Here's another one. Tracked this pelican as it flew off, got 17 unusable frames and one perfect exposure. Did have to crop to improve the composition, though. D70s, 55-200mm f/4-5.6G, 1/8000s f/5.6 at 100.0mm iso200: http://www.pbase.com/rpaiz/image/75682979/large.jpg
And here's one of my all-time favorites. This photo is art, if you define art as something the creator loves and which most other people couldn't care less about.
Most people don't care much for this image, but it took me over 200 shots to get the grainy, blurred-almost-beyond-recognition-but-still-there look I wanted. The golden glow is either the seagull's visible soul or the reflection of the sunset off his body, depending on whom you ask.
I call him "Jonathan," meaning "Livingston Seagull" of course. Hand-held on a D70s, 55-200mm f/4-5.6G, 1/10s f/13.0 at 70.0mm iso200. No post to speak of other than cropping and minor contrast/brightness/whatever tweaks: http://www.pbase.com/rpaiz/image/74602888/large.jpg
Terry D wrote:
Thanks VermillionPhoto... yes it is for real... SB800 fill with all ambient streetlights and moon in the clouds... one frame. I did some post to clean up some things a bit, that was it.
T
How did you get the moon and her sharp? In order to do that, you would need about F22 with a lens wider than 28mm....
ReyGay wrote:
That's an awesome shot!!! Gotta try that myself one day and that shot reminded me of that movie "Jurrasic Park 3" where the guy got eaten by birdy dinosaurs while doing the same thing on your photo ...are you sure there were no predatory birds on that island?
Nah, no predatory birds, it was Lake Wanaka in N-Zed. I was having lunch with my girlfriend and I saw the boat pull out the tandem para-glider. I thought they were just going to get pulled the whole time...but then it went higher...and higher and finally at 2,600 feet above the lake, they dropped the line, took off and flew for quite some time.
When I asked the crew how much it was, I was floored to hear $40 US. Off I went with just my F100 and a fish. I stuck the horizon right in the middle to negate the curve and after a couple more of these shots, reached down and pulled the release.
F_R, rgardless of whatever we argue and disagree about, thats at great shot. Excellent inclusion and thanks for the commentary. I think its good to hear some background stuff on the photos, as well as settings. Just gives a bit more meaning to the photos I think
Film_Ruled wrote:
When I asked the crew how much it was, I was floored to hear $40 US. Off I went with just my F100 and a fish. I stuck the horizon right in the middle to negate the curve and after a couple more of these shots, reached down and pulled the release.
It was a brilliant flight..:-)
soooooooo, you basically got towed to altitude and parachuted down?? did you land in the water?? what about your camera??
btw thanks for your comment on my earlier photo...
r_o_b_s_o_n wrote:
soooooooo, you basically got towed to altitude and parachuted down?? did you land in the water?? what about your camera??
btw thanks for your comment on my earlier photo...
I asked the pilot three times when we were suiting up if there was any chance of landing in the water by accident. He promised we would not hit the water, the wind was steady, so I took my chances.
They should "sticky" this thread so that it won't go to page 2 ~ can the admin guys do this? Thanks in advance admin guys...
Ok, here as some of my older ones, I re-scanned them anyway cuz I'm planning to have them printed on a "photo book" using Qoop.com's service. A "photo book" is like your own National Geogrraphic magazine with your photos on it . Qoops quality is pretty good too.
...All images were scanned using an IT8.7 calibrated Nikon LS40, no cropping, no PS manipulation:
a. This was shot back in 2001 with my Nikkor 180mm f2.8 AFN on an F4e loaded with Kodak E100SW film and a Cokin polarizer.
b. This was shot back in 2003 with my Nikkor 35mm f2 Ais on an F4e loaded with Velvia 100F film.
c. This was shot back in 2002 with my Nikkor 24mm f2.8 AFD on an F4e loaded with Kodak E100SW film.
