Adam73 wrote:
Great shot TrenchMonkey. I still don't think ISO 3200 was the best ISO though. Your shutter was still 1/3200 of a second. You could have shot with a D300 at ISO 1600 and got half the shutter speed and still would have come out with a good shot. Am I wrong? 1/1500 of a second wouls still be Sufficient to freeze the action. not in a million, Adam That SS was 1/320th (expressed by Fred and the gang as 10/3200ths...they favor Canon methinks) Handheld w/ BushHawk, VR on put me at the min. to get the shot.
Mr. Monkey,
while I visit FM almost daily, I rarely post.... think my last post was almost a year ago.
But at the risk of a really bad double negative, I simply can't not comment on your capture.
Be-yootifull!
Greg
BiPolarBear wrote:
Mr. Monkey,
while I visit FM almost daily, I rarely post.... think my last post was almost a year ago.
But at the risk of a really bad double negative, I simply can't not comment on your capture.
Be-yootifull!
Greg
my first double negative! That's very kind of you, Greg...and greatly appreciated. Thank you!
After re-reading my post, I don't think I said it quite right. When I said 'An awesome image for sure' I was talking about your photograph I was kind of amazed at the quality of light in your photo, and I guess that makes it kind of 'painterly' in a very good way. In particular, the crispness of the birds in both the painting and your photo is very amazing.
Jack OBrien wrote:
After re-reading my post, I don't think I said it quite right. When I said 'An awesome image for sure' I was talking about your photograph I was kind of amazed at the quality of light in your photo, and I guess that makes it kind of 'painterly' in a very good way. In particular, the crispness of the birds in both the painting and your photo is very amazing.
Just wanted to be clear
Thanks again, Jack! I was pretty sure I knew what you meant.
Hey, Will--It's amazing what the D3's high ISO capability let you accomplish here, but man, I can hardly tear my eyes away from the composition of this shot! The horizontal band of color in the lower third is such a strong dividing line; everything above it is an explosion of motion, and even though the water bound birds below it are fiddling and feeding some, you and the camera have "frozen" them in time. This one's gotta go on your "wall of fame". This is a powerful shot!
You and the Bosque crew have brought such strong work to the table that I admit I've started to take it for granted. I promise to pay more attention in the future; you've certainly grabbed it, here.....Mitch
Nice shot! Regarding spooking: I slowly walked toward the owls until they all looked at me and got in the right position in my owl family shot. Does the BushHawk make a big difference?
ammck55 wrote:
Hey, Will--It's amazing what the D3's high ISO capability let you accomplish here, but man, I can hardly tear my eyes away from the composition of this shot! The horizontal band of color in the lower third is such a strong dividing line; everything above it is an explosion of motion, and even though the water bound birds below it are fiddling and feeding some, you and the camera have "frozen" them in time. This one's gotta go on your "wall of fame". This is a powerful shot!
You and the Bosque crew have brought such strong work to the table that I admit I've started to take it for granted. I promise to pay more attention in the future; you've certainly grabbed it, here.....Mitch...Show more →
Mitch! if you ever want a job as my publicist, just let me know Thanks very much,
but I think you give me too much credit. The D3 and fast glass got this shot, I just pointed and hit the shutter.
not in a million, Adam 
That SS was 
(expressed by Fred and the gang as 10/3200ths...they favor Canon methinks) Handheld w/ BushHawk, VR on put me at the min. to get the shot. 
In that case, WooHoo for Nikon. 
my first double negative! That's very kind of you, Greg...and greatly appreciated. Thank you!