Bird of the Week Photo

[mbulriss]

I wondered when someone would notice this week's BOTW picture! I have to say
that from a composition standpoint, this is one of the better ones we have had.
Being able to clearly see the Bird and also the stars in the sky made me want to
ask what time, what camera, what lens, etc. I don't know if Bob or Sandi took
the picture, but it is outstanding. OTOH, maybe it is a classic case of right
time, right place! I'm going to guess that they got to see the Milky Way when
it got real dark out there! (BTW, Bob assured me that they were actually within
sight of a large federal security checkpoint about 1/2 mile away, so they were
relatively safe from undocumented folks wandering around the desert in the
middle of the night in southern AZ!)

Don't let their camera prowess (or luck) intimidate you. Send in your favorite
travel picture for Bird of the Week. Share your neat parking spots with others
so that we can all find neat new places to go to.

Send your pictures in now.

Thanks,
Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX - still working, and not going to neat locations :-(

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Britton"
wrote:
>
> Just gotta say what a great shot that is on the home page...makes me want to
head out to the desert!
>
> Robert Britton
> Hollister, California
> 2004 M380
> 29' Weekender (baby bird)
>

[Robert Britton]

No kidding...that belongs on the cover of a magazine or something...great shot!

Robert Britton
Hollister, California
2004 M380
29' Weekender (baby bird)

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote:
>
> I wondered when someone would notice this week's BOTW picture! I have to say
that from a composition standpoint, this is one of the better ones we have had.
Being able to clearly see the Bird and also the stars in the sky made me want to
ask what time, what camera, what lens, etc. I don't know if Bob or Sandi took
the picture, but it is outstanding. OTOH, maybe it is a classic case of right
time, right place! I'm going to guess that they got to see the Milky Way when
it got real dark out there! (BTW, Bob assured me that they were actually within
sight of a large federal security checkpoint about 1/2 mile away, so they were
relatively safe from undocumented folks wandering around the desert in the
middle of the night in southern AZ!)
>
> Don't let their camera prowess (or luck) intimidate you. Send in your
favorite travel picture for Bird of the Week. Share your neat parking spots
with others so that we can all find neat new places to go to.
>
> Send your pictures in now.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX - still working, and not going to neat locations :-(
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Britton"
wrote:
> >
> > Just gotta say what a great shot that is on the home page...makes me want to
head out to the desert!
> >
> > Robert Britton
> > Hollister, California
> > 2004 M380
> > 29' Weekender (baby bird)
> >
>

[freewill2008]

About the location and camera -

About 30 miles south of Q on Hwy 95 there is an ice cream stand and a DHS
checkpoint. From there a gravel road heads east into the Kofa Wildlife Reserve.
As you drive in there are several places to get off the road. This spot is about
2 miles in. It requires a desire/willingness to park away from EVERYTHING!

For all those hapless photo geeks like me, the camera is a Nikon D700 and 24mm
tilt/shift f3.5 manual lens, using a tripod and remote shutter release. The
D700 has very low internal noise, allowing night shots that aren't full of what
we used to call "grain" in the days of film. The exposure was f3.5 for around 20
seconds. A 1/4 moon provided light on the bus.

Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote:
>
> I wondered when someone would notice this week's BOTW picture! I have to say
that from a composition standpoint, this is one of the better ones we have had.
Being able to clearly see the Bird and also the stars in the sky made me want to
ask what time, what camera, what lens, etc. I don't know if Bob or Sandi took
the picture, but it is outstanding. OTOH, maybe it is a classic case of right
time, right place! I'm going to guess that they got to see the Milky Way when
it got real dark out there! (BTW, Bob assured me that they were actually within
sight of a large federal security checkpoint about 1/2 mile away, so they were
relatively safe from undocumented folks wandering around the desert in the
middle of the night in southern AZ!)
>
> Don't let their camera prowess (or luck) intimidate you. Send in your
favorite travel picture for Bird of the Week. Share your neat parking spots
with others so that we can all find neat new places to go to.
>
> Send your pictures in now.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX - still working, and not going to neat locations :-(
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Britton"
wrote:
> >
> > Just gotta say what a great shot that is on the home page...makes me want to
head out to the desert!
> >
> > Robert Britton
> > Hollister, California
> > 2004 M380
> > 29' Weekender (baby bird)
> >
>

