For Your Pleasure: TEN C6
Apr 25, 2016 14:09:04 #
OK, here goes nothing. I'm un-accomplished in shooting in burst mode, didn't even know how to set it up without referencing the manual. Now I'll have to figure out how to get rid of it!
I don't shoot much action, so I had to chase some. Yesterday there were no birds under the dam, so I tried this experiment while paying homage to a newly acquired swing set at the grandsons' house. They were having a ball with it and forgot what Meme was doing.
This morning I caught two herons at the dam, and they got into some sort of activity that involved a lot of posturing and puffing up and flapping at each other. I don't know whether they were fighting or flirting but they were interesting, even though too far from my vantage point.
I see the value, and I"m very glad I did this exercise! Always fun to learn something new.
I don't shoot much action, so I had to chase some. Yesterday there were no birds under the dam, so I tried this experiment while paying homage to a newly acquired swing set at the grandsons' house. They were having a ball with it and forgot what Meme was doing.
This morning I caught two herons at the dam, and they got into some sort of activity that involved a lot of posturing and puffing up and flapping at each other. I don't know whether they were fighting or flirting but they were interesting, even though too far from my vantage point.
I see the value, and I"m very glad I did this exercise! Always fun to learn something new.
Apr 25, 2016 14:20:29 #
Richard, Neil and Billy, thanks so much. Neil, that nesting couple has been there for more years than Ive been photographing them, and this will be my 4th summer. You just have to stand beside the road and fire away :)
Richard, your motorcycle flip pic is crazy-fun!
Andrea, your first photo, with horses back hooves just inches from ground: awesome!
Piet, another crazy-fun and a bit scary shot. Love the literal "in your face." Super cool.
Minnie, both of yours have tremendous impact. Holy-moly, I knew you were an accomplished photographer and pper, but these just leave my jaw on the floor. I bow down to your talent and am humbled!! The compositions, but mostly the pp choices, are just incredible.
Richard, your motorcycle flip pic is crazy-fun!
Andrea, your first photo, with horses back hooves just inches from ground: awesome!
Piet, another crazy-fun and a bit scary shot. Love the literal "in your face." Super cool.
Minnie, both of yours have tremendous impact. Holy-moly, I knew you were an accomplished photographer and pper, but these just leave my jaw on the floor. I bow down to your talent and am humbled!! The compositions, but mostly the pp choices, are just incredible.
Apr 25, 2016 14:49:21 #
minniev wrote:
OK, here goes nothing. I'm un-accomplished in shoo... (show quote)
Good ones, and I especially like #1.
Apr 25, 2016 16:47:14 #
Thank you Linda. I always love looking at your eagle pictures and envy everyone who has them around to get images of. I have yet to see one outside the zoo or aquarium. Your image for this chapter is a wonderful catch at just the right moment.
Minnie, I have to echo Linda's comments on your submissions. They are both amazing captures made all the better by your pp treatment of them. My jaw nearly dropped when I saw these and the downloads are even better.
Minnie, I have to echo Linda's comments on your submissions. They are both amazing captures made all the better by your pp treatment of them. My jaw nearly dropped when I saw these and the downloads are even better.
Apr 25, 2016 17:18:05 #
This is #3 of a 5-shot burst. Two years ago I attended one of Granddaughters eighth-grade track meets. Never used burst before, and never shot anything moving with a still camera, so I was practicing before her events. One man near me with a small P&S was shooting one of the kids at the shot-put. The next round I shot his kid, looked at the results, and approached him with "I'm not selling, I'm offering" and showed him the series. He insisted on paying. I insisted I wasn't selling, I was offering. After a prolonged verbal and e-mail series I finally said "pay whatever you think they're worth". My one and only sale with the camera :)
Apr 25, 2016 17:21:47 #
neilds37 wrote:
This is #3 of a 5-shot burst. Two years ago I att... (show quote)
I can see why he liked it.
Apr 25, 2016 18:04:59 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
The folks who do street and people photography are... (show quote)
Excellent, Linda! Perfect choice with those wings at their apex in Ready Mode.
Apr 25, 2016 18:05:43 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
I am always shooting in burst mode at/when : br Th... (show quote)
That first one is a stunner. What a stop action shot! Good work.
Apr 25, 2016 18:06:59 #
Andrea.Jarrell wrote:
I rarely use the burst mode for any of my shooting... (show quote)
I really like that first one Andrea. Both are peak moments but the first one has some special "tension" captured in it.
Apr 25, 2016 18:10:50 #
Billyspad wrote:
Whilst slowly cruising around on my little motor bike this guy literally crawled out of a ditch at the side of the road. Did a U turn and grabbed a burst of shots. Entitled "One too many" or "Been there done that".
Good to see ol Chamin back on the well tried and tested route rather than see the poor boy floundering around with a concept he appeared to have little knowledge of. But God loves a trier so lets not judge him harshly.
Good to see ol Chamin back on the well tried and tested route rather than see the poor boy floundering around with a concept he appeared to have little knowledge of. But God loves a trier so lets not judge him harshly.
Looks like he has a headache and is walking kinda downhill...
Apr 25, 2016 18:11:59 #
neilds37 wrote:
This is #3 of a 5-shot burst. Two years ago I att... (show quote)
Perfect timing got you a wonderful shot. And a great story! Thanks for sharing.
Apr 26, 2016 07:28:39 #
St3v3M wrote:
Let's pay attention and see where TEN's Chapter 6 leads us! S-
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What To Do Next:
- Shoot in burst mode of at least 3-5 images at a time
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What To Do Next:
- Shoot in burst mode of at least 3-5 images at a time
All things come to him who waits!
After years of patient observation....
Endless early risings...
Watching for pre-take-off cues to the sought behavior...
choosing the individual with that certain j'ne sai qua....(sp?)
and finally, the preparatory foreward-leaning posers for the morning take-off suggested that the second bird's pose (from the right) suggested that it was he, the rare individual...who would finally perform that rarest of in-flight maneuvers...
and he DID!
Perfect performance of the in-flight -nose-pick performed with grace and élan ( note the lifted fourth and fifth primary feather tips...in much the manner affected when lifting a tea cup...
a perfect "10" from each of the judges!
The perfect capture in the fourth exposure of the burst!
Ahhh.....life is good!
Dave
Apr 26, 2016 11:04:55 #
Looking at all the great color photos I'm left wondering - what happened to "...and convert to Black and White"?
Apr 26, 2016 11:10:12 #
neilds37 wrote:
Looking at all the great color photos I'm left wondering - what happened to "...and convert to Black and White"?
my take from the read was that the convert to B/W was an assist to selection from the batch, not necessarily for the final result - anyway, that was my take.
Apr 26, 2016 11:19:27 #
neilds37 wrote:
Looking at all the great color photos I'm left wondering - what happened to "...and convert to Black and White"?
Author suggested convert to b&w "so you're not distracted by colors" and "specifically looking at gesture..." and learning to discern what makes "one sliver (of time) stronger than the others."
I took those comments mostly to refer to close up street-type photography, or others where color does not add to the story. For me, of the color images posted to this thread so far, only Richard's motorcycle shot could be equally effective (or better) in b&w.
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