Posts for: Raz Theo
Apr 27, 2019 09:10:50 #
Apr 26, 2019 19:48:12 #
Apr 26, 2019 08:33:34 #
Thanks all for the very informative replies. Your descriptions of the injuries jives with her crippled movements; she was literally pushing herself across the aggregate by her wings and could achieve no loft.
Apr 25, 2019 19:54:19 #
This pretty little critter was trying (haltingly) to make it across my driveway while being chased by an old man with only an iPhone and shaky hands. I wish I'd had my Nikon at the moment but I'll take the shot I got, busy though it be. Don't know what her problem might have been but she disappeared before I could retrieve my big-boy camera. Anyone know what kind of butterfly she/he/it is?
Apr 17, 2019 09:34:33 #
photogeneralist wrote:
I have shaky hands so with a telephoto (BIF?) I have a very hard time keeping the center spot (both exposure and focus) on the bird. I even have a hard time keeping the bird in the frame. What can I do to get a better percentage of photos with BIF in the frame and even better, in focus?
Shutter speed can have a whole lot of say in the matter. I've shot as high as 2000+ in order to get what I wanted.
Apr 17, 2019 09:20:22 #
greymule wrote:
Late in the afternoon. Please download as per usual for detail and color.
Wow. Where is that? Mauritania?
Your sense of humor makes a great picture greater.
Thanks
Apr 14, 2019 20:41:47 #
....of which only two will be displayed here.
Pic #1 is my friend's greeting to the local first responders who generously gave their time to try to haul his young butt out of the tree in which he found himself, 35 feet up.
Pic #2 is the cat 'n' tree. You have to squint - he's up there.
Pic #3 is hizzoner's ho-hum reaction to the proceedings (actually I just like the image). I was using my 16-80 2.8-4 from at least 75 feet.
I didn't take the time to find my 70-200 2.8 which I regret, so I think I really pushed the crops. I reckon the downloads will tell the truth.
BTW: please forgive the lousy light - 'twern't my fault (:<)
Thanks
Pic #1 is my friend's greeting to the local first responders who generously gave their time to try to haul his young butt out of the tree in which he found himself, 35 feet up.
Pic #2 is the cat 'n' tree. You have to squint - he's up there.
Pic #3 is hizzoner's ho-hum reaction to the proceedings (actually I just like the image). I was using my 16-80 2.8-4 from at least 75 feet.
I didn't take the time to find my 70-200 2.8 which I regret, so I think I really pushed the crops. I reckon the downloads will tell the truth.
BTW: please forgive the lousy light - 'twern't my fault (:<)
Thanks
Apr 9, 2019 21:21:10 #
deanfl wrote:
Thank you....here is a cell phone photo....with a person(about 3/4 of the way from the bottom)....in both color and black and white...and a longer view of the scene.
That's great. I think he stands out just a little better in color. But he does give us a little perspective.
Apr 9, 2019 09:26:15 #
Mac wrote:
I know the 24-70mm lens is considered primo, but I was wondering how close some other lenses come to it.
AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G
AF Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
AF Nikkor 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5D
All are smaller, lighter, and less expensive than the 24-70mm, but are they a worthy alternative? the 35-70mm and 35-105mm are out of production but can be found at placed like KEH.
AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G
AF Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
AF Nikkor 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5D
All are smaller, lighter, and less expensive than the 24-70mm, but are they a worthy alternative? the 35-70mm and 35-105mm are out of production but can be found at placed like KEH.
I have the 35-70 2.8D which I no longer use much but would never get rid of. Almost any review you read concludes it is as sharp as anything out there. But it is "old" in terms of ergonomics and lack of VR. But I just recently picked up an AF-S 16-80 2.8-4 ED VR which I now keep on my D7500 full-time. A really sharp lens for a mid-range zoom. I've done a couple informal comparisons at 70mm, f/4 with my 70-200 2.8 VRII and cannot tell any difference. As everyone has mentioned, you can literally find all you need on YouTube. Good luck.
Apr 9, 2019 09:07:04 #
deanfl wrote:
Chattanooga, Tennessee.... pedestrian sidewalk by the Tennessee River....near the Walnut Street bridge.
Taken with a Nikon 16-85 on a Nikon D7100.
Taken with a Nikon 16-85 on a Nikon D7100.
Too bad that there wasn't just one person in the shot to give it a little frame of reference. But it's a fascinating shot none the less. I like both color and b/w versions equally. Nice job.
Apr 6, 2019 11:23:41 #
markeisenbeil wrote:
The warmer weather has been blessing us for the past week or so and the snow has been melting off. Of course, that means everything without vegetation will turn to mud.
Nice work Mark. All are very interesting. The download on #3 sure helped us locate the elk. That is some BIG country you inhabit.
Thanks.
Apr 6, 2019 11:18:32 #
camerapapi wrote:
I have been searching this area at a local park fo... (show quote)
All great shots. Impossible to choose between the sunsets. And you are correct: you are lucky to live close to scenes like those.
Thanks
Apr 6, 2019 11:11:08 #
vandy wrote:
Well I thought that may cause some turned up eyebrows but I said what the heck and did it anyway. I am a big fan of Vandy the school but that also happens to be the somewhat the first 5 letters of my last name, that being vande so I just turned into vandy. Thanks for the welcome!
Apr 6, 2019 11:10:07 #
Briancanon wrote:
The hardest is auto focus. There are so many things in the way. Be sure to use your manual focus more to fine tune the picture. 70-200 2.8 with the 1.4x extender gives you a Fstop of 4. The biggest issue is the constant change of lighting. Be sure to use a very fast exposure for the hummingbirds. There are so many and it's a great picture stopping them in flight. We stayed in La Fortuna and in Monteverde. Amazing. Pur La Vida
I am aware of the one stop loss with the 1.4 but am worried more about ridiculously high ISO's. Many thanks.
Apr 5, 2019 20:22:00 #
vandy wrote:
I am signed up for May 29 through June 5 and am soooo looking forward to this. I have been drooling over this workshop for over a year now so when the chance came up I did not hesitate to pull the trigger.
So vandy, this how you do it? Make me jealous with your first post? Welcome aboard. There's a great group of really knowledgeable folks on board with you.
BTW: "vandy" doesn't by any chance prefer to Nashville, Tennessee's finest center of advanced learning does it?