Surprise visitor at junior golf tournament
Jul 9, 2016 10:59:02 #
I was out shooting the junior golf event when I spotted a blue bird sitting up in a tree. We don't see these very often in this part of SW Florida. Happy he posed for a just second. Such a beautiful bird!! Again, I was shooting with the Nikon D-500, 70-200 and 2xTC. I'm enjoying experimenting with sports photography. The TC really helps keep my distance from the golfers.
Jul 9, 2016 11:38:50 #
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Jul 9, 2016 12:51:48 #
angler wrote:
A superb set Rob.
Thanks. We're so looking forward to our trip to London is September.
Jul 10, 2016 08:03:24 #
Jul 10, 2016 09:06:19 #
Jul 10, 2016 09:09:04 #
Rob47 wrote:
I was out shooting the junior golf event when I spotted a blue bird sitting up in a tree. We don't see these very often in this part of SW Florida. Happy he posed for a just second. Such a beautiful bird!! Again, I was shooting with the Nikon D-500, 70-200 and 2xTC. I'm enjoying experimenting with sports photography. The TC really helps keep my distance from the golfers.
Beautiful bird image and the sport shots are good also!
Jul 10, 2016 11:12:42 #
Jul 10, 2016 11:32:49 #
Thanks. I wanted to keep my shutter speed relatively high and with sun coming in and out I used Aperture mode for most of the shots. Using the 2x TC the lowest aperture was 5.6 but it I was still pleased with results. In post I did crop some with vignetting. Hope that helps!
Captryan wrote:
Love the golf shots, what settings did you use and are these cropped?
Jul 10, 2016 11:36:47 #
Thanks Frank, Because I used the 70-200 with a 2X TC, I did use a monopod for many of the shots. After 4 hours on the course this lens tends to get very heavy and I didn't want to take any chances with shakes. For the blue bird I just turned and shot. No monopod. Lucky I saw him.
Franku wrote:
All very nice.
Did you use a tripod?
Thanks for sharing.
Did you use a tripod?
Thanks for sharing.
Jul 10, 2016 14:36:56 #
Rob47 wrote:
I was out shooting the junior golf event when I spotted a blue bird sitting up in a tree. We don't see these very often in this part of SW Florida. Happy he posed for a just second. Such a beautiful bird!! Again, I was shooting with the Nikon D-500, 70-200 and 2xTC. I'm enjoying experimenting with sports photography. The TC really helps keep my distance from the golfers.
Birds are not safe in golf courses. One time while golfing, my shot went to the right off to the side of the fairway. Could not find my ball for quite a while, then finally found it way short of the shot and near it was a bird that my ball had hit in flight. My son, who's eyes are better than mine, thought that my the ball took a turn in flight and he said he thought I hit a bird. Gelt bad, since I love wildlife, but what could one do. About a year later I had a ball go through a tree and out come down falling is another bird. So I have concluded that birds are not safe in golf courses.
Jul 10, 2016 15:54:29 #
Rob47 wrote:
I was out shooting the junior golf event when I spotted a blue bird sitting up in a tree. We don't see these very often in this part of SW Florida. Happy he posed for a just second. Such a beautiful bird!! Again, I was shooting with the Nikon D-500, 70-200 and 2xTC. I'm enjoying experimenting with sports photography. The TC really helps keep my distance from the golfers.
the golfers kinda look like they know what there doing, heathy swings
Jul 10, 2016 15:57:51 #
joe west wrote:
the golfers kinda look like they know what there doing, heathy swings
I hear ya, but keep in mind that birds fly everywhere.
Jul 10, 2016 22:35:58 #
Really great shots, Rob! I love the sand flying out of the sand trap in the last one!
Jul 11, 2016 14:58:26 #
Thanks, I do look for the golfers in the trap. Always fun to catch the sand and ball.
sailorsmom wrote:
Really great shots, Rob! I love the sand flying out of the sand trap in the last one!
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