Posts for: pmackd
May 28, 2020 00:02:15 #
Ed Chu wrote:
not that it matters, but, what camera + Lens did you use; where and when did you take these ?
Nikon D7500 with 300mm f4 VR PF
In the morning nearn where Grand Street (Alameda, CA) crosses a lagoon. One minute drive from my house.
May 26, 2020 14:21:42 #
May 26, 2020 00:59:50 #
These snowy egrets were feasting on a school of bait fish. Swooping down from midair to grab fish right at the surface, making tight turns, sometimes grabbing one little fish after another...or trying. I've been watching these egrets for years but this was the first time I observed this behavior.
Apr 8, 2020 15:51:35 #
First I've seen of this species. He was slurping sugar water from our hummingbird feeder in Alameda California, and came back repeatedly. I think that long downcurved beak that narrows at the end enabled him to do what most songbirds can't.
Nikon D500 with 300mm VD PF
Nikon D500 with 300mm VD PF
Jan 15, 2020 19:25:37 #
Thanks to all. I've never gotten shots with a bluebird pair this close to each other before.
Jan 13, 2020 13:39:05 #
Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF
Nov 19, 2019 01:00:44 #
AHK wrote:
Very nice shot...what does he do now
Haven't seen him for a while. Maybe he's moved on to other people's oaks, or maybe I just have to hang around our oak until he shows up. That's wildlife photography...it takes lots of patience.
Nov 17, 2019 23:26:09 #
This scrub jay flew into our live oak tree and got this acorn.
Nikon D7500 with 300mm f4 VR PF
Nikon D7500 with 300mm f4 VR PF
Oct 16, 2019 16:00:45 #
B_meyer5.55NY wrote:
Where in San Francisco do you dock your "boat?????? 
Emeryville, in the East Bay
Oct 16, 2019 00:30:55 #
srfmhg wrote:
Fantastic set pmackd. Especially steady hand on the Bay.
Thanks! Rocking boat that constantly needed to be re-positioned. Had someone with me on the flybridge to help with the controls.
Oct 16, 2019 00:27:06 #
Blair Shaw Jr wrote:
That 500 did some flawless work and your boat was a great place to get in the middle of things. These are really exciting and I can feel them roaring past you just overhead. Lucky you ! I live just 40 minutes from the Naval Academy and you have given me an idea cause I have friends with boats .......yesssss.
Yes boat is the way and D500 + 300mm f4 PF is great combo for a rocking boat. Sound when they come close is awesome. One clue: set focus on infinity and leave it there, gives you one less thing to do when shooting.
Oct 14, 2019 23:17:43 #
Oct 14, 2019 17:00:38 #
Jul 26, 2019 00:24:12 #
I own and use the D7100, D500, and D7500 (also D750). Under most conditions the photos taken by the three DX cameras are essentially indistinguishable. The D500 is overkill for most DX photographers. The super-duper autofocus system really shines for team sports photography. If you don't do that I would go with the 5 or 6 ounce lighter D7500. The D7500 has the most important "pro" feature, the ISO button right on top. And it has U1U2, a much more user friendly memory bank system than Nikon's "pro" one, and an on camera flash, the latter an important feature for general photography the D500 lacks. If low light is important to you, you need a full frame camera, not DX. Even the D500 has way more noise at moderately high ISO than my D750.
Jul 17, 2019 00:23:16 #
I've done better than this with either Nikon 300mm f4 VR PF or Nikon 200-500mm f5.6. But I doubt the lens is the limiting factor. What was the air quality when you took the shot...how much moisture etc. How close to the horizon.