John_T wrote:
Speaking of sushi, I was laughing myself silly watching this guy try to catch little fishies that were too quick for him, then curse them at the top of his voice.
John, that is very funny, and the picture is excellent.
Congratulations, Jerry, on the BEOPL, indeed a unique perspective and imaginative capture.
Now VOLs are something else, a fascination out of my youth. Had my favorite VOL trees along the banks of Melton Hill Lake, other creeks 'n waterways all the way up to Norris. Used to lie in a boat, just out of VOL rain range, 'n watch them circle, perch and squabble. You come across any more VOLs, I'd be delighted to see them, no VOLs over here.
That is a nice birdie, John.......I wish I had some raptors in my area. Well, there are some, however, short of getting lucky, one has to wait and wait and wait for something to fly by.....I do not have the patience required for that kind of "waiting photography".
Here are some more terns with 1DMkIIN and 300 f/2.8 IS MkI (#1) and 400 f/5.6 (#2 and #3).
PetKal wrote:
That is a nice birdie, John.......I wish I had some raptors in my area. Well, there are some, however, short of getting lucky, one has to wait and wait and wait for something to fly by.....I do not have the patience required for that kind of "waiting photography".
...guess I'm lucky Peter. Many, if not most of my birdie shots are caught out my winter garden windows, including the one above.
It's pretty comical the way I'm sitting there sipping a coffee, hear or spot one approaching, dive in to grab the rig, but by the time I'm waving the tube at the sky the birdie has disappeared or is climbing out of sight on a thermal . More often than not, the camera settings are wrong, the window I need is closed or something else equally silly costs me a shot.
I must say that the 5D3 is putting the odds in my favor now, in that it hasn't yet missed focus on a single birdie shot since I got it. The right ISO, shutter speed, aperture, metering mode, etc.remain in the formula, however, to give birdie the last laugh on me.
The honey buzzard is endangered, so it does the heart good to see one..
