On Monday, I visited Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge here in New York City for the first time since March. It was a lovely fall day with the temperature around 55f, no wind and light overcast sky's. Having checked the satellite map, I knew it would be clearing around sunset. For sunset, I moved to the West Pond and set up on the earth dam in a location we photographers call "The Runway" as it's the place that birds fly in and out the most because of the wind direction. I was having such a great time I kept increasing my ISO and did not leave till an hour and 10 minutes after the sun went down. Here are some faverate sights starting 45 minutes after sunset.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
1) 45 min post SS: Scaup with warming filter in post
X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/1100s 1600 ISO +1.0 EV
2) 46 min post SS: Great Blue Heron
X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/480s 3200 ISO +1.7 EV
3) It flew a few minutes later
X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/240s 6400 ISO +1.0 EV
4) Mallard moments after
X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/320s 6400 ISO +1.0 EV
5) Great Blue Heron with warming filter
6) Brant geese with the last glow behind them 55 min post SS
X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/210s 12800 ISO +0.3 EV
7) My last bird photo 58 min post SS. I could not see the GBH without my camera
X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/25s 12800 ISO +0.3 EV
8) 75 min post SS, is it a plane? No! It's Jupiter
X-H2S NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens 500mm f/5.6 1/6s 3200 ISO 0.0 EV
