to have such majestic creatures forlornly washed up by the tide.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:50:07 +0000

Hi Karen and Diane

Karen, yes it is sad about the whales, you never know if they’ve been hit by a boat or such like (this one was a teenager). We’re lucky that everything in nature has a “Clean Up” team, even if they’re sharks! Unfortunately the “Man Made” clean up team had to take over in this case.

Diane, my camera was on Full Auto as the light was fading fast, I was about 80m away and they were moving FAST! They are not as clear and crisp as I would have liked them to be, but I was just happy to have captured something.

Freo is at the mouth of the Swan River, where it meets the Indian Ocean. Perth City CBD is about 15 kms up river and east of Freo. The rest of Perth spreads north, south and east 40kms each direction. As with any capital city, it hugs the coast line all the way up and down – we’re north of the CBD (Northern Beaches).

Winter by the Beach can be FIERCE!

By: diane

diane — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:09:08 +0000

Fabulous shots of the gull feeding. What settings did you use ? I love the one with the water droplets visible. It must be nice to live so close to the ocean. I didn’t think Perth was on the ocean but Fremantle was??

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:56:27 +0000

Wow, great photos. The poor whale…

By: Karen Hull

Karen Hull — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:38:09 +0000

You are so lucky Cindy to live in such a gorgeous spot – I would definitely be staying in Perth!!! What a sad sight is that poor humpback, but I guess that is nature taking it’s course. Your photos and commentary are always fascinating!!!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:24:03 +0000

Thanks Brenda, much appreciated.

By: Brenda Thebeau

Brenda Thebeau — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:59:55 +0000

Cindy, I live along the St. John River Valley and get to watch Bald Eagles do the same just outside my loft window They are breathtaking and I never stop being riveted by their flight.
Thank you for your encouraging words on my blog post and I pray you get good news concerning your Mum…waiting makes time drag.