Pelicans Herons and Egrets at Huntington Beach State Park
p.1 #1Pelicans Herons and Egrets at Huntington Beach State Park
I spent a couple of hours at the park yesterday afternoon. This was the first time I was there late in the afternoon instead of early morning. I thought I'd try for some different lighting.
All C&C is welcome especially as it relates to exposure, as I'm struggling a bit matching brightness levels from my PC monitor to my phone and tablet.
Thank you for looking.
All C&C is welcome especially as it relates to exposure, as I'm struggling a bit matching brightness levels from my PC monitor to my phone and tablet.
Thank you for looking.
NIKON D4S 400.0 mm f/2.8 lens 400mm f/4.0 1/8000s 360 ISO -1.0 EV
NIKON D4S 400.0 mm f/2.8 lens 400mm f/4.0 1/8000s 640 ISO 0.0 EV
NIKON D4S 400.0 mm f/2.8 lens 400mm f/5.0 1/6400s 1250 ISO -1.0 EV
NIKON D4S 400.0 mm f/2.8 lens 400mm f/5.0 1/8000s 720 ISO -1.0 EV
NIKON D4S 400.0 mm f/2.8 lens 400mm f/5.0 1/8000s 1100 ISO -1.0 EV
NIKON D4S 400.0 mm f/2.8 lens 400mm f/5.0 1/8000s 720 ISO -1.0 EV
Feb 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM
p.1 #2Pelicans Herons and Egrets at Huntington Beach State Park
Nice job with these Joe. Looking pretty good.
John
John
Feb 15, 2026 at 01:39 PM
p.1 #3Pelicans Herons and Egrets at Huntington Beach State Park
johnohio wrote:
Nice job with these Joe. Looking pretty good.
John
Thank you Sir. Much appreciated.
Feb 15, 2026 at 02:09 PM
p.1 #4Pelicans Herons and Egrets at Huntington Beach State Park
Excellent work Joe. I see you are using an oldie yet goodie!
Morris
Morris
Feb 16, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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p.1 #5Pelicans Herons and Egrets at Huntington Beach State Park
morris wrote:
Excellent work Joe. I see you are using an oldie yet goodie!
Morris
Thank you Morris. Yes Sir, old stuff but new to me. I bought the body here early last year and the 400 locally last year also. So far so good with both. I'm really happy with them.
A bit more resolution would be nice but I can't really complain. :-)
Feb 16, 2026 at 11:36 AM
p.1 #6Pelicans Herons and Egrets at Huntington Beach State Park
These are great Joe! Love the detail on the pelican and his big old bucket.
And don't worry about newer gear, that 16MP FF sensor is a low noise beast! I shot the Sony 16MP Crop APSC sensor for years and it was also a great bit of kit. With that 400mm you can get close enough to the action to get some awesome stuff, just like you have shown in this post. Flog it until smoke escapes, I think it's great.
Eric
And don't worry about newer gear, that 16MP FF sensor is a low noise beast! I shot the Sony 16MP Crop APSC sensor for years and it was also a great bit of kit. With that 400mm you can get close enough to the action to get some awesome stuff, just like you have shown in this post. Flog it until smoke escapes, I think it's great.
Eric
Feb 16, 2026 at 12:10 PM
p.1 #7Pelicans Herons and Egrets at Huntington Beach State Park
Erictator wrote:
These are great Joe! Love the detail on the pelican and his big old bucket.
And don't worry about newer gear, that 16MP FF sensor is a low noise beast! I shot the Sony 16MP Crop APSC sensor for years and it was also a great bit of kit. With that 400mm you can get close enough to the action to get some awesome stuff, just like you have shown in this post. Flog it until smoke escapes, I think it's great.
Eric
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. I'm really very happy with this gear. Hopefully it will work well for years.
Feb 16, 2026 at 01:30 PM