When life gives you gulls ... you take pictures of them
Feb 19, 2018 22:46:50 #
Went down to Lake Monroe near Bloomington, IN, today, to work on BIF technique. Gulls were the only BIF around, so they were the target du jour.
Constructive C&C welcome.
Enjoy
Constructive C&C welcome.
Enjoy
Feb 19, 2018 22:54:34 #
Feb 19, 2018 23:32:05 #
jonjacobik
Loc: Quincy, MA
I was shooting gulls last week while waiting for the return of the big birds and spring. Great sharp shots.
Feb 19, 2018 23:35:53 #
Cool! Gulls are always a fun fallback when other birds don't want to play... they generally do the craziest things if you can watch them for long enough: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-514658-1.html
4th post on the first page. I can never figure out if they see me there and decide to show off, or if they are all just a few sandwiches short of a picnic? LOL
4th post on the first page. I can never figure out if they see me there and decide to show off, or if they are all just a few sandwiches short of a picnic? LOL
Feb 19, 2018 23:51:54 #
Feb 20, 2018 00:22:38 #
Feb 20, 2018 00:24:11 #
mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, ...
Sorry, couldn't resist. (hat tip to Finding Nemo)
Great shots. Well done.
Sorry, couldn't resist. (hat tip to Finding Nemo)
Great shots. Well done.
Feb 20, 2018 00:35:24 #
2dawgs
Loc: Eastern Washington State
most excellent gulls, can even see the "yellow" of their eyes. I am beginning birder. what shutter speed, iso, apperture used?
Absolutely amazing,
Absolutely amazing,
Feb 20, 2018 07:32:42 #
They are all nice..i love the one with the four of them. Good work.
Feb 20, 2018 08:01:07 #
Feb 20, 2018 08:54:42 #
Feb 20, 2018 09:36:47 #
Feb 20, 2018 09:47:59 #
"most excellent gulls, can even see the "yellow" of their eyes. I am beginning birder. what shutter speed, iso, apperture used?
Absolutely amazing,"
(NOTE - I mistakenly replied to joeblow, which made no sense; the reply should have been directed to 2dawgs, as he was the one who asked the question)
2dawgs
It was around 4:45 pm EST and pretty sunny, with some high clouds that diffused the sunlight just a bit. The sun was coming from just behind me. I used aperture priority (between 5.6 and 8) at ISO 640. I let the camera select the shutter speed, which was in the 1/1,000+ range at the start. Then, as the sun went down, and as the clouds got a bit thicker, the shutter speed dipped into the 1/500 range, making for blurry images. I went with aperture priority because I knew I had good light. In hindsight, as the light was diminishing I should have switched to shutter priority to keep it at least at 1/1,000. Live and learn.
I also used continuous focus tracking and the facial/eye portrait setting to aid in getting the eye to be the primary target in the image. I used the burst mode shutter control.
These were all shot with an Olympus OM-D EM-1 MK II with the 40-150mm f2.8 pro lens. Distance to birds was between 15' to 50'. The images here are cropped substantially.
I hope this helps.
Absolutely amazing,"
(NOTE - I mistakenly replied to joeblow, which made no sense; the reply should have been directed to 2dawgs, as he was the one who asked the question)
2dawgs
It was around 4:45 pm EST and pretty sunny, with some high clouds that diffused the sunlight just a bit. The sun was coming from just behind me. I used aperture priority (between 5.6 and 8) at ISO 640. I let the camera select the shutter speed, which was in the 1/1,000+ range at the start. Then, as the sun went down, and as the clouds got a bit thicker, the shutter speed dipped into the 1/500 range, making for blurry images. I went with aperture priority because I knew I had good light. In hindsight, as the light was diminishing I should have switched to shutter priority to keep it at least at 1/1,000. Live and learn.
I also used continuous focus tracking and the facial/eye portrait setting to aid in getting the eye to be the primary target in the image. I used the burst mode shutter control.
These were all shot with an Olympus OM-D EM-1 MK II with the 40-150mm f2.8 pro lens. Distance to birds was between 15' to 50'. The images here are cropped substantially.
I hope this helps.
Feb 20, 2018 10:32:45 #
Feb 20, 2018 11:30:31 #
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