Here is my set up but I usually have a flash bracket with sb-900 on it and external Calumet Battery just on that day
I shot a different location and I didn't use flash.
I just upload it 4 shot of my set up from lock 14 of my current set up.
Thanks to my friend Wes who took the pictures of me and my gear.
here is the list of my equipment because I know some of you ask.
Nikon D4
Nikon D3X
Nikon D800
Nikon 200-400mm f/4 VR 1
Nikon 600mm f/4 Afs
Sb-900 + Harbor Digital Design XT Flash Extender Kit
Calumet Battery like a turbo which works excellent I got one full day out of it and it still had power left.
Gitzo GT-5530S tripod
Katana Gimbal Head by ProMediaGear
Flash Bracket by ProMediaGear attach to Katana Gimbal.
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Brilliant shorts I must say. Over here in Belgium we don't have the luxury on having the eagles and these are the best I have seen in a long time.
I have however 2 questions if I may
1. On the picture 0096 I see at the bottom of the camera body a plate. Again on the bottom I see a bolt like "thing" that seem to touch the lens collar (optical illusion or not) but what is the purpose of this 'thing"? Never seen it before.
EDIT: see on another picture the metal piece is not touching the lens collar
2. Is the flash a much needed tool for this photography? How strong is the output of this flash? Is it to freeze the moment or to eradicate possible shadows?
Very nice shots. I can't wait till you and all the others start posting the action from this year. There was a comment made from last year about the multiple eagle shot being a photoshop. I wondered if it was a PS or there really were that many going after the one with the fish?
