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InternetJunky posted:Work has been killing my ability to get out and shoot lately so I've resorted to going back through some old photos from this winter. Worth going back to! Dat bird...so sharp e - dammit I always have the shittiest snipes. Here a bird:  Chipping Sparrow by No Small Wave, on Flickr
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InternetJunky posted:Work has been killing my ability to get out and shoot lately so I've resorted to going back through some old photos from this winter. Loving the post work on this.
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Aug 1, 2014 23:58
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Before going to Iceland I had never pointed my camera at a bird. It's so easy to do there.  
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Aug 3, 2014 04:46
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They all look like they are CGI. I'm not complaining, I like them, it's just odd.
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Aug 3, 2014 05:02
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InternetJunky posted:Work has been killing my ability to get out and shoot lately so I've resorted to going back through some old photos from this winter. Feeling a little heavy on the contrast and saturation.
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Aug 3, 2014 13:08
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Kujaroth posted:Before going to Iceland I had never pointed my camera at a bird. It's so easy to do there. drat! Yours turned out way better than mine did. What lens were you using? I only wish I had gotten a shot of one in flight, or with a beak full of fish.
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Aug 3, 2014 17:24
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Kujaroth posted:Before going to Iceland I had never pointed my camera at a bird. It's so easy to do there. Those are awesome. Iceland is definitely on the short list of places I want to get to someday.
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Aug 3, 2014 19:20
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Those are pretty much nailed, even without accounting for it being a first go. The framing of the grass on the first one works really well.
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Aug 3, 2014 19:59
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Those puffin photos are just amazing. Went to Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge early this morning. Didn't spot any belted kingfishers, and couldn't get close to any red-winged blackbirds, but got a few things I liked.   
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Huxley posted:A few of those shots turned out OK, so I threw them up on flickr, and some guy found them and asked if I would post more to a series of groups like, "Birds and Animal Butt Shots!" and "Animal Bums From Around The World." Which, my first reaction was, "man, that's weird." And my second was, "Oh poo poo, this is a fetish isn't it?" Was that  This rear end in a top hat-Collector? One of my recent poopin' bird shots (and not even a good one) got favourited by him and invited to a group. 
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VendaGoat posted:They all look like they are CGI. I'm not complaining, I like them, it's just odd. Interesting. I wonder if it has to do with the light, which was basically fog (hence the completely non-existent backgrounds.) It is unlikely to be processing-related, as they have almost no processing other than some slight tweaks to contrast, sharpening for web etc. As Iceland was likely the first and last time I will photograph a bird (barring any re-visits, which are on the cards) I wouldn't know the first thing about processing bird shots. Hence, very little was done. Bubbacub posted:drat! Yours turned out way better than mine did. What lens were you using? Just a 70-200/4 for Nikon. I got a few of them flapping their wings on the ground but not sure I like the framing of any. Didn't see any with a beak full of fish, probably because I was there around 11pm and hunting time was over. Cheers all.
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ExecuDork posted:Was that I didn't actually click the guy's profile until you asked, but IT ABSOLUTELY IS. Which, I guess it's nice to know Flickr only has the one weird bird anus fetishist.
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Aug 4, 2014 14:14
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A bird s d photo, on Flickr
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Aug 4, 2014 15:33
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Kujaroth posted:Before going to Iceland I had never pointed my camera at a bird. It's so easy to do there. These birds were just posing for the camera, weren't they? Also, what monopod + head do you
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spookygonk posted:These birds were just posing for the camera, weren't they? I have the Sirui carbon-fiber monopod. It's good, but I rarely use it because most of the shooting I do needs to be pretty mobile and is just hand-held, but if you've got a good spot with birds that aren't going to require a huge amount of camera movement it'll certainly do the trick. (Herons are a good example of this) I don't have a head on my monopod and don't miss it.
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Aug 4, 2014 16:54
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I do like my gimbal head, a Benro GH1. If you want something even cheaper, the LensMaster stuff seems to be well received (as long as you accept you've traded cost for weight) http://www.lensmaster.co.uk/index.htm
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Aug 4, 2014 20:36
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I have an opteka knock off gimbal that I use for my big lenses and a manfrotto ball head I use for smaller stuff / spotting scope. I don't use a monopod because I either handhold or I'm in a setup using the tripod + gimbal. I have thought about trying out a monopod for when I'm planning on hanging out more or less in one spot. I don't think I'd use a head for it though.
