My Annual Wildlife Long Weekend; Part II

Foggy morning; Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia (click to enlarge)
Nikon D850; Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 lens @ 600mm; 1/800th sec. @ f/6.3; ISO 640

In mid-December a couple of friends and I made our annual trek to Virginia's and Maryland's Eastern Shore to photograph wildlife.  Even though the primary reason for the trip was wildlife, that doesn't mean I don't keep my eyes peeled for other subjects of interest.  You can find out much more about the weekend and view additional images if you take a look at my original post here.

In the mean time, some images from that same weekend.

Crab pots and fishing boats on a foggy morning; Chincoteague Island, Virginia (click to enlarge)
Nikon Z7; 24-70mm f/4 S lens @ 43mm; 1/50th sec. @ f/11; ISO 400

Crab Pots; Chincoteague Island, Virginia (click to enlarge)
Nikon Z7; 24-70mm f/4 S lens @ 34mm; 1/125th sec. @ f/16; ISO 400

This year was the first time I've ever experienced fog on our early winter wildlife weekend.
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia (click to enlarge)
Nikon Z7; 24-70mm f/4 S lens @ 54mm; 1/80th sec. @ f/11; ISO 400

High Tide; Chincoteague Island, Virginia (click to enlarge)
Nikon Z7; 24-70mm f/4 S lens @ 31mm; 1/60th sec. @ f/11; ISO 400

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia (click to enlarge)
Nikon D850; Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 lens @ 240mm; 1/800th sec. @ f/11; ISO 100

Cattails; Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland (click to enlarge)
Nikon D850; Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 lens @ 460mm; 1/640th sec. @ f/11; ISO 1000

Derelict; Chincoteague Island, Virginia (click to enlarge)
Nikon Z7; 24-70mm f/4 S lens @ 48mm; 1/180th sec. @ f/11; ISO 400

High Tide 2; Chincoteague Island, Virginia (click to enlarge)
Nikon Z7; 24-70mm f/4 S lens @ 38mm; 1/100th sec. @ f/11; ISO 400

Ducks flying south; Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia (click to enlarge)
Nikon D850; Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 lens @ 600mm; 1/1000th sec. @ f/8; ISO 1000

Young Sika Elk; Sika Elk (commonly misnamed Sika deer)were brought to the Eastern Shore in the early 20th
century for hunting. They are small, typically only 2.5 ft. (76 cm) tall at the rump. (click to enlarge)
Nikon D850; Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 lens @ 240mm; 1/800th sec. @ f/8; ISO 4000

Snow geese on the move.  They are interesting to watch as some seem to assume the role of "guardian" while others
just feed without much regard to their surroundings. (click to enlarge)
Nikon D850; Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 lens @ 600mm; 1/800th sec. @ f/11; ISO 3600

More images from this weekend trip in my next regular post in 2020.  I'll have some additional landscapes as well as wildlife.

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Thanks for looking. Enjoy!  Dennis A. Mook 

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