Shooting from a kayak, Avoca Lagoon, New South Wales, Australia
Jan 12, 2015 03:06:44 #
brianmen
Loc: Sydney Australia
I had a great evening quietly paddling around Avoca Lagoon on a kayak. This was my first experience of shooting from the water and I had purchased a couple of sea to Summit dry bags to protect my gear while I got underway. Once I had got underway I left the top of the bag open and when I was paddling, I would slip the camera back down into. This protected it from the drips that came from the paddle and allowed me to rapidly grab it when I needed it. The kayak had a broad beam so it was a very stable platform, but naturally it kept moving.
Of posted on the general forum a request for suggestions on achieving sharp focus on the moving kayak and also some tricks to help prompt me to remember to go from a BIF setting when I'm shooting stationary birds. In my excitement I am forgetting. The images that I have put up are all relatively low resolution.
It was a great buzz as the birds were much more relaxed with me on a kayak compared to being on the land.
Of posted on the general forum a request for suggestions on achieving sharp focus on the moving kayak and also some tricks to help prompt me to remember to go from a BIF setting when I'm shooting stationary birds. In my excitement I am forgetting. The images that I have put up are all relatively low resolution.
It was a great buzz as the birds were much more relaxed with me on a kayak compared to being on the land.
Eastern Great Egret
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Great Cormorant ?
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Purple swamp hen
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Purple swamp hen
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Purple swamp hen 3
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Great Cormorant n Breeding plumage?
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Jan 12, 2015 03:59:23 #
Great set, Brian. The kayak sounds like a good idea (I couldn't get in or out of one though, lol). Good work. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jan 12, 2015 04:49:30 #
brianmen
Loc: Sydney Australia
Thanks Dook, you probably could get out but it may require some swimming.
Jan 12, 2015 10:44:05 #
Jan 12, 2015 13:45:08 #
Brian,
Great set! The cormorant does appear to be a Great Cormorant but not in breeding plumage...yet. Here is a link to a photo of one in breeding plumage: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/553/galleries/photos/JD_Great_Cormorant/image_popup_view
Great set! The cormorant does appear to be a Great Cormorant but not in breeding plumage...yet. Here is a link to a photo of one in breeding plumage: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/553/galleries/photos/JD_Great_Cormorant/image_popup_view
Jan 13, 2015 06:07:29 #
Brian, these are all excellent, especially the sharpness you captured with the BIF. Well done. I bought a kayak over a year ago to do this myself, guess I need to get it out. But I still fear damaging my gear. Looks like you figured it out though.
Jan 13, 2015 06:56:21 #
brianmen wrote:
I had a great evening quietly paddling around Avoc... (show quote)
Good stuff mate, particularly like the last one. :thumbup:
Jan 13, 2015 07:54:06 #
Great series, Brianmen! I have intended to try this also with my little Bass boat, but keep procrastinating on having the motor serviced. Take care! Sorry, double post!
Jan 13, 2015 07:54:44 #
Great series, Brianmen! I have intended to try this also with my little Bass boat, but keep procrastinating on having the motor serviced. Take care!
Jan 13, 2015 18:52:44 #
brianmen wrote:
I had a great evening quietly paddling around Avoc... (show quote)
Good set Brian.
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Jan 13, 2015 21:45:18 #
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