Posts for: splatbass
Dec 22, 2019 23:41:51 #
Dec 22, 2019 21:45:41 #
Dec 22, 2019 21:41:23 #
canondave1 wrote:
You have some beautiful, extremely sharp nature photos here. Thanks for sharing! It's sad about the plight of the monk seal. 
Thank you, and yes it is sad.
Dec 22, 2019 21:12:34 #
I went out to Kaena Point, the most remote corner of Oahu, Hawaii, to take some pictures of the nesting albatross. 97% of them live on the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian islands, but a few nest at Kaena Point, and a few on Kauai. I also got a couple of pics of an endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal as a bonus. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to shoot the seal from the front, so this was the best angle I could get safely.
Dec 13, 2019 23:21:04 #
I live in Hawaii. The only time I use a monopod is when birding at wildlife refuges due to the length and weight of the lens. I hand hold for most shots. If it is low light/long shutter speed or big wave surfers I use a tripod (with gimbal head for surfers).
If you regularly use a monopod then bring one, I can't tell you how to do photography. And I can't answer your question about mono vs. trek since I don't have a trek pole. I'm just saying if it were me I would bring a tripod and no monopod/trek pole. I have taken a monopod when traveling before, but I've never actually used it. YMMV.
If you regularly use a monopod then bring one, I can't tell you how to do photography. And I can't answer your question about mono vs. trek since I don't have a trek pole. I'm just saying if it were me I would bring a tripod and no monopod/trek pole. I have taken a monopod when traveling before, but I've never actually used it. YMMV.
Dec 13, 2019 22:18:32 #
billnikon wrote:
You guys just don't get it do you. You CANNOT go into a library and go up to a person and take their picture.
A public library is owned by the taxpayer and is not private property. It is public, and you can take pictures unless they specifically forbid it. Shopping malls and places like that are private property and they have the right to tell you not to take pictures - although with everyone taking selfies all the time seems kind of a moot point.
Which brings up a common street photography technique for stealth, pretend to take a selfie with your phone, but you are really taking a picture of someone in front of you. No one pays attention to people taking selfies.
Dec 13, 2019 22:11:14 #
billnikon wrote:
My responses to these posts up until your negative... (show quote)
Please cite case law to back up your claim. Thank you.
Dec 13, 2019 21:41:37 #
billnikon wrote:
This subject has been discussed here for ever. Yes, you do have the right to photograph folks in public.
BUT, in the United States of America, American Citizens are afforded a "REASONABLE expectation of PRIVACY", YES, EVEN IN PUBLIC.
In the United States of America, you cannot trample on citizens reasonable expectation of privacy.
The photographer must weight those out when shooting in public.
BUT, in the United States of America, American Citizens are afforded a "REASONABLE expectation of PRIVACY", YES, EVEN IN PUBLIC.
In the United States of America, you cannot trample on citizens reasonable expectation of privacy.
The photographer must weight those out when shooting in public.
This is incorrect. There is no expectation of privacy in public - because you are in public. There are cameras all over taking your picture all the time.
Dec 6, 2019 01:32:05 #
Ricoh GR. Perfect street camera.
Nov 9, 2019 00:03:25 #
I took this picture of white terns with my Tamron 16-300mm on a D7000.
Nov 8, 2019 22:48:43 #
n3eg wrote:
Bought a Pentax Spotmatic F at Goodwill last weekend to go with my old M42 lenses that I collected for adapting to Micro Four Thirds.
My first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic. Miss that camera.
Nov 8, 2019 17:30:44 #
I have the 16-300 and use it for travel. Works great.
Nov 8, 2019 17:00:12 #
I've still got a Canon A1 - 40 years old and still works - and a Nikon N80. I've shot with both of them in the last year. Mostly just for fun, maybe two rolls in each. Digital is still superior IMO, but shooting film is nostalgic fun.
Nov 7, 2019 15:52:49 #
When you setup your bird feeder you might want to read Secrets to Backyard Bird Photography by J. Chris Hansen. It has a lot of great ideas for setting it up so you can get natural looking photos in your backyard that look like they are in the wild.
Oct 30, 2019 22:40:42 #
bleirer wrote:
One area it impacts is noise. More noise comes from fewer actual photons striking the sensor, so when you have a choice between higher ISO or more exposure from longer shutter speed/wider aperture, it's better to use more "exposure." It's all good, though.
Yes, there are impacts for each of the three parts of the exposure triangle. Changing the aperture changes depth of field, changing the shutter speed can freeze motion or allow blur. I have somewhere to go, but later when I have time I'll post articles from respected people that say ISO changes exposure.