[Al Scudder]

I always miss out on the good pictures cause I can never get int the home page. I get everything eles but NEVER get into the wanderlodge.us t see the great pizx that everybody talkes about

Al2000 LX Ocquec, MI

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To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
From: robertbritton@...
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:52:48 +0000
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Bird of the week photo

No kidding...that belongs on the cover of a magazine or something...great shot!

Robert Britton
Hollister, California
2004 M380
29' Weekender (baby bird)

--- In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com", "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote:
>
> I wondered when someone would notice this week's BOTW picture! I have to say that from a composition standpoint, this is one of the better ones we have had. Being able to clearly see the Bird and also the stars in the sky made me want to ask what time, what camera, what lens, etc. I don't know if Bob or Sandi took the picture, but it is outstanding. OTOH, maybe it is a classic case of right time, right place! I'm going to guess that they got to see the Milky Way when it got real dark out there! (BTW, Bob assured me that they were actually within sight of a large federal security checkpoint about 1/2 mile away, so they were relatively safe from undocumented folks wandering around the desert in the middle of the night in southern AZ!)
>
> Don't let their camera prowess (or luck) intimidate you. Send in your favorite travel picture for Bird of the Week. Share your neat parking spots with others so that we can all find neat new places to go to.
>
> Send your pictures in now.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX - still working, and not going to neat locations :-(
>
> --- In "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com", "Robert Britton" wrote:
> >
> > Just gotta say what a great shot that is on the home page...makes me want to head out to the desert!
> >
> > Robert Britton
> > Hollister, California
> > 2004 M380
> > 29' Weekender (baby bird)
> >
>

[Don Bradner]

You should be going here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum/



On 3/21/2011 at 12:38 PM Al Scudder wrote:

>I always miss out on the good pictures cause I can never get int the home
>page. I get everything eles but NEVER get into the wanderlodge.us t see
>the great pizx that everybody talkes about
>
>Al 2000 LX Ocquec, MI
>
>
>To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>From: robertbritton@...
>Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:52:48 +0000
>Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Bird of the week photo
>
>
>
>
>
>
>No kidding...that belongs on the cover of a magazine or something...great
>shot!
>
>Robert Britton
>Hollister, California
>2004 M380
>29' Weekender (baby bird)
>
>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote:
>>
>> I wondered when someone would notice this week's BOTW picture! I have to
>say that from a composition standpoint, this is one of the better ones we
>have had. Being able to clearly see the Bird and also the stars in the sky
>made me want to ask what time, what camera, what lens, etc. I don't know
>if Bob or Sandi took the picture, but it is outstanding. OTOH, maybe it is
>a classic case of right time, right place! I'm going to guess that they
>got to see the Milky Way when it got real dark out there! (BTW, Bob
>assured me that they were actually within sight of a large federal
>security checkpoint about 1/2 mile away, so they were relatively safe from
>undocumented folks wandering around the desert in the middle of the night
>in southern AZ!)
>>
>> Don't let their camera prowess (or luck) intimidate you. Send in your
>favorite travel picture for Bird of the Week. Share your neat parking
>spots with others so that we can all find neat new places to go to.
>>
>> Send your pictures in now.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike Bulriss
>> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
>> San Antonio, TX - still working, and not going to neat locations :-(
>>
>> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Britton"
> wrote:
>> >
>> > Just gotta say what a great shot that is on the home page...makes me
>want to head out to the desert!
>> >
>> > Robert Britton
>> > Hollister, California
>> > 2004 M380
>> > 29' Weekender (baby bird)
>> >
>>