Thank you very much, Greg! That falcon shot is sweet. I spent some 2.5 hours there this morning and it was quite a rewarding time, I would say. Not only photographically, of course, you are out in the open, fresh air, great view, a little exercise (climbing the wall/fence ), etc. I needed to go out and I did but no social gathering and we kept a good distance from each other .
AGeoJO wrote:
Thank you very much, Greg! That falcon shot is sweet. I spent some 2.5 hours there this morning and it was quite a rewarding time, I would say. Not only photographically, of course, you are out in the open, fresh air, great view, a little exercise (climbing the wall/fence ), etc. I needed to go out and I did but no social gathering and we kept a good distance from each other .
How I wish I could have made it out that direction to shoot the falcons this morning. It was a beautiful morning, at least in the valley, and thought it would be a great opportunity to grab some good action shots. I look forward to seeing your images!
Saturday looks clear and my hope is to get there early and have the opportunity to grab a few shots before the other photographers arrive.
How I wish I could have made it out that direction to shoot the falcons this morning. It was a beautiful morning, at least in the valley, and thought it would be a great opportunity to grab some good action shots. I look forward to seeing your images!
Saturday looks clear and my hope is to get there early and have the opportunity to grab a few shots before the other photographers arrive.
~Greg
Based on my recent experience, there is no need to be there really early. Their first falcon action, they mated, BTW didn't take place before 8:45 this morning. They flew back and forth a little and he brought her a small kill then they mated again. The last time I was there, prior to today, was last Sunday and they did basically the same thing. They mated even a little later that day at around 9:30. The mating location for sure is better than that of Sunday. It was fairly cold this morning and we did get rain on for about 10 minutes.The female falcon flew away during the rain but when she came back, she was drenched, too.
All in all, it was a great day. If it doesn't rain, I may go back out... although somebody told me about some Great Horn owlets today and I may check that out tomorrow instead. For sure, I will come back to the falcon site before the mating season is over but not quite sure yet when. Please let me know if you feel like going out.
Enjoying a nice walk in nature during these chaotic times with a very lack-luster combo technically but I love the way the Sony a7s and Voigtlander S.C. 35mm f1.4 render.
JaKo wrote:
Great shot and a bitter reminder of our cancellation of 3 weeks trip to Vietnam. I should be baking in Phu Quoc by now...
Due to the virus outbreak isn't it? I had a trip last month with my customers traveling along the china borders when It first broke out. But not as many as today because one infected case had been traveling around the island.
Looking at a Great Egret in breeding plumage.
Cropped from the left and the right, tripod mounted 200-600mm G set to 600mm and A7rIII silent shutter.
ISO 200, f6.3, 1/2000 second.
Exposure Corrected +0.10 Stops.
January 6, 2020
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
), etc. I needed to go out and I did but no social gathering and we kept a good distance from each other 
