Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
Jan 8th, 2010 by Lori
Over the New Year’s holiday I had spent some time down in Florida photographing birds at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Viera Wetlands. It was a fairly successful trip. Unfortunately, I did not get to spend as much time at Merritt Island since the drive was closed one afternoon due to an accident on the drive. At Merritt Island, I enjoyed photographing some American avocets. I would have preferred them to be in breeding plumage, but nonetheless, I finally got some avocet images. This is a new species for me. Below are two of my favorite images from Merritt Island.
Hope everyone will have a peaceful, healthy and prosperous new year.
Photo1: American Avocet, Canon 1D Mark lll with 500m IS lens, 2x teleconverter, ISO 640, 1/320, f/8, +2 2/3 exp comp on a cloudy day, Gitzo tripod and Wimberely head.
Photo2: Great Blue Heron, Canon 1D Mark lll with 500m IS lens, 1.4x teleconverter, ISO 1000, 1/250, f/5.6, +2 exp com on cloudy day.
