My new camera and lens
Dec 22, 2013 02:24:09 #
I'm still learning but reasonably happy with this shot. It just wasn't possible to get up-sun in this situation. I wasn't using raw and had to crop this quite a bit.
Whistling kite
Dec 22, 2013 17:02:18 #
Very nice shot. It is hard to get the critters to pose. I always talk to them and make reasonable requests such as 'Please face the sun' but they never seem to listen.
Dec 22, 2013 19:50:30 #
Dec 23, 2013 09:55:42 #
kimssight wrote:
Very nice shot. It is hard to get the critters to pose. I always talk to them and make reasonable requests such as 'Please face the sun' but they never seem to listen.
I was visiting Edinburgh zoo, oh, about 30 years ago. They had an outdoor enclosure for the gorillas. This big old silverback was sitting on some kind of raised 'branch', quite a ways off and up high. Unfortunately, he was facing the wrong way... I said something like "just turn around for a minute...", and lo and behold, he did just that! I took the shot, and as I brought my camera down, I mumbled something like "thank you!". Then I looked around... I was surrounded by a bunch of kids, all looking at me with wide eyes and gaping mouths! Hey, it's just a power I have...
Dec 23, 2013 14:05:01 #
Dec 23, 2013 19:01:05 #
webbo51 wrote:
I'm still learning but reasonably happy with this shot. It just wasn't possible to get up-sun in this situation. I wasn't using raw and had to crop this quite a bit.
Nice shot. What is the bird? :thumbup: :thumbup:
Dec 23, 2013 19:14:38 #
Dec 23, 2013 20:15:03 #
webbo51 wrote:
Thanks for the info. Never saw one when I was in New Guinea. Probably hang out only in the coastal areas and I was up in the highlands.
Dec 23, 2013 21:08:41 #
webbo51 wrote:
I'm still learning but reasonably happy with this shot. It just wasn't possible to get up-sun in this situation. I wasn't using raw and had to crop this quite a bit.
You're off to a good start. Keep shooting and keep posting!
Dec 23, 2013 23:31:40 #
Thanks birdpix. I took heaps to get this one but I guess that's normal?
Dec 24, 2013 02:53:37 #
webbo51 wrote:
Thanks birdpix. I took heaps to get this one but I guess that's normal?
Normal for me :lol:
Nice shot!
Dec 24, 2013 06:21:47 #
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