Posts for: GED
Aug 13, 2018 07:37:03 #
Very nice work, really like the bipe with the smoke on, is that a Waco? All shots great job 
Aug 13, 2018 07:29:47 #
When shooting hummers in the garden I generally am shooting at f4 and 1/1600th sec to 1/2500th sec and I try to keep the distance within 9 to 18 ft. Just beyond the minimum focusing distance of the lens I am using out to about 18ft so I end up with a decent size file for prints. With the 300mm focal length you could probably focus a little closer than 9ft that was for a 400mm lens. I try shoot when I have enough light to keep the ISO between 320 to 500 to minimize noise. If your hummers tolerate you sitting there in the open WITH your equipment you are fortunate, ours do not. I can sit out there anytime and have hummers two feet away without equipment as soon as they see the equipment they stay away particularly the males. So I have to use a blind which gets very hot. I have tried various techniques and the best for me is to use single spot autofocus, the metering mode I use varies on the backround, if the background is all mostly midtones I will use matrix metering, however if the background is very dark or very bright I will use spot metering. I use aperture priority or manual mode on the camera and always follow the bird and focus on the eye. I do not use a remote for hummers, I believe you will get a much better keeper ratio if you learn to focus on the bird as opposed to prefocusing on a spot and hoping he lands there. Bills method using a potted plant is an excellent one if you don't have gardens to shoot in. I would recommend something red, bee balm and salvia, and many others will pull them in and you can locate the plant to give yourself ideal shooting conditions best backrounds, best light morning and evening. I'll attach a few from this summer using the above method. Best of luck to you they are addicting!
Aug 12, 2018 21:21:28 #
merrytexan wrote:
picture perfect as always...a beautiful set, glenn. outstanding photography! maybe next time you will get to shoot the bear, coyote pup, and turkey. 
Hi merry, I am grateful for your wonderful compliments. I will certainly be watching for them, I know the bear will be back after our apples and the coyote will probably be back after the baby turkeys. I never know what tomorrow will bring but I try to be outside as much as possible to increase my chances.
Aug 12, 2018 20:14:23 #
Aug 12, 2018 20:13:46 #
deer2ker wrote:
Wonderful and beautifully composed!
Thank you for the kind words deer2ker
Aug 12, 2018 20:13:05 #
angela k wrote:
Stunning set, Glenn.... always beautiful and well composed and a pleasure to view!!
Hi Angela, thank you as always for your positive comments and three thumbs. I'm glad you enjoyed them
Aug 12, 2018 20:11:26 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Outstanding work! Really NICE! Love the hummers without the feeders in the shot.
Thank you very much Retired CPO, I appreciate your comments and tend to agree about the feeders.
Aug 12, 2018 20:09:30 #
Dave327 wrote:
Very nice series and tack sharp in download !
Thanks very much Dave
Aug 12, 2018 12:24:49 #
Well it started out to be a few but I couldn't post Mr. G without Mrs. G and I know a lot of folks like hummers so here are some from last week. I was actually trying to get some shots of dragonflies chasing and attacking the hummers but I have to work on that project, I'm a tad too slow on the shutter button. The last one is a female yellowthroat. All were shot with 400mm lens, Nikon D850, at f4, 1/1600th sec to 1/2500th sec at ISO 320 to 500. I was shooting off a tripod and in a blind. The whole time I was photographing this week the dragonflies were attacking the hummers and sometimes the other small birds, that is the first time I ever saw this behavior and was wondering if anyone else has seen that much aggression from the dragonflies? Twice this past week after I packed up and came in for lunch, while eating our lunch we watched a bear, then a coyote pup, and the next day a hen turkey with ten chicks go right past the flower garden. ( Hate to miss those shots!)
Aug 12, 2018 11:19:39 #
Yellow center and eyes would be my choices, although they are all very nice images. Nice work
Aug 12, 2018 11:16:51 #
Aug 10, 2018 07:11:01 #
We have the earlier model RX100 without the viewfinder, and it is an excellent camera. I would recommend buying one with the viewfinder which was not available when we purchased ours. For the small size of the camera and the high quality images it produces I don't think you can go wrong with one of the rx100 series cameras. If size is not a major factor I would also consider the rx10 series which are also excellent and have a longer zoom range than our camera.
Aug 8, 2018 07:28:58 #
Aug 7, 2018 14:53:10 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Yakima has a series of canals for in-town irrigation. Sometimes beavers decide that people's backyards are more appealing than out of town wetlands. Those expensive, non-native trees must be mighty tasty.
That irrigation system is really interesting, the town is to be commended for a project like that. We have a hard time just getting our road maintained! I suppose Linda is referring to the gourmet trees, they do appear to be upscale beavers.
Aug 7, 2018 07:37:57 #
Andy we have a lot of beavers around us in this area. They typically build their dams causing much flooding over roads and other places. The only solution is to break down the dam and trap out the beavers, otherwise they will continue to rebuild the dam. They are generally relocated to areas further back in the forest away from roads where their activity does not cause problems. They are very interesting creatures and I've enjoyed photographing them, however I can certainly sympathize with your situation, both with the beavers and trying to deal with the state. We have known other folks that had problems similar to yours and the state is generally more concerned with the welfare of the beavers than the people.
