SW Florida Workshop Day 5 the last day

An early morning ride out to Little Estero lagoon, hoping to catch some of the great light as the sun comes over the buildings. The lagoon was well populated and had a lot of activity - both birds and photographers.  There was another photo workshop that was at the same place at the same time.Here are a few images from the morning shoot.  This is a slide show where images change in sequence so be patient as they load. I was able to get a few nice images of the Little Blue Heron in its white phase: Another one - both photographed with a Canon 7D and a 500mm F4. Once we lost the good light we drove to Sanibel to Ding Darling.  The loop is closed on Friday but we wanted to spend some time in the nature center and the gift shop.  Lunch at Key Lime Bistro followed by some great ice-cream and we were off to Bunche Beach.Here is another slide who of the birds at Bunche Beach: As the sun was setting we captured some great images before returning to the hotel.  A very nice culmination to a great workshop.      This final image was for fun - the afterglow created some beautiful hues that I wanted to capture with a few skimmers in flight. This concludes the trip report for the March 2012 SW Florida Workshop.  I hope to see some of you participate in next year's workshop or any of the other photo tours and workshops that have been planned.