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p.1 #1 · Sandpiper Assortment

I visited Jones Beach today and the clouds got thicker and thicker leaving me with dark gray conditions. At least it was warm so it was a pleasant stroll on the beach.

The darker sandpipers with the hooked beak are dunlin, the lighter ones are sanderling.

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113014DSC_4863 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/100, f5.6, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

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113014DSC_4869 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/100, f5.6, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

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113014DSC_4901 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/100, f5.6, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

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113014DSC_4915 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/80, f5.6, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

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113014DSC_4972 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/80, f5.6, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

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113014DSC_4980 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/80, f5.6, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

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113014DSC_4983 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/80, f5.6, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

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113014DSC_5027 by Morris0, on Flickr

D300 + 80-400 VR @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/50, f5.6, fill flash (SB910 + Better Beamer)

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

Nov 30, 2014 at 09:27 PM

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p.1 #2 · Sandpiper Assortment

They're nice, Morris, but I would have upped the ISO to 1000 and gone for a faster shutter speed.

Nov 30, 2014 at 09:50 PM

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p.1 #3 · Sandpiper Assortment

Bad weather makes for good Morris....you do make the most out of the opportunity to be creative regardless of the conditions.
Eric

Nov 30, 2014 at 09:56 PM

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p.1 #4 · Sandpiper Assortment

Very neat, Morris. I love how you play with slow shutter to create the motion blur with this fast little birds.

- Tam

Nov 30, 2014 at 10:36 PM

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p.1 #5 · Sandpiper Assortment

I like this Morris set Morris ~ Ron

Nov 30, 2014 at 11:06 PM

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p.1 #6 · Sandpiper Assortment

Interesting "look" to these with the flash eyes highlights but the blurred movement. Last two for me.
I might try to make more of a pano out of the last one and remove the white from the bottom totally and most from the top. That would accent that colour and the movement.
How you do that with a flash is beyond me!
Don

Dec 01, 2014 at 12:46 AM

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p.1 #7 · Sandpiper Assortment

Hi morris, you are one brave dude...

1, 4 and 8 for me..

Dec 01, 2014 at 01:12 AM

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p.1 #8 · Sandpiper Assortment

a nice lookin set Morris

Dec 01, 2014 at 04:20 AM

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p.1 #9 · Sandpiper Assortment

Nice series Morris. You have me thinking about trying out the Better Beamer. #8 makes for an interesting shot. Those li'l guys are bookin' it.

Dec 01, 2014 at 05:33 AM

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p.1 #10 · Sandpiper Assortment

Good stuff Morris.

Dec 01, 2014 at 09:24 AM

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p.1 #11 · Sandpiper Assortment

Cool looking set, Morris.
Socrate

Dec 01, 2014 at 10:32 AM

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p.1 #12 · Sandpiper Assortment

pdmilesjr wrote:
They're nice, Morris, but I would have upped the ISO to 1000 and gone for a faster shutter speed.

thank you Paul,
What you suggest will produce photos that look like very one elses so even the best are still ordinary. I looked at some of my published photos. Both of the ones that National Geographic picked up use motion blur and of the two that Popular Photography used, one had motion blur and the other was high key and a centered vertical composition. I do like to use pretty light for my blurs, it was not there.

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eyelaser wrote:
Bad weather makes for good Morris....you do make the most out of the opportunity to be creative regardless of the conditions.
Eric

Thank you Eric,
Bad weather is good for photography
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canon.eos30d wrote:
Very neat, Morris. I love how you play with slow shutter to create the motion blur with this fast little birds.

- Tam

Thank you Tam,
I have a blast doing it.

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surfnron wrote:
I like this Morris set Morris ~ Ron

Thank you Ron

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DonGut wrote:
Interesting "look" to these with the flash eyes highlights but the blurred movement. Last two for me.
I might try to make more of a pano out of the last one and remove the white from the bottom totally and most from the top. That would accent that colour and the movement.
How you do that with a flash is beyond me!
Don

Thank you Don,
I like your idea of removing some of the white frame for the last image

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kdacharya wrote:
Hi morris, you are one brave dude...

1, 4 and 8 for me..

Thank you Kdacharya,
The first few times I showed this type of work I was concerned how people would react. Now I'm quite confident.

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kmunroe wrote:
a nice lookin set Morris

Thank you Kenny

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Lilki wrote:
Nice series Morris. You have me thinking about trying out the Better Beamer. #8 makes for an interesting shot. Those li'l guys are bookin' it.

Thank you Lilki,
The beamer is a good tool, it can take some getting used to as it changes the way some flash systems behave

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KCollett wrote:
Good stuff Morris.

Thank you Ken

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Shasoc wrote:
Cool looking set, Morris.
Socrate

Thank you Socrate

Morris

Dec 01, 2014 at 07:55 PM

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p.1 #13 · Sandpiper Assortment

Morris, I was referring to you braving the elements.
your understanding of the light and use of the flash and the beamer is beyond compare..

Dec 01, 2014 at 11:41 PM

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p.1 #14 · Sandpiper Assortment

The last one is beautiful, you early master the use of flash and low shutter speed.

Dec 01, 2014 at 11:49 PM

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p.1 #15 · Sandpiper Assortment

kdacharya wrote:
Morris, I was referring to you braving the elements.
your understanding of the light and use of the flash and the beamer is beyond compare..

Thank you for the clarification and complement Kdacharya
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Lightsearcher wrote:
The last one is beautiful, you early master the use of flash and low shutter speed.

Thank you Marcelo,

Morris

Dec 02, 2014 at 08:12 AM

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p.1 #16 · Sandpiper Assortment

Another nice set Morris #6-7 and using Dons suggestion #8 .i need to ask you if the BB really helps on such a distance as in #8?

Dec 02, 2014 at 08:24 AM

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p.1 #17 · Sandpiper Assortment

I love the sense of motion in these Morris, well done.
David

Dec 02, 2014 at 03:46 PM

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p.1 #18 · Sandpiper Assortment

Michael Rucci wrote:
Another nice set Morris #6-7 and using Dons suggestion #8 .i need to ask you if the BB really helps on such a distance as in #8?

Thank you Michael,

I tried Don's suggestion and did not like the result. The balanced natural frame dose a lot for the composition.

As for the flash, the subject distance is only about 20 to 25 feet well withing the range of the SB910 even without the Better Beamer. With the better beamer I frequently see an effect at 50 to 100 feet and catchlight in the eyes for hundreds of feet.

Morris

Dec 02, 2014 at 06:32 PM

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p.1 #19 · Sandpiper Assortment

David Leask wrote:
I love the sense of motion in these Morris, well done.
David

Thank you David

Morris

Dec 02, 2014 at 06:32 PM


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