Kingfisher
Jul 5, 2019 12:29:05 #
Belted Kingfisher
300mm PF with 1.4 extender.
Rare when I do, and never a long enough lens when I see these guys!
So a little soft, but the best I've gotten of them so far.
300mm PF with 1.4 extender.
Rare when I do, and never a long enough lens when I see these guys!
So a little soft, but the best I've gotten of them so far.
Jul 5, 2019 12:32:16 #
Jul 5, 2019 12:47:31 #
papaluv4gd
Loc: durham,ct
Think we have all been there. Use what we have available to us. Sometimes a little softness is the price we pay for trying to capture an opportunity that may not present itself again. Nice shots anyway.
Jul 5, 2019 17:00:17 #
Machinedoc wrote:
They look pretty good to me...nice capture!
Thanks doc!
Jul 5, 2019 17:04:16 #
papaluv4gd wrote:
Think we have all been there. Use what we have available to us. Sometimes a little softness is the price we pay for trying to capture an opportunity that may not present itself again. Nice shots anyway.
Thanks for looking & commenting!
Jul 6, 2019 11:10:20 #
When I get photos like this I keep them and enjoy them until I can get better ones of the same subject. Not bad at all although soft. Better than any Kingfisher photos I have by a long shot.
Jul 7, 2019 04:48:20 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
Belted Kingfisher
300mm PF with 1.4 extender.
Rare when I do, and never a long enough lens when I see these guys!
So a little soft, but the best I've gotten of them so far.
300mm PF with 1.4 extender.
Rare when I do, and never a long enough lens when I see these guys!
So a little soft, but the best I've gotten of them so far.
Excellent captures.
Jul 7, 2019 10:40:34 #
Nice catch. These are very fast small birds and they are shy too. But your white balance is way off. I see that your camera was set for auto w/b but for some reason it's not doing a very good job. I took it into PS and set w/b to auto. I hope it looks better to you.
Jul 7, 2019 11:54:38 #
Thanks all!
Jeepdaddy: I've noticed some strange things happening. I think it's when I have the MB-D18 attached. Sometimes the focus buttons won't work & occasionally on review the button I have programmed to zoom won't work & the screen blacks out. Shutting the camera off & on seems to correct that, but it will come back unannounced. WB on auto is usually very good with this D850. I went back into my raw import in LR, and the WB was off there, so it was in the camera, not my possible cataracts. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Jeepdaddy: I've noticed some strange things happening. I think it's when I have the MB-D18 attached. Sometimes the focus buttons won't work & occasionally on review the button I have programmed to zoom won't work & the screen blacks out. Shutting the camera off & on seems to correct that, but it will come back unannounced. WB on auto is usually very good with this D850. I went back into my raw import in LR, and the WB was off there, so it was in the camera, not my possible cataracts. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Jul 8, 2019 12:10:08 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
Thanks all! br Jeepdaddy: I've noticed some stran... (show quote)
I would bring that to Nikons attention. That camera should do way better than that with the Auto W/B. It's almost like Tungsten has been chosen instead of auto...
Jul 8, 2019 12:16:36 #
This is the first time I've had a WB problem. It could very well have been something I did in PP when I came inside with my progressive glasses darkened. Also, I had to lighten the shadows considerably as the sun was on the left & the birds were very dark. I'm thinking it was my mistake in PP. Personally, I think the photo you "corrected" was a little too washed out as far as WB, and as far from the original I shot as the one I posted..
Jul 8, 2019 20:29:24 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
This is the first time I've had a WB problem. It could very well have been something I did in PP when I came inside with my progressive glasses darkened. Also, I had to lighten the shadows considerably as the sun was on the left & the birds were very dark. I'm thinking it was my mistake in PP. Personally, I think the photo you "corrected" was a little too washed out as far as WB, and as far from the original I shot as the one I posted..
Fair enough. But all I did was correct the W/B. I didn't do any other post processing. It was not my intention to show you my skills in Photoshop but to simply show you that your w/b was off. I hope it was just a processing error on your part. That D850 is Nikons second best camera on the market today and I just thought it was weird that your picture was so blue.
Jan 25, 2021 17:08:31 #
In One, I think the wife is saying not to come back until he has something to bring back 
Nice series 
Nice series Jan 26, 2021 19:52:32 #
joecichjr wrote:
In One, I think the wife is saying not to come back until he has something to bring back Nice series
Nice series Thanks Joe!
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