eddiejclayton wrote:
Same here, I quit. That is just a beautiful capture....I only hope that one day, I can have a shot 1/2 as good as this one.
Hi Eddie,
Thanks for the comment.
When I started taking pictures as a beginner, I saw the great pics taken by others. I thought to myself, there are 2 ways to take it. One is to quit because I'll never get that good, the Other is to keep learning and practicing. Guess which way I chose to go?
Andy
Kisutch wrote:
Damn. Like you said, you manage to freeze motion and get a tack sharp image, but still keep the sense of action with the water drops in the air. I like that a lot. I shoot a lot of GBH's fishing and I can rarely get the head sharp.
Martin Good wrote:
Fantastic shot Andy.
You're due all the satisfaction in the world for this one
Congrats.
But can you tell what was the outcome.
Martin
Thank you, Merci, Danke Martin,
It was a flurry of action, last look I think the fish managed to escape from the grips of the egret on land, not sure if it made it back to the water or not. By that time, I've already diverted my attention (and camera lens) to another target.
Andy
KirkB wrote:
Congratulations Andy for all the reasons and elements you and everyone else has mentioned.
In addition to being such a technically excellent image... it is the action and unique pose that put this over the top.
I'm very pleased to see how well the 300 f/4 and 1.7 work together as that combo (and the 1.4) will no doubt be my next upgrade.
Brilliant shot and masterful work my friend.
Kirk
Kirk,
Thank you very much for the elaborate comment. I'm still learning the tools of the trade. Although slightly satisfied with this shot, I'll certainly try to get my dream shots. As for the 300 f/4, last I heard they're real hard to get these days. Given proper lighting, they're just as fast as the 300 f/2.8 but lighter (both in weight and in your pocket)
Andy
That is an excellent picture,great get! I do have what's probably a stupid question for anyone on this board. Obviously he needed something like 1/2500 to get that shot but I am curious how that would equate to the proper exp. I just took my 40D outside and manually set 1/2500 at f11 iso 800 and even in fairly bright sun, some high clouds, I couldn't get any shot that was close . Aiming to the sky gave me -2 f stops. I just tried shooting my 10 yr old at a swim meet saturday and at iso 3200, f5.6 I was just barely able to stop action and even those weren't worth bragging about. The light was decent tung. for indoor pools. I have been so impressed with many of the BIF here that I've been trying a little myself without much success. Any suggestions? Robert
greg pasek wrote:
You can't top that one, so I guess you're done. Retire while you are at peak, kinda like Jim Brown did.
Hi Greg,
I still have a lot to learn. While I'm somewhat satisfied with this shot, I do have a few "dream shots" I've visualized in my mind that I have not been able to execute, yet. Hopefully with more experience and/or better equipment I'll be able to do so.
Thank you.
Andy
