Everglades Great Egrets in Flight
Jan 5, 2012 12:05:42 #
Hey cybermomm
I use the Nikon D7000 with the 70-300mmVR. Glad you liked them.
I use the Nikon D7000 with the 70-300mmVR. Glad you liked them.
cybermomm wrote:
Beautiful! So clear and sharp. What camera/lens/settings did you use?
Jan 5, 2012 12:06:38 #
Thank you Al FR-153.....
Al FR-153 wrote:
#1, 4 and 6. Like the gator in #1.
Jan 5, 2012 12:10:55 #
Hey Swamp Gator, I'm a single dad, with full time job and part time business, bird butt is all I ever have time for, ha, ha.. I really liked the feathers on these guys, but your right, no else liked them either, guess I need to get out more often. Any Lady photographers out there in Central Florida?????
Swamp Gator wrote:
Excellent shots!
#1 with happy Mr. Gator in the background is classic!!
I also like #5 very much as I appreciate the very interesting setting!
#'s 2 and 3 are butt shots and you probably could have left those out, the rest are golden!
#1 with happy Mr. Gator in the background is classic!!
I also like #5 very much as I appreciate the very interesting setting!
#'s 2 and 3 are butt shots and you probably could have left those out, the rest are golden!
Jan 5, 2012 12:12:40 #
Wow! That's the same lens we were discussing two days ago that people, including me, were having trouble getting sharp pictures with. Guess I'll keep mine after all, and play around with the ISO and other settings instead. Looking at your pics, there doesn't seem to be anything inherently "soft" in the focus. Must be operator problems... :)
Jan 5, 2012 12:18:37 #
Nice shot's. Everytime I try to capture egrets in flight they're flying away from me. Have you ever been to the St Augustine Alligator Farm? They have a huge Egret nesting area that's a great PhotoOp in the spring when they fledge. It think it's around mid May.
Jan 5, 2012 12:20:45 #
Check out the Main Photography Discussion section, around page 5 and look for " Focusing Methods For Birds in Flight " I tell what settings I use with this combo to get the shots. It's all about Focusing modes and metering...... What works for me, hope it helps
cybermomm wrote:
Wow! That's the same lens we were discussing two days ago that people, including me, were having trouble getting sharp pictures with. Guess I'll keep mine after all, and play around with the ISO and other settings instead. Looking at your pics, there doesn't seem to be anything inherently "soft" in the focus. Must be operator problems... :)
Jan 5, 2012 12:22:09 #
Thanks John,
Never been, but always up for adventure. Keep me in mind if you go there this year.
Never been, but always up for adventure. Keep me in mind if you go there this year.
johnrennie wrote:
Nice shot's. Everytime I try to capture egrets in flight they're flying away from me. Have you ever been to the St Augustine Alligator Farm? They have a huge Egret nesting area that's a great PhotoOp in the spring when they fledge. It think it's around mid May.
Jan 5, 2012 12:29:52 #
fstop22 wrote:
Thanks John,
Never been, but always up for adventure. Keep me in mind if you go there this year.
Never been, but always up for adventure. Keep me in mind if you go there this year.
johnrennie wrote:
Nice shot's. Everytime I try to capture egrets in flight they're flying away from me. Have you ever been to the St Augustine Alligator Farm? They have a huge Egret nesting area that's a great PhotoOp in the spring when they fledge. It think it's around mid May.
I'm definately going so I'll shoot you a message once I figure out which weekend will be best. Last year I caught two gators fighting, resulting in a death roll and a snapped arm. The pics were pretty cool, but I can still hear the 'snap' in my head when browsing through them.
Jan 5, 2012 12:34:28 #
Actually, we may have wolf puppies by then too, that would be a fun shoot. We never breed for sale, but were asked to breed a couple of our wolves for a government sanctioned wolf research facility out west. They need to introduce new wolves to keep their genetic strain clean
prevent inter-breeding. Its the first time were mating two wolves, so were all pretty excited about it!
Jan 5, 2012 14:38:44 #
Count me in John.. What part of the state you in??
johnrennie wrote:
Actually, we may have wolf puppies by then too, that would be a fun shoot. We never breed for sale, but were asked to breed a couple of our wolves for a government sanctioned wolf research facility out west. They need to introduce new wolves to keep their genetic strain clean
prevent inter-breeding. Its the first time were mating two wolves, so were all pretty excited about it!
Jan 5, 2012 15:00:02 #
Northeast, Jax & St Aug.
Have you seen my wildlife stuff:
http://jrphoto.squarespace.com/portfolio2/wildlife/
Have you seen my wildlife stuff:
http://jrphoto.squarespace.com/portfolio2/wildlife/
Jan 5, 2012 15:56:59 #
Love them. Especially the first. Actually I really like the shots of the birds flying away; beautiful details in the wings and no one ever posts photos like that. That makes them original rather than throwaway, right?!!
Jan 5, 2012 17:06:53 #
I like No 5 best of all. As they say up here in the North country its a "Keepa". Also like no 1 & 6
Jan 5, 2012 17:14:47 #
Fstop, all very nice crisp shots!!! Great job!
Not to be a stickler, but your birds with yellow feet...pretty sure they're Snowy Egrets. You've got a mix here.
;)
Not to be a stickler, but your birds with yellow feet...pretty sure they're Snowy Egrets. You've got a mix here.
;)
Jan 5, 2012 17:37:28 #
Thought that egret looked familiar. It's the same one you posted in Photogrl's thread. That one has a bit more contrast than this one.
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