Mallard Over the Ice
Apr 3, 2016 18:51:56 #
I've been thinking about doing some bird photography and finally got around to it. On 2/27/16, I got a ride to the St. Croix river near Prescott, WI. A lot has been said about the D810 not being the best for birding, but I thought it did a really good job under the conditions. The birds were out over the water in excess of 100 yards. I used a Nikon 300 f4 af lens, 1/320 sec, f32. I shot the pic using a monopod, which seconds as a cane for me. The shot has been cropped from about 25mb to 3.3mb. I was surprised at how well it did. Comments are welcome. Leon
Apr 3, 2016 18:54:00 #
Apr 3, 2016 20:42:18 #
Very nice, Leon. I like the way you captured the birds'wings in opposite directions. It made for excellent contrast.
Apr 4, 2016 00:00:44 #
Apr 4, 2016 10:11:37 #
photophile wrote:
Good catch Leon.
Thanks for the compliment. It was my first day out with the camera. Felt Good. LEon
Apr 4, 2016 10:12:51 #
debbie wrazen wrote:
Very nice, Leon. I like the way you captured the birds'wings in opposite directions. It made for excellent contrast.
Thanks. The mallards were trying to find an acceptable place to land. They came close on this one. Leon
Apr 4, 2016 10:16:25 #
Jana-TAS wrote:
Great capture!
Thanks. Wish they were closer. The day before there were eagles resting on the edge of the ice. The day of the pictures they were off somewhere. Even the honkers were off somewhere. This was the first time I ever tried to shot a bird in flight and learned a lot from just this one experience. LEon
Apr 5, 2016 00:14:26 #
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