trippalhealick wrote:
Please, please tell me this was at Conowingo Dam (I honestly don't think it was, but worth a shot).
Conowingo it is! I was there Wed and this afternoon (for only 90 minutes). More actions than expected, everybody said it had been really slow because of the drought, very little water coming out from the turbines.
Douglas L wrote:
Conowingo it is! I was there Wed and this afternoon (for only 90 minutes). More actions than expected, everybody said it had been really slow because of the drought, very little water coming out from the turbines.
May I ask what general time of day was it, and which stabilization mode did you use on the 600 GM?
trippalhealick wrote:
May I ask what general time of day was it, and which stabilization mode did you use on the 600 GM?
There is really no good or bad time, every day maybe different. I was there from 7:45-2:30 on Wed, and 1:30-3:00 this afternoon. The sun gets behind the tree line around 3:00 this time of the year. I use "2" in my lens stabilization.
Douglas L wrote:
There is really no good or bad time, every day maybe different. I was there from 7:45-2:30 on Wed, and 1:30-3:00 this afternoon. The sun gets behind the tree line around 3:00 this time of the year. I use "2" in my lens stabilization.
Thank you very much for the feedback. Very excited to finally make this trip!
trippalhealick wrote:
Thank you very much for the feedback. Very excited to finally make this trip!
No problem! Just be warned, it will be packed on weekends the next couple weeks. If you go on weekends, I would suggest that you arrive before 6:15, use a tripod or a chair to take up a spot, go back to your car to stay warm until sunrise. Parking is limited, may 60-70 parking spots, I guess.
There are basically 3 options in terms of location, (1): alone the fence by the parking lot, good for shooting fight scene when they arise from the river, not a good spot for shooting them catching fish because you are about 15-20' above the water level, (2) climb down the rocks below the fence to be close to the water level, this is a good option for the morning hours due to the direction of the morning light, (3): after 11:00 I normally walk over to the fishing pier, close to water level and the light is good for that section by 10:30 or 11:00. Good luck and have fun!
A successful dive by the Osprey. During my time shooting Osprey on my recent trip to Florida, I would guess that the success rate for the Osprey to come up with a fish is far less than 20%.
louie champan wrote:
A successful dive by the Osprey. During my time shooting Osprey on my recent trip to Florida, I would guess that the success rate for the Osprey to come up with a fish is far less than 20%.
Really amazing closeup shots, Louie! No ospreys for me until April here.
A few images from last night. It was really dark out, I had to drop down to 1/200th a sec to stay in the ISO 3200 range. The young bucks were in a mock fight, lightly butting heads and sniffing each other, nothing to crazy.
