I know this pic is not ultra-sharp, but I'm doing what I can with what I've got... http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...ericasBird.jpg
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I know this pic is not ultra-sharp, but I'm doing what I can with what I've got... http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...ericasBird.jpg
Farmington Bay? Was this taken this year?Quote:
Originally Posted by hallkc
Wow, Hall, nice stuff. Where are these at?
hallkc wrote:
Check out the shootout fourm here!!! http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9952Quote:
Yep. Both were shot here; http://greatsaltlakenaturecenter.org/homepage.html on Sunday and Monday Jan 6 & 7th. They tell me that more and more eagles will arrive between now and the middle of February. I wanna get back out there, so if anyone else wants to head out that way, let me know. I'd love some photography lessons from some of you pros...
Unsharp mask(or smart sharpen), lab sharpening and some layer work might have touched this up a bit. Also you loose some of that sharpness when you compress to jpeg along with the added artifactQuote:
Originally Posted by hallkc
It snowed last weekend at Bryce Canyon and this guy was a bit stunned. It is a Townsend Solitaire. Nikon D200, 200 mm lens, 8' away.
http://danransom.com/blog/images/20080110181426_elk.jpg
This is from tonight. The big storm pushed down an enormous herd of elk down pretty low on the mountains. After work, I hiked up about a half mile, trying not to stir any of them up. This is from about 150-200? yards away, uncropped. 40D, 1.4x, 600mm lens, 5.6, ISO1600. The light was fading quick.
Biggest elk I've ever photographed that wasn't domesticated or interacting with humans in some form. I was excited to get the chance. In all, I estimate the herd at 150 head. It was HUGE.
where did you hike up?Quote:
Originally Posted by CarpeyBiggs
Up from Alaska Lane on the border of Provo