Amazing photos all around. I wish I could justify the purchase of this stunning piece of glass for my use. Can't complain about the A1+ 200-600 combo though
Where I lived a year ago before retirement n.Cardinals were dime a dozen constant daily encounters with 5-7 in the backyard.
Up here in the artic zone of the southern U.S. Appalachians we might see one a month. So what was taken for granted is now a special treat. Funny how that works.
So yesterday I got Poof out to work the Nuthatches, Chickadees, and Titmouses and suddenly an appearance.
Ummm that’s very doubtful at 15 large but,yes never say never! lol
Great work J
AGeoJO wrote:
Thank you very much, Jemini! Here is another merganser image from this morning. The good thing about this, it was barely cropped, the lighting conditions were decent and the background quite colorful.
Never say never . You may change your mind, like I did some 15 years ago. Although mergansers are not ducks in a strict sense but they belong to the duck family. With that said, even ducks can be beautiful...
Rem·i·nisce or indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events, in this case the time when I had the A9/A9 II. This is from Bosque in December 2019 when I did a lot panning for a change instead of super sharp frozen frames…
I love the sunlit wave..
I captured this shot while standing next to a pro photographer, he described most people that take photos as just taking "snapshots"... I enjoy giving my "snapshots" away for free..
ronin amg wrote:
I love the sunlit wave..
I captured this shot while standing next to a pro photographer, he described most people that take photos as just taking "snapshots"... I enjoy giving my "snapshots" away for free..
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Great capture, ronin amg!
Do pro photographers, like the one next to you sells images to those surfers directly? He probably considers you as a direct thread to his livelihood…. I thought those photographers sell them more to sport/surfing magazines, no?
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While waiting for some mergansers to put up the show - although I enjoy more action or in-flight images but man, this lens + TC combo shines on stationary targets, even when cropped quite a bit like here..
Do pro photographers, like the one next to you sells images to those surfers directly? He probably considers you as a direct thread to his livelihood…. I thought those photographers sell them more to sport/surfing magazines, no?
Thanks, the guys I've met at the beach sell their photos to the surfers and we comment on each others work on instagram and Facebook in a totally friendly way. Ya can't be at every beach when the surf is up so there is no conflict and you can never get every surfer on every wave..
I remember when I first started taking pictures of motorcycles in the canyons a pro photographer said to me "everybody with a decent camera thinks they are a photographer". Sorry to tell pros, he was right, some are just better than others...
I try my best to capture memories I share for free.. Much like here with the great photos you guys are sharing.
Thank you very much, Louie! And I really enjoy your eagle sticking the landing image!
regulator wrote:
In the eye of ...
Well-captured and it is quite intense, Ed!
149113 wrote:
Love photographing these guys when I can find them. These are wild Ring Neck's (ie not raised and released for hunting)]
Great capture! So, those two were fighting, one got knocked out and about to be killed, it seems? I didn't know that pheasants would fight that violently...
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Early morning capture of a male trogon that tried to lure a nearby female...
AGeoJO wrote:
Great capture! So, those two were fighting, one got knocked out and about to be killed, it seems? I didn't know that pheasants would fight that violently...
No, all four males were just feeding in this corn field on a day when it was -23°F. Then one of them just jumped up like that for no apparent reason. I got 12 frames of it in the air before landing. These things live in an area where a lot of animals are looking to make them a meal so they're always on guard and the only season where they congregate is winter
. You may change your mind, like I did some 15 years ago. Although mergansers are not ducks in a strict sense but they belong to the duck family. With that said, even ducks can be beautiful...
