cahale wrote:
What is a sounding area? And unless you intend to get into selling your work, just give them to her with the proviso that you get credit for them.
My guess would be "sounding" was a typo or a dictation app error and "surrounding" is what was intended.
Hal Masover wrote:
Thank you all! I am following your advice and in addition to SD cards I already own, I got a deal for a package of 8 SanDisk 64gb cards with up to 200mb read speed at $8 each. So I'm all carded up now! :)
Now you can rest easy & enjoy your trip!
Hal Masover wrote:
I'm preparing to take a 3 week international photography journey and might not take my laptop. I'm using a 45 mp camera. A reasonable estimate of how many photos I'll shoot on this trip would be something north of 2,000. My D850 uses an SD card and a CF Express B card. My decision is whether to buy a large capacity SD card, like 512, and just leave it in the camera, or several smaller cards that will be backed up by the CF Express card in case I lose any or all of them as I move through several countries? Are the large SD cards stable? Do these read as fast as smaller cards?
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Speaking from personal experience when traveling without a laptop, I use both of the 2 slots in my camera - a Z9 (also a high megapixel). Slot #2 is used as a back-up. Basically what you plan to do. When the cards are full, one card goes to hubby to keep in his money belt & I keep the other in my money belt. Prior to hopping on the flight home, I always remove the last memory cards from the camera(s) and keep them (the cards -not the cameras) in the money belts.
For a trip such as yours, I'd take 64 or 128GB cards. I would not use larger cards even though if one went bad you'd still have the one in the other slot. A possible danger of using a large card & leaving it in the camera is the outside chance that your camera (with the memory cards inside) is stolen or otherwise lost. You might want to consider that possibility in deciding on the capacity of the memory cards.
taffspride wrote:
These were so sweet and unafraid of humans, taken at Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust. UK.
OMG - a big dose of cuteness from a little angel. Thank you!
a6k wrote:
I have a SIRUI P-326 monopod and I'm quite happy with it. However, I'm thinking about adding a 3-feet attachment to the bottom end. Amazon has several at reasonable prices.
Does anyone have actual experience with:
A. adding feet to existing monopod?
B. a particular brand or model that was either notably good or notably bad?
C. experience with a monopod that has feet, even if it came with them, to suggest that this is a good or bad idea?
D. any "gotchas" to consider that are not immediately obvious?
No, I don't want to use a tripod.
Thanks in advance.
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I have no experience with adding feet to an existing monopod, however I have, love, and use a monopod with 3 retractable feet. Mine is a since discontinued Vanguard model. It's a few years old, was inexpensive, has been to 3 continents, takes a beating, and keeps on keeping on. It came with a ball head, which I gave to a friend. Ball heads just don't work for me. The feet are easily retracted and just as easily moved back down into position to give added stability. My model has some sort of ball bearing-type thing between the bottom of the shaft of the monopod and the feet. This allows for easy tilting. Do NOT even think of getting one without that little goody.An added plus of having feet on a monopod is that you can add stability by putting your own feet on its feet.
IMO, it goes without saying that you would NEVER, EVER stand a footed monopod up & attempt to use it as a monopod. You MUST hold it!!
I usually mount my Nest gimbal head with a Nikon Z9 and long zoom lens on it with no issues. Wildlife and birds are my subjects 90% of the time.
Just go on the B&H site and type in "Vanguard monopods" in the search box. There are a couple of good options there.
Rongnongno wrote:
Ok, I have to ask...
WTH IS A B&W FILTER????????????????
It's actually "B+W". Note that it's an actual plus sign between the B and the W. A B+W filter is a high quality, often recommended brand lens filter.
Oops! Just noticed someone beat me to it!
biggin1a wrote:
I think this is a Cooper's Hawk. My neighbors say red-tailed. We are not birders.
I'm 99% plus sure that it's a Cooper's. I can see the banding on the tail & I don't recall banding like that on a Red-tailed. Also, the chest markings in your shot look like Cooper's, not a Red-tailed.
Horseart wrote:
thing I have painted for myself in a very long time. Now that I have retired ...almost ...maybe from doing commission work, I had a blast painting just what I wanted to instead of something to sell. Oh what fun!!!!
Jo, that is absolutely beautiful. The horse looks so alive - ready to race off the sweatshirt & jump a fence.
rspmd23 wrote:
Hi I'm new to Florida, living in Palm Beach County.I'm just getting into birding and would like to know if there are any good sites for shooting around here or elsewhere in southern Florida. I also just upgraded from my old D810 to a new Z8 and am excited to get into birding. Formerly predominantly landscape and some wildlife. Any clubs or groups to look into as well.
Thanks all
Rob P.
Brian Piccolo Park in Cooper City (Broward County) is your closest option for the adorable Burrowing Owls. They are absolutely adorable.
bobforman wrote:
If you are interested in selling your good condition D500, please PM me.
One of our members, mickmates, had one for sale in mid-August, 2022. I was considering purchasing it as a second D500 body to take on a trip to Africa. As I recall, it was low shutter count and priced VERY well. As a long shot, you might want to check with him to see if it's still available. I did purchase a second D500 from a member here, and was very happy with it. It was between the one mickmates had up and the one I purchased. Both were good deals, though. Unfortunately, neither of my D500's will be going up for sale any time soon.
Good luck and please keep us posted.
Nalu wrote:
Here are another 10 images from my recent Falklands trip. To all of you who provided nice comments on the first post, thank you. For some viewers there are a couple of shots here that might be a bit uncomfortable. You may be happy to know that with the shot of the skua with the penguin chick, the chick got away and survived. The two landscape shots are from "the Neck" on Saunders Island. The first provides a perspective of the Gentoo penguin colonies at the neck. I didn't count, but I believer there were at least ten of this colonies. The second is of the rockhopper colony on the hills overlooking the neck. If you look closely, you can see Gentoo penguins on the beach below and Black-Brown Albatross flying. It's quite a scene and the noise coming from the rockhopper colony is overwhelming!
For those interest in gear and traveling, I took two Sony A1 bodies, a 400mm f/2.8, a 200-600, a 70-200, and a 24-105 and 1.4 and 2x converters. Two of the guys brought their 600 primes, but IMO for the most part were overkill. My bag was quite manageable and fit well in the overhead compartments in all of the planes without issue.
Anyway, hope you enjoy.
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Absolutely outstanding images. Your first one is over-the-top perfection.
Nalu wrote:
I had the opportunity to visit the Falkland Islands last December and would like to share a few of the photos. For those serious about their bird photography, the Falklands represents a wonderful opportunity. We were lucky to visit three of the outer islands; Bleaker, Sea Lion, and Saunders. Each island is unique, having to some degree a different group of birds. It may take several posts to share what I consider worth while. So stay tuned. Here are a few to start. Hope you enjoy and constructive comments are always appreciated.
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Great shots. My favorites are the 1st and the last are my favorites - the eye and the foot have it!
On a more serious note, back at the end of October into November, 2023, my husband and I did a 22 day expedition trip to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica. We were the first ship to land at many of the locations. Unfortunately for those who followed and for the wildlife, we were also the last ship to land at some locations. That was due to the findings of avian flu that caused the governments to close down landings. As an aside, there were a couple of locations that had already been closed by government agencies just prior to our arrival. After we arrived home, we discovered that many more locations where we had landed had been closed due to avian flu. Avian flu had also been found in sea mammals in the area - mainly the Elephant Seal population. It was/is a very sad situation.
Architect1776 wrote:
You forgot vacation pics of Thailand part 21.
That made me laugh! So true.