KeithBreazeal said:
That is a nice catch with the insect in his mouth.
This is my next goal; to catch birds in a more different setting - daily live or special position - next to small bif
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That is a nice catch with the insect in his mouth.
This is my next goal; to catch birds in a more different setting - daily live or special position - next to small bif
American Coot
This time of year, the Coots show up again. Coots are hilarious waterfowl. Chickens of the swamp, they just GOBBLE down aquatic weeds at a phenomenal rate. Such a rate that you can often catch them coughing to clear their throats, they chug it all down so fast!
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II
Gitzo GT3532LS + Jobu Pro 2
This time of year, the Coots show up again. Coots are hilarious waterfowl. Chickens of the swamp, they just GOBBLE down aquatic weeds at a phenomenal rate. Such a rate that you can often catch them coughing to clear their throats, they chug it all down so fast!
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II
Gitzo GT3532LS + Jobu Pro 2
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Lovely photo Jonjrista said:American Coot
This time of year, the Coots show up again. Coots are hilarious waterfowl. Chickens of the swamp, they just GOBBLE down aquatic weeds at a phenomenal rate. Such a rate that you can often catch them coughing to clear their throats, they chug it all down so fast!
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II
Gitzo GT3532LS + Jobu Pro 2
About your Jobu Pro2: did you choose this one also because the adjustment knobs are not at the same side? How does it operate while being busy with your subjects? (I mean because the 2 knobs are not at the same side of the gimbal)
Appreciate your field-experience. Thanks
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candyman said:Lovely photo Jonjrista said:American Coot
This time of year, the Coots show up again. Coots are hilarious waterfowl. Chickens of the swamp, they just GOBBLE down aquatic weeds at a phenomenal rate. Such a rate that you can often catch them coughing to clear their throats, they chug it all down so fast!
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II
Gitzo GT3532LS + Jobu Pro 2
About your Jobu Pro2: did you choose this one also because the adjustment knobs are not at the same side? How does it operate while being busy with your subjects? (I mean because the 2 knobs are not at the same side of the gimbal)
Appreciate your field-experience. Thanks
Thanks.
I haven't noticed any issue with the knobs being as they are. Yes, you do have to move your shutter hand, but in general I keep the tension just slightly tight, and I really don't adjust it much. Only when I lock it down to move, usually...I rarely ever adjust it when I'm actually shooting.
If I were to make a choice today about what to buy, I might not even consider a standard gimbal. they are quite large, bulky, etc. I am thinking a Mongoose M3.6 would be a simpler yet still totally effective alternative.
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jrista said:candyman said:Lovely photo Jonjrista said:American Coot
This time of year, the Coots show up again. Coots are hilarious waterfowl. Chickens of the swamp, they just GOBBLE down aquatic weeds at a phenomenal rate. Such a rate that you can often catch them coughing to clear their throats, they chug it all down so fast!
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 600mm f/4 L II
Gitzo GT3532LS + Jobu Pro 2
About your Jobu Pro2: did you choose this one also because the adjustment knobs are not at the same side? How does it operate while being busy with your subjects? (I mean because the 2 knobs are not at the same side of the gimbal)
Appreciate your field-experience. Thanks
Thanks.
I haven't noticed any issue with the knobs being as they are. Yes, you do have to move your shutter hand, but in general I keep the tension just slightly tight, and I really don't adjust it much. Only when I lock it down to move, usually...I rarely ever adjust it when I'm actually shooting.
If I were to make a choice today about what to buy, I might not even consider a standard gimbal. they are quite large, bulky, etc. I am thinking a Mongoose M3.6 would be a simpler yet still totally effective alternative.
I just googled it. I didn't know about the Mongoose. [/size]It looks like it can do the same as the gimbal: rotation left/right and up/down. (I watched an online video)Looks like the advantage is weight. And the size seems to be convenient as well. Good for travelling.For the moment it looks like they don't offer it in my country. I will do some more research about it. I am about to spent some money (again - I love photography) for a gimbal (or a-like) since it is so helpful while shooting birds.Thanks for your reaction and explanation.
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Jon, I removed the lower swing arm off my Jobu and it works just fine given the lens mounts rotate. It works really great with the 300 2.8. A little less weight and bulk and easier to deal with.
Jack
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PropeNonComposMentis said:gbchriste said:Osprey mates.
gbchriste ...Umm... are you real ?... or from this planet ?... can you, are you able, to make a bad image ?
Dont get me wrong, I'm luv'in your work.
I have only ever seen this quality come out of Large and Full format Film.
Actually, I think I know you, but the foreground at the bottom of frame adds a "?"...
Cheers !
@PropeNonComposMentis - I'm humbled by your compliment but trust me, I can definitely take a bad shot. For every good one I post there are at least....well, let's just leave it at that.
Even as much as I'm personally pleased by the compositional opportunity this shot presented, it has it's problems. I had a 70-200 on a full frame 5D3 so they don't come close to filling the frame, therefore I had to crop a bit. And just before the male swooped in to the nest I had turned a dial the wrong way and totally fouled up my settings so I was completely blowing the entire frame to pure white. I was right in the middle of getting my exposure settings squared away when I saw him coming toward the nest and had to shoot but I was still at f2.8. I focused on the nest but at 1:1 crop you can tell it's definitely not as sharp as it should be.
The foliage at the bottom of the frame is just the limitations of the geography where I was standing. There were the tops of shorter trees between me and them that were in the frame no matter what I did. And I was standing on a tiny point of land sticking way out in the water with really no place else to move for a different angle. His arrival at the nest happened so fast I really couldn't have moved to improve my angle anyway.
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