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Bald Eagle at Montezuma NWR

Nice shot, but I would rotate it to level.

Sep 30, 2021 08:27:24 #

Eagle on water

Thanks Fotoartist, nice work.

Sep 29, 2021 11:54:24 #

Eagle on water

Thanks for that info, sumo, I noticed the "keep your wings dry" behavior. Interesting that Ospreys can submerge completely.
I understand that Ospreys line up fish with their body and Eagles line them up with their wings. Dragging that fish sideways out of the water, from a dead stop, didn't look easy!

Sep 28, 2021 15:32:30 #

Eagle on water

This bird stopped and turned mid-air, dove onto the fast moving water, and fished out lunch.

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Conowingo BIF Gimbal Boom Chair Tripod

Sep 27, 2021 12:33:21 #

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I got Facebooked at the dam! Interesting translations.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10221490356782418&id=1056108927

Sep 26, 2021 17:44:36 #

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High water at Conowingo

Well over the warf the last few days.

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Aug 31, 2021 05:41:18 #

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The Imaginary Jesus

Alafoto wrote:

I believe that both my statements are reiterations of Jesus' teachings.

I also believe that f/2.8 lets half as much light as f/1.4 fall onto the imaging sensor. One statement can be proved, the other cannot. I believe both. I also believe that electricity exists. Never seen it, but have felt its presence in an unpleasant way.

f/2.8 let’s 1/4 as much light as f/1.4 fall onto the imaging sensor.

Aug 6, 2021 06:22:29 #

Anyone print on Acrylic? Advice?

CVS acrylic panels 20x30 $149, 50% off = $75 shipped free to any CVS store. Sale ends tomorrow.

Jul 27, 2021 05:28:55 #

On Facebook

Where can I get one of those left handed Canons?

Jul 17, 2021 13:35:15 #

MrPhotog wrote:

I love the rig !

It seems the entire setup balances on the pivot point by your right shoulder. Would it be possible to get the same balance point on the top of a monopod?

The boom pivot is by my shoulder, but the center of gravity is near the camera mount. Would not work as monopod.

Jul 17, 2021 12:54:40 #

Architect1776 wrote:

Interesting.
Most do not have a shop to make all that or a truck to drag all that around or Sherpas to carry it to a remote location.
Kind of confirms the PITA theory after watching the video.

Built with an abrasive disc cutoff saw and a hand drill using a drill guide for perpendicularity. Metals Supermarket supplied the legs, mast & boom cut to length, angle brackets cut to width, and the round disc they bolt to.
Seat mounts via sliding quick release, boom assembly mounts with 4 bolts, and legs attach with three Clevis pins.
Less than 15 minutes setup/tear down, fits in the trunk of my car.

Rig was built exclusively for Conowingo, where I park right by my favorite shooting location.

Jul 17, 2021 05:33:36 #

Gimbal mounted on boom on mast mounted with seat on a large lazy susan ball bearing on tripod. Boom is mounted with a precision ground shoulder bolt and needle roller thrust bearings for smoothest movement. Panning is done with your feet, large vertical movements via boom, and fine tracking is done using the gimbal head.

600 + 2x + 2˚ FOV, dot sight lets me find and stay on the bird.

Jul 17, 2021 05:21:32 #

Architect1776 wrote:

I just watched a couple of videos created by Wimbe... (show quote)

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Jun 11, 2021 06:46:02 #

Corn on the Cob

3 minutes in microwave, as picked. Then cut off big end at largest diameter (you will lose a couple of rows). Then squeeze the corn out of the husk by pinching the top of the ear. Comes out clean with no strings!

May 27, 2021 11:56:56 #

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Conowingo

kpmac wrote:

It works very nicely for #1. The others are ok to me but not nearly so much as the first. I like the idea, though.

Thanks, and I agree with you.
I wonder if EFCS is causing weird wingtips.
I'll try full mechanical shutter next outing.