billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Male and Female Anhinga courtship. Male on the left. They will touch beaks, and with their beaks rub each others necks. Then the male will fly off and bring back nesting material, and the cycle then repeats itself. Note the aqua eye lore during mating on the male. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Florida.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/4000 sec. iso 400, manual exposure based on green leaf reading then down one stop (standard set up for metering with sun lighting the subjects the same way as the green leaves)
billnikon wrote:
Male and Female Anhinga courtship. Male on the left. They will touch beaks, and with their beaks rub each others necks. Then the male will fly off and bring back nesting material, and the cycle then repeats itself. Note the aqua eye lore during mating on the male. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Florida.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/4000 sec. iso 400, manual exposure based on green leaf reading then down one stop (standard set up for metering with sun lighting the subjects the same way as the green leaves)
Male and Female Anhinga courtship. Male on the lef... (
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Fascinating! Curious, which eye did your AF lock on to? Both are in focus, so obviously on same plane.
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
mikeroetex wrote:
Fascinating! Curious, which eye did your AF lock on to? Both are in focus, so obviously on same plane.
When I am photographing groups I use zone focus on the Sony. But even though in zone the focus system picked up the male Anhinga. Yes, they were the same distance from me so they would both be in focus.
billnikon wrote:
When I am photographing groups I use zone focus on the Sony. But even though in zone the focus system picked up the male Anhinga. Yes, they were the same distance from me so they would both be in focus.
You showed tremendous patience to get that moment! Congrats!
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
mikeroetex wrote:
You showed tremendous patience to get that moment! Congrats!
Patience yes, but mostly knowing when and where the birds show up is a big part of it. We visit our 3 Wetlands daily and you get to know where the different birds hang out. Then it's just a matter of having the settings on your camera prepared ahead of time.
Another great shot, Bill!
joecichjr
Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
billnikon wrote:
Male and Female Anhinga courtship. Male on the left. They will touch beaks, and with their beaks rub each others necks. Then the male will fly off and bring back nesting material, and the cycle then repeats itself. Note the aqua eye lore during mating on the male. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Florida.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/4000 sec. iso 400, manual exposure based on green leaf reading then down one stop (standard set up for metering with sun lighting the subjects the same way as the green leaves)
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The shot reminds me of Basil Rathbone and Errol Flynn dueling back in the old, old days
A superb capture
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billnikon wrote:
Male and Female Anhinga courtship. Male on the left. They will touch beaks, and with their beaks rub each others necks. Then the male will fly off and bring back nesting material, and the cycle then repeats itself. Note the aqua eye lore during mating on the male. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Florida.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/4000 sec. iso 400, manual exposure based on green leaf reading then down one stop (standard set up for metering with sun lighting the subjects the same way as the green leaves)
Male and Female Anhinga courtship. Male on the lef... (
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Excellent capture. Thanks for the exposure details.
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