p.7 #1 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
bs kite wrote:
Beauties, all of them Eric, especially #2 for me. Did not know that Tamron was so sharp. It is sharp and 90 keeps you at a distance.
Good Light
Robert
Thanks Robert! Yeah I love that Tamron 90mm Macro. I like it over the Nikon 105mm for sure and the VC is better than Nikon's VR on the Macro lenses. All of these were shot handheld. I don't think I could have handheld the Nikon for this level of sharpness
p.7 #3 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
"Still shooting with a D500 for now and likely for a while still."
Eric, imho the D500 is the "best bang for ya buck body" available.....even today. My biggest reason to leave it for mirrorless is the shutter noise mainly.
An example while recently photographing Loons with the light changing and trying to protect the whites I was 3 stops underexposed. The image recovered very well. My D5 would not have done that.
p.7 #4 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
Rimpson wrote:
"Still shooting with a D500 for now and likely for a while still."
Eric, imho the D500 is the "best bang for ya buck body" available.....even today. My biggest reason to leave it for mirrorless is the shutter noise mainly.
An example while recently photographing Loons with the light changing and trying to protect the whites I was 3 stops underexposed. The image recovered very well. My D5 would not have done that.
Ricky
I agree Ricky. I have 2 D500's and selling one currently to thin my gear out a bit. Might look at the Z9 but honestly I will more hope for an APS-c version of it like then the D500 came with the D5 launch.
I really have no need for mirrorless but am intrigued by the real time exposure in the EVF, more FPS and silent shutter. If I don't see what I want with AF performance or the price, I have no problems staying with the D500 and 500PF for another 3-5 years
p.7 #8 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
GSteele wrote:
Impressive with that stack of glass!!
I appreciate your comment! I had a crazy good 5 hours with the Loons the first day we arrived at our destination. Still going through images. I told my wife if I didnt shoot another frame for the 8 days we were there that I would be satisfied
p.7 #9 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
Rimpson wrote:
I appreciate your comment! I had a crazy good 5 hours with the Loons the first day we arrived at our destination. Still going through images. I told my wife if I didnt shoot another frame for the 8 days we were there that I would be satisfied
Ricky
Sounds exciting. Hope to see your loon images soon!
p.7 #16 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
The largest Cottonmouth I encountered in the Everglades. It was sun-basking on a tree island 5 miles north of Alligator Alley.
The temperature was right to catch a Cottonmouth sun-basking. So, on this morning, I was looking for Cottonmouths along the east side of tree islands, north of Alligator Alley.
This is the largest Cottonmouth I encountered in 10 years of Everglades work. Regardless of what anyone tells you, there is no (none!) species of poisonous snake in North America that is aggressive. Defensive yes, aggressive no. Big difference.
If suddenly surprised, Cottonmouths can be very defensive. But they do “never" move toward the person who confronts them.
I have seen many rednecks surprise a Cottonmouth and the snake will go into one of its defensive postures whereupon the guy will blow it away. These guys often shoot Florida Banded Water Snakes, believing the snake is a Cottonmouth. They do look much alike, especailly when the FBWS is pinned down and its head goes into a deltoid shape (when it is agitated)
Back to my encounter.....
Upon seeing me, this snake wanted to escape to the water, which was behind me. I was wading in the shallow edges. It slowly began moving toward the water and to one side of me. I moved laterally to cut off its path and it stopped. Then it began to move to the other side of me to get to the water. I moved laterallly to block its path. It only wanted to get the the safety of the water. I moved very slowly, so not to trigger a defensive posture. Finally, after several of these moves, it stayed in one spot and in the pose that I had been wanting for a very long time.
I was ready with a F4/MD4 (Kodachrome 64) on a monopod. Exposure was 1/60 at f16......Sunny Sixteen rule
p.7 #17 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
Great snake story and photo! Unfortunately in this part of the bible belt many people consider all snakes evil and kill them onsite. Too bad, such awesome and ancient creatures that play such an important role in the ecosystem.
I've had many encounters with poisonous snakes on our old farm, especially Copperheads and a couple of Timber Rattlers. As you said, none of them have ever been aggressive, just defensive. That said, a fully grown Eastern Timber Rattlesnake is an impressive and intimidating beast!
Copperheads do a good job of helping control pests including moles. I found this one sunning on the firewood, lens was the ais 135/2.8.
p.7 #18 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
stevenvh wrote:
Great snake story and photo! Unfortunately in this part of the bible belt many people consider all snakes evil and kill them onsite. Too bad, such awesome and ancient creatures that play such an important role in the ecosystem.
I've had many encounters with poisonous snakes on our old farm, especially Copperheads and a couple of Timber Rattlers. As you said, none of them have ever been aggressive, just defensive. That said, a fully grown Eastern Timber Rattlesnake is an impressive and intimidating beast!
Copperheads do a good job of helping control pests including moles. I found this one sunning on the firewood, lens was the ais 135/2.8.
p.7 #19 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
stevenvh wrote:
Great snake story and photo! Unfortunately in this part of the bible belt many people consider all snakes evil and kill them onsite. Too bad, such awesome and ancient creatures that play such an important role in the ecosystem.
I've had many encounters with poisonous snakes on our old farm, especially Copperheads and a couple of Timber Rattlers. As you said, none of them have ever been aggressive, just defensive. That said, a fully grown Eastern Timber Rattlesnake is an impressive and intimidating beast!
Copperheads do a good job of helping control pests including moles. I found this one sunning on the firewood, lens was the ais 135/2.8.
