Conrad Tan wrote: PetKal wrote:
Mark Fadely gave ne a bit of inspiration to try my hand at swallows again today. Didn\'t do too bad given that I fired only about 20 shots, but more work is required on choreography so to speak, for better results. Need to get a healthier vantage point so that I wouldn\'t have to shoot into the lake surface reflection and also get some direct light on the birds. Next time I\'ll probably go for a shorter but faster lens, either 200 f/2 or 135L.
Very cool Peter! So tell me, how dizzy were you after shooting those? I like #2 for some reason the best.
Not dizzy at all because didn\'t fire more than 2 dozen shots. Besides, I have been conditioned well by pijuns for this type of BIF.
This afternoon, I have improved the score a bit too by avoiding water reflection and getting a more suitable lens.....the fast 135L. Since this is no place for any lens other than the 400 f/5.6, I\'ll post just one shot to give you a flavour of it.
May 30, 2009 at 02:09 PM
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Didn\'t do too bad given that I fired only about 20 shots, but more work is required on choreography so to speak, for better results. Need to get a healthier vantage point so that I wouldn\'t have to shoot into the lake surface reflection and also get some direct light on the birds. Next time I\'ll probably go for a shorter but faster lens, either 200 f/2 or 135L.
I like #2 for some reason the best.