p.90 #12 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 11:29 AM.
Looking at a Black-crowned Night Heron.
Cropped, tripod mounted 200-600mm G set to 600mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 400, f6.3, 1/80 second.
Exposure corrected +0.20 Stops.
January 6, 2020
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
p.90 #14 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
Anna's at MFD with 1.4x. The little fellow was taking a nap baked under the sun. Temperature rising to the 70s this week in the Bay Area. Hopefully this can expedite virus dying off.
p.90 #15 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
arbitrage wrote:
From this morning's kayak...
Geoff, great shots as always. What is your kayak setup? Peddle or manual? Brand? Is stability an issue? Is it tricked out with a tripod mount or gimbal head? I've been thinking of investing in one for our local saltwater marshes.
p.90 #16 · Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Image Thread
149113 wrote:
Geoff, great shots as always. What is your kayak setup? Peddle or manual? Brand? Is stability an issue? Is it tricked out with a tripod mount or gimbal head? I've been thinking of investing in one for our local saltwater marshes.
I'm using a Wilderness Systems Pungo 120. Manual paddling. No tripods or heads, just handholding. That kayak is very stable and has a huge opening so lots of room to just lie my camera/lens on my lap/between my legs and raise as needed. My paddle just rests across the kayak tucked up against my torso when shooting.
Now I will say that a peddle system would be an advantage so you didn't have to juggle the paddle and so you could sneak up on birds more easily without the movement of the paddle.
I will say that birds are still very shy of the kayak. Just because I am on the water with them instead of on land doesn't make it easier to get close. In fact, I can get closer and be more stealthy on land. I can also get a lower angle for waterfowl on land. But kayaking is fun and I still enjoy taking my camera along as sometimes I do run into interesting things and BIF opportunities (usually because I scare them off).