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I use one of these on my monopod (not that I use a monopod often). I find it more comfortable than leaning the whole combo. http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-manfrotto-234rc-monopod-tilt-head-with-quick-release/p11019
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Those of you who crawl through the woods to get your shots, are you concerned about catching Lyme?
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Bubbacub posted:Those of you who crawl through the woods to get your shots, are you concerned about catching Lyme? Yes. I have friends who have gotten Lyme's and it's not cool at all. Its good to do a tick check periodically.
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It depends on your state. Check your region's department of health. For example, the Washington State health department says:quote:Each year, 7-23 cases of Lyme disease among Washington residents are reported. Most of these people acquired the disease following tick bites that occurred in the northeast and upper mid-west states, where Lyme disease occurs more commonly. However, there are usually a few cases (0-3) in Washington annually that result from tick bites in our state. But yeah if you do a lot of backcountry hiking and especially if you're in one spot on bare ground for a while, get checked, because the earlier Lyme is caught the easier it is to treat. A tip I learned from a Smithsonian biologist studying ticks in Panama was if you're going to be in one spot for a while always bring a plastic tarp or something similar to lay down on instead of bare ground.
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Bubbacub posted:Those of you who crawl through the woods to get your shots, are you concerned about catching Lyme? I had my first Wilson's Phalarope sighting over the weekend. There's a small flock stopping to feed at Arcata Marsh during their migration.  phalarope-tongue by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  phalarope-nibble by Redwood Planet, on Flickr I'm hoping to get some good filming conditions before they leave, but it looks like I'm going to have to deal with overcast weather for most of the next week.
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800peepee51doodoo posted:I have an opteka knock off gimbal that I use for my big lenses and a manfrotto ball head I use for smaller stuff / spotting scope.  " pretty fair in your experience? I'm fed up with trying to make fine adjustments with an awkward twisty ball head and might spring for the Opteka very soon.From Ghana, here's a Kingfisher that doesn't fish:  Woodland Kingfisher by Icybacon, on Flickr And from the park next door, a young Spotted or Barred/Spotted hybrid owl:  Strix Owl by Icybacon, on Flickr This was in serious darkness, yet somehow I still forgot to lower the aperture after taking off the extender specifically to do that... At least it'll probably stand as a personal long exposure bird record!
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Alpenglow posted:Any concerns with the Opteka gimbal, or are the general reviews of "Good once I shaved/lubed this part That's pretty much my exact experience. When I first got it, it was a little sticky spinning around the vertical axis. A couple of drops of triflow and it was working great. No complaints from me. It holds my Sigma 300-800, a 12 pound 2 foot long lens, just fine and moves in all directions smoothly. When its balanced properly, the camera stays right where you point it. The only downside I've noticed is that when you tighten it down, it moves like a half degree or so but its not anything major. Oh and I had to make a bracket to attach an off camera flash because I couldn't find one that fit it. A friend of mine got one and hated it, although I'm still not exactly sure what his complaint was. He ended up getting a full Wimberly for really cheap (well, $350 which is cheap for wimberly) off craigslist and those are, indeed, much beefier and have a better "feel". They're not $400 retail better, imo, but there is a difference for sure.
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Shorebird action is great right now in Alberta. A few hours kayaking yesterday earned me about 100 bug bites (not exaggerating, I look like I have chicken pox) but also some great photo opportunities. Juvi Herring or California Gull (I have no clue how to tell them apart)  Pelicans  Marbled Godwit  Solitary Sandpiper  Long-billed Dowitcher  Bubbacub posted:Those of you who crawl through the woods to get your shots, are you concerned about catching Lyme? Alpenglow posted:And from the park next door, a young Spotted or Barred/Spotted hybrid owl:
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InternetJunky posted:Pelicans All of those are great. The shots I quoted could use some clockwise rotation, I think
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InternetJunky posted:Pelicans These are great! quote:When I was in 8th grade I moved to Michigan from an area that didn't have ticks and one day after walking in long grass I came home to find a bunch of them on my nutsack. Oh, gently caress that. I'll only go outside in winter.
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800peepee51doodoo posted:All of those are great. The shots I quoted could use some clockwise rotation, I think
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I'm off to Kenya for a few weeks on Saturday and can barely sleep I'm so pumped. Hopefully I come back with pictures of a few hundred new lifers. Here's some more from Monday: Hudsonian Godwit  Herring or California Juvi  Marbled Godwit 
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Not the most majestic of birds, but eh, they were there.  
