bs kite wrote:
Very nice images! That must have been fun. They trust you too. I especially like the Wigeon in #5.
Robert
Thanks Robert
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Pius Sullivan wrote:
Nice work on these, Geoff.
Pius
Thanks Pius
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surfnron wrote:
Really sweet Geoff ~ Ron
Thanks Ron
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BeeBalm wrote:
Geoff,
I say wow eight times
And the word stunning eight times .. so b e a u t i f u l .......
Congrats...
BB
Thanks BB, you are too kind.
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fpoet wrote:
These are just fantastic... the light, the ambiance... and these two species (widgeon and pintail) that are not that common in my area. I particularly like number 5, close to perfection IMO.
Great work!
Thanks
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dclark wrote:
Getting up early paid off. Beautiful images.
mikedec wrote:
Outstanding series of images Geoff. Great light and low angle. Were these from the kayak or the shore?
Thanks Mike...these were all from shore....I can't get this type of look from the kayak unless I hang the Sony camera over the edge and use the flip screen which sometimes I do but it isn't easy. The D850 shots were on a low splayed out tripod, the Sony A9 shots were with the lens foot on the ground and flippy screen out to get as low as possible.
Lovely. Great low angle view. May I ask your technique? Do you use an angle finder? I find when I get down that low,, I am lying down and my neck quickly gets sore from being bent back.
tshore wrote:
Lovely. Great low angle view. May I ask your technique? Do you use an angle finder? I find when I get down that low,, I am lying down and my neck quickly gets sore from being bent back.
Thanks
For D850 I just bent way down (lens was on totally splayed out tripod on gimbal head), for A9 I used flippy screen with lens on the ground. My shooting partner Colin (Colin F) used angle finder and homemade ground pod (frying pan with gimbal) and that looked like a much better ergonomic way to go and less sand/mud to deal with....I may look into an angle finder for my Nikon soon.
40Driggs wrote:
Fantastic series. The low angle really makes these images nice. Which way are you leaning as far as systems go?
Thanks.
I change my mind every day about systems. As of today I'm leaning towards selling 400DOII, Canon TCs, D500, 200-500 and with the proceeds of that combined with my sale of the 600II last month I can buy the Sony 400/2.8GM.
But that will leave me with a Nikon kit still as well in D850, 500 f/4 and 300PF...I would cancel my 500PF order if I go that way.
I was hoping to find out about the rumored high end Sony APS-C body to see if I could get more reach over the A9 and if that happened I might sell all my Nikon stuff or just keep one body and a PF lens.
On other days, I think about not going for a big Sony lens and instead keeping my 500PF order and keeping everything I have now including the adapted 400DOII on the A9. I'll probably still sell the 200-500 as I just don't need it with all the other 500mm options I have and I'm never really close enough to need the shorter focal lengths (other than my Florida trips)
arbitrage wrote:
Thanks.
I change my mind every day about systems. As of today I'm leaning towards selling 400DOII, Canon TCs, D500, 200-500 and with the proceeds of that combined with my sale of the 600II last month I can buy the Sony 400/2.8GM.
But that will leave me with a Nikon kit still as well in D850, 500 f/4 and 300PF...I would cancel my 500PF order if I go that way.
I was hoping to find out about the rumored high end Sony APS-C body to see if I could get more reach over the A9 and if that happened I might sell all my Nikon stuff or just keep one body and a PF lens.
On other days, I think about not going for a big Sony lens and instead keeping my 500PF order and keeping everything I have now including the adapted 400DOII on the A9. I'll probably still sell the 200-500 as I just don't need it with all the other 500mm options I have and I'm never really close enough to need the shorter focal lengths (other than my Florida trips)...Show more →
It's a tough choice for sure. You can't really go wrong with either setup.
bs kite wrote:
Very nice images! That must have been fun. They trust you too. I especially like the Wigeon in #5.
Robert
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Pius Sullivan wrote:
Nice work on these, Geoff.
Pius
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surfnron wrote:
Really sweet Geoff ~ Ron
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BeeBalm wrote:
Geoff,
I say wow eight times
And the word stunning eight times .. so b e a u t i f u l .......
Congrats...
BB
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fpoet wrote:
These are just fantastic... the light, the ambiance... and these two species (widgeon and pintail) that are not that common in my area. I particularly like number 5, close to perfection IMO.
Great work!
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dclark wrote:
Getting up early paid off. Beautiful images.
Dave
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charles.K wrote:
Beautiful series Geoff! My favorite is #1
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