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[Cog]

Hi Cog.
Nice series of shots, I particularly like this one, but I'm trying to get an idea of the perspective, are those vertical lines in the back fence posts close or telegraph poles far off, I'm assuming fence posts close, as I would imagine the bokeh from that lens would hide more distant telegraph poles even at f7.1?
Please don't interpret this as "the posts need removing or distract the viewer," they don't, they add to the picture, it was on second or third look that they got me thinking.

Cheers, Graham.

Hi Graham,

Thanks for your comments! Those are more like fence posts. Approximately 2.5 meters high and quite thin, marking someone's territory in the desert. I think they were closer to the bird than the bird was to me. This is why the lens captured them.

Best,
Vladimir

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Vladimir.
Thank you for clarifying that, it all helps to understand this photography lark and how equipment behaves.

Cheers, Graham.

Hi Cog.
Nice series of shots, I particularly like this one, but I'm trying to get an idea of the perspective, are those vertical lines in the back fence posts close or telegraph poles far off, I'm assuming fence posts close, as I would imagine the bokeh from that lens would hide more distant telegraph poles even at f7.1?
Please don't interpret this as "the posts need removing or distract the viewer," they don't, they add to the picture, it was on second or third look that they got me thinking.

Cheers, Graham.

Hi Graham,

Thanks for your comments! Those are more like fence posts. Approximately 2.5 meters high and quite thin, marking someone's territory in the desert. I think they were closer to the bird than the bird was to me. This is why the lens captured them.

Best,
Vladimir

 

[Cog]

 

[chops411]

IMG_0872 by Eddie Johnson, on FlickrIMG_0871 by Eddie Johnson, on FlickrIMG_0868 by Eddie Johnson, on IMG_0867 by Eddie Johnson, on FlickrIMG_0866 by Eddie Johnson, on Flickr

 

[quod]

7D2, 500/4 II, 1.4x III.

 

[Click]

Very nice picture, quod. Well done.

 

[rpt]

Where did you shoot this pic Cog?

Looks like it is time for me to go to Bhigwan to shoot some Flamingo, Painted Stork and other birds

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi chops411.
A nice series of shots of the owl, unfortunately they all appear to be too bright, I hesitate to say overexposed as it is just as likely that you have made adjustments on an uncalibrated monitor, in particular the first one has a white out on the rear third of the body.

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi quod.
Excellent shot, plenty of action, is that the target fish we can see below the surface!

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Cog]

Where did you shoot this pic Cog?

Looks like it is time for me to go to Bhigwan to shoot some Flamingo, Painted Stork and other birds

Hi rpt,
It's near Al-Khor in Qatar.

 

[chops411]

Hi chops411.
A nice series of shots of the owl, unfortunately they all appear to be too bright, I hesitate to say overexposed as it is just as likely that you have made adjustments on an uncalibrated monitor, in particular the first one has a white out on the rear third of the body.

Cheers, Graham.

I know. The iso was to high. I was shooting a bear in the woods and forgot to change my setting when I drove out. I was just setting in my car when I saw the hawk fly over. Little stuff like this is what i'm learning more about. Always be ready. Thank you for looking.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Chops411.
That is a pretty good reason for the overexposure, I know you are not the first to do that, and I know you won't be the last, it will likely be me! ;D
Better a shot like that than nothing at all, I have tried birds in flight and know how difficult it can be to get and keep them in part of the frame with a focus point, mine are mostly either OOF or empty frames!
There was a thread a while back that pretty much got to the conclusion that switching back to the green square after leaving a venue or location would at least guarantee that the pictures of the unexpected event would come out.

Cheers, Graham.

Hi chops411.
A nice series of shots of the owl, unfortunately they all appear to be too bright, I hesitate to say overexposed as it is just as likely that you have made adjustments on an uncalibrated monitor, in particular the first one has a white out on the rear third of the body.

Cheers, Graham.

I know. The iso was to high. I was shooting a bear in the woods and forgot to change my setting when I drove out. I was just setting in my car when I saw the hawk fly over. Little stuff like this is what i'm learning more about. Always be ready. Thank you for looking.

 

[FEBS]

Catched in Uganda:

 

[quod]

Hi quod.
Excellent shot, plenty of action, is that the target fish we can see below the surface!

Cheers, Graham.

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, the white blob is the target fish.

 

[Click]

Catched in Uganda:

Great pictures. I especially like the first and 3rd one. Well done.

 

[Don Haines]

Hi chops411.
A nice series of shots of the owl, unfortunately they all appear to be too bright, I hesitate to say overexposed as it is just as likely that you have made adjustments on an uncalibrated monitor, in particular the first one has a white out on the rear third of the body.

Cheers, Graham.

I know. The iso was to high. I was shooting a bear in the woods and forgot to change my setting when I drove out. I was just setting in my car when I saw the hawk fly over. Little stuff like this is what i'm learning more about. Always be ready. Thank you for looking.

An amateur mistake

I haven't made a mistake like that for 5 or 6 hours.....

 

[Don Haines]

7D2, 500/4 II, 1.4x III.

Great timing!

 

[FEBS]

Catched in Uganda:

Great pictures. I especially like the first and 3rd one. Well done.

Thanks click,

I just didn't manage to catch the shoebill flying. Only seen once, and was not prepared at that situation because we were visiting the swamp by a canoo.

 

[Roo]

Wedge Tailed Eagle and Peregrine Falcon

 

[Click]

Wedge Tailed Eagle

Great shot, Roo.