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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I was shopping around for a used 400/5.6, when I found a bargain-grade 1st gen (non-IS) 400/2.8 on KEH. Fuuu... poo poo, I ordered it. Apparently the front filter ring is damaged, but I don't have any filters that would fit on it anyway. Is the lack of IS going to kill me?
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Bubbacub posted:I was shopping around for a used 400/5.6, when I found a bargain-grade 1st gen (non-IS) 400/2.8 on KEH. Fuuu... poo poo, I ordered it. Apparently the front filter ring is damaged, but I don't have any filters that would fit on it anyway. Is the lack of IS going to kill me? Not on a 2.8.
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Kenshin posted:I'm going to head to Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge very early on Sunday morning this weekend. Anybody have any advice for me since I've never been there before, and/or any other northwesterners want to join me? I'm planning on being there right around 6-6:30am. Way too late for this, but advice for anybody else going there for the first time: make sure you go pee before you walk all the way to the end of the boardwalk! Finger Prince fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Aug 9, 2014 |
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Bubbacub posted:I was shopping around for a used 400/5.6, when I found a bargain-grade 1st gen (non-IS) 400/2.8 on KEH. Fuuu... poo poo, I ordered it. Apparently the front filter ring is damaged, but I don't have any filters that would fit on it anyway. Is the lack of IS going to kill me? Haha there's no filter ring on that monstrosity. There's a drop in filter back toward the rear element. They probably mean the ring around the objective lens is bashed to poo poo which is real common since a lot of these were used for field sports like football. It should have no effect on anything at all. Be aware that this is the heaviest lens Canon ever made! You'll need a tripod/monopod for sure. Super rad lens tho, and if you get a 2x TC you've got a 800 f5.6! I don't think no IS is a big issue since you will need the aforementioned tripod pretty much always.
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Great shore bird action on this page! Just got back from a trip to Maryland/DC, got some zoo pics and some wild birds. Here are the wild ones:  Sleepy Night Heron by justincook5376, on FlickrSleepy Black Crowned Night Heron  Night Heron by justincook5376, on FlickrOne not so sleepy  Juvenile Night Heron by justincook5376, on FlickrJuvenile  Male Wood Duck NonBreeding by justincook5376, on FlickrMale Wood Duck in non breeding plumage  Goldfinch by justincook5376, on FlickrAmerican Gold Finch hanging out on some flowers
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You don't care but I need to say it to someone. I have been spending the last hour yelling at myself for leaving my camera locked into 1000 iso while trying to shoot birds indoors. I had one bad experience shooting at an extremely high iso, in a very poorly lit conference room and I shot scared today. Scared of pushing a number higher. 
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Alpenglow posted:Kingfisher and owl TheMirage posted:Wood Duck and juvie night heron InternetJunky posted:Marbled Godwit American Avocets  avocets-feeding by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Wilson's Phalarope  wilsons-phalarope by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Anna's Hummingbird  hummingbird-suckle by Redwood Planet, on Flickr A poof with a face  poof by Redwood Planet, on Flickr A vole in flight  meal-delivery by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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VendaGoat posted:You don't care but I need to say it to someone. I've done similar things. I left my camera in a white balance setting for indoor use (incandescent lights, everything set waaaaaay blue because those lights are really yellow). I've left it silly aperture / iso settings and shot a bunch of high-speed stuff, like birds, at like 1/30. What camera? Some cameras do fine at ISO 1000, some look like rear end (and not the good kind of rear end). White-bellied Sea Eagle from October of 2012 when I was in Tasmania.  Ferry to MONA 18 by Execudork, on Flickr
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Here are a couple of the zoo pics. I too have the fear of high ISO. With these Zoo pics I just bit the bullet since most of the exhibits are indoor and even the outdoor aviary was low light. This Blue Crowned Motmot is ISO 1600 and I think it's still use-ably sharp. I still am weary over going 1600 even though the 70D does pretty good with ISO. There is something about zooming in on the birds eye even when you have perfect focus and seeing noise that is disconcerting. Blue Crowned Motmot by justincook5376, on FlickrThis second one I got away with a slower shutter/lower ISO because the 250mm lens has IS, which would definitely be nice on the 400mm if only I were rich.  Black Crake by justincook5376, on Flickr
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