MedicineMan404 wrote:
John thanks.
And I assume were serious about the set up so here is a shot of the better half in a 'pull back' of the splash 'zone' we set up in an unused room.
Of course you know we use mostly Sony and along with that we have a total of
6 x Godox Thinklite TTL TT350S .
Out drip machine is the one from the U.K. https://www.phototrigger.co.uk/
The 'splash' table does double duty as a macro stand with the Cognysis Stackshot...the table
was obviously homemade
And lots of gels, paper, perspex, acrylic panels.
Also lots of time. Sometimes we get collisions in 5 min's, sometimes it takes 2 hours.
OH, and lots of vodka or gin!
I kind of hate bird photography, because in Finland if you are in nature with camera everyone assumes you are photographing birds. Then they ask something stupid like "have you seen bird species x" or tell that they "have seen bird species z in place y". I know three birds; crow, swan and duck. And someone told that there are multiple different ducks, so I only know only two birds So these discussions will be very short from my side...
The rare times I take bird photos they usually are birds behaving naturally in their environment. I have never felt urge to shoot traditional bird photos (=long tele lens isolating one bird in high magnification).
Carl Zeiss APO-Sonnar T* 2/135 ZE @ f/5.6, 1/100s, Sony A7 mkII @ ISO 100, Hoya HD CIR-PL 77mm
Sony Planar T* 50mm F1.4 ZA SSM @ f/5.6, 1/100s, Sony A7r @ ISO 100, Haida NanoPro MC C-POL 72mm
Carl Zeiss APO-Sonnar T* 2/135 ZE @ f/2.0, 1/800s, Sony A7 mkII @ ISO 100, Hoya HD CIR-PL 77mm
Carl Zeiss APO-Sonnar T* 2/135 ZE @ f/2.0, 1/640s, Sony A7 mkII @ ISO 100, Hoya HD CIR-PL 77mm
Samuli Vahonen wrote:
I kind of hate bird photography, because in Finland if you are in nature with camera everyone assumes you are photographing birds. Then they ask something stupid like "have you seen bird species x" or tell that they "have seen bird species z in place y". I know three birds; crow, swan and duck. And someone told that there are multiple different ducks, so I only know only two birds So these discussions will be very short from my side...
The rare times I take bird photos they usually are birds behaving naturally in their environment. I have never felt urge to shoot traditional bird photos (=long tele lens isolating one bird in high magnification).
Lots of great photos!! This thread keeps getting better and better.
Here is another of my photos from our Banff - Jasper trip.
Again, the Icefields Parkway.
Hope you don't mind that they are older, but I have not shared them before.
This shot was taken before I purchased a ND filter, hence the small aperture to allow a long shutter speed to smooth out the water.
Samuli Vahonen wrote:
I kind of hate bird photography, because in Finland if you are in nature with camera everyone assumes you are photographing birds. Then they ask something stupid like "have you seen bird species x" or tell that they "have seen bird species z in place y". I know three birds; crow, swan and duck. And someone told that there are multiple different ducks, so I only know only two birds So these discussions will be very short from my side...
The rare times I take bird photos they usually are birds behaving naturally in their environment. I have never felt urge to shoot traditional bird photos (=long tele lens isolating one bird in high magnification).
Samuli,you clearly underestimate your knowledge on bird species.I bet that you must also be familiar with a (roasted) chicken,pigeon shitting on the windowsill,turkey in the sandwich and ubiquitous sparrows.
Funny, I think i photographed those same building back in Fall of 2010. I think it was between Montalcino and Siena, but I was jumping out of the car all the time.
Pardon the Canon photo, it will never happen again
