Ossabaw Weekend Photo Adventure, April 28th-May1-Tom Korbutt

 Born To Soar

 I selected a variety of photos that depicted my stay on Ossabaw island from birds to island settings and the barrier island beaches.  The stay on the island brought me closer to mother nature and solidified my passion to continue my love of photography, especially the wildlife which I love to watch in their habitat and have the privilege to photograph..  The barrier island is a unique place to visit and  I  plan to return in the fall to enjoy a different season and flavor of the island.

The experience was great but what made it outstanding was the interaction with you, Marvin, Jan, Jill, and the other photographers especially in the field as well as at home base where we shared our experiences and photos.  In addition helping each other with computers, cameras and getting in and out of our open air safari truck as we lumbered out into the dark each day on our  photo safaris.  The photos I have seen so far are really great as each of us found different ways to present what we saw and experienced.  My congrats to you all, your photos which made this island trip special to me.
Best Regards to All,

Tom Korbutt
Sun City Hilton Head

 Can You Hear Me Now

 Eric on the Ball

 Flaps Down Comin In

 High 5

 Lift Off

Long Road Home

 Maze In wood

 Night Heron Watching

 Ossabaw Sunrise @ South End Beach

 Pelican Beach Race

 Praying for a Better Shot

 Reflection Broken View

 Sky Birds Ballet

 Soft Palette of Color

 Sunlight thru the Moss

 Sunrise at Bradley Beach

 Sunset on Fire

 Sunset on Middle Place

 Trying to Blend In

Woodstock VW Pot Mobile

Ossabaw Weekend Photo Adventure, April 28th-May1-Toby Hilton

 Sunrise on the other end of the island. It was great not having anyone there except the people with us

 Someones old home  at sunset. No one lives there now.  The moss hanging from the trees (Very Large) trees made the  house and us seem small.

 Birds in flight. Eric took us out in his boat (4 at a time) to see and photograph the different shore birds. There were a great many.

 The road leaving from the bunkhouse. It led to many wonderful photo locations.

 A large Oak tree on the way back to the bunkhouse from our outing,

 Red Winged Blackbird at the marsh . just making some noise.

  A Plover checking me out. I was down on my knees taking a photo of something else and I looked over my shoulder and about 4 to 6 feet away was this guy?

 On the way back to the bunkhouse as came to a marsh there was a large number of Egrets feeding. So Eric stopped and we got out and with his direction moved in slowly and got quite close and and some good shots.

 We were here for a sunset. It was a marsh that was very quiet and peaceful. We didn't have a problem with bugs

 Another view of the old house at sunset.

 There were some hummingbird feeders on the porch and during the time we were not out on a outing we would take a few shots of these guys

 This guy was all alone just standing there as to say where did the water go.

 Another guy (Spotted Sandpiper) wondering where did the water go. No one there but our group. A dozens of us.

  A couple of friends. They were not fenced in . There were about 6 donkeys and they would wander up to the bunkhouse for food and attention, which they got plenty of...

A passing storm. On the first day Thursday there was some strong storms going by. We got a little rain but for the remainder of the weekend the weather food and people were wonderful.

 Painted bunting: I was sitting on the porch of the bunk house and along he came. he stayed for about 15 minutes.

I had a great time and I will be looking for the chance to do another trip with you and Marvin.

Thank You

Toby Hilton

Ossabaw Weekend Photo Adventure, April 28th-May1-Anne Sosbe

 Hey Eric,

How am I supposed to pick just 20 ughghgh ;)

Thanks again for all that you do, the trip, the knowledge, the advise... much appreciated.

I would like some feed back, as I didn't get to show them to the group. I have pretty thick skin, so be as critical as you want... its a learning process. I'm still getting familiar with my 'big girl' camera.. and seem to have issues with exposure getting blown out.... I dialed down an f stop- when I had time or could remember.. and it helped, but in general that is my down fall.

Thanks again, I really enjoyed the trip, the group, and the experience

Thanks again,
Ann Sosbe

" April On Ossabaw" 

thanks to Toby, I turned around and got this shot... a macro would have been awesome... but you would also loose the feel of the other leaves....

 mmmm "Beach In Blue"
yep I know the rule of thirds part about not having the horizon in the middle.... but it was more about the tree... and it is not quite a silhouette... that is kinda cool :)

 "Spirt of the Island"

...while the crab is gone.... his spirt lives on.... again with the rule of thirds......I tred differnt croppings.... came back to this one.

 "Mr. Painted Bunting"

at least I know this is a male... and like the bald eagle... my holy grail of birds....ok add the spoonbills in there too ;) Probably too much zooming in on the crop... but I love the highlight on the eye....

 'Window to Another Day"
I'm all about some color as you can see.... love the feel  /mood of this window....

"Morning Golden Hour"
I think this is Jim and Toby... if anyone know for sure please let me know..... a perfect depiction of the weekend.....

 "The Island that is Ossabaw"
Nothing.. but then so much here....  I love this shot

 "Fire Palms"

.....when we got out of the truck before the sun came up, I knew these were going to be spectacular in the light.

 "Spokes"
... reminds me of the spokes on a bicycle wheel.... a little blown out in the center.... see previous comments haha

 "Meadow of the Sea"

this is the grass on the back side of the dunes....please tell me the name....

 "Shifting Dollar"
.....dropped the depth of field very short on this one... another good shot for a macro... but I made do.

 "Breakfast"
I had to run back in for my camera for this one, she was just too cute

 " Outta Here"

.... I got a great shot with the 200mm....would loved to have gotten  all the wings... but I keep this one....

 "Morning Oak"

..... all I did was crop... the effects were the rippels and imperfections in the glass of the upstairs window of the Club House.

 "Palms On the Pond"

.... this was a breath taking site....

 "Palms of Yesterday"
loved the still glass reflections...

 "Window from the Past"

....heading down to breakfast-thanks again ladies- I had to dash back for my camera-AGAIN. The old wavy glass and sunrise were too much to pass up. I would like to have had more room around the edges, too close of a crop. I just look at this and wonder how many other people since the late 1800's, have gazed out this same window.... if those walls could talk...

 "Middle Place"
.... didn't get to peek in the window... everyone was taking shots, next time!

 "Sea of Gold"
Like I said, I love color.....

"Sea Horse  in the Wave"

... well almost, again probably cropped way to much on this but I loved the action in the wave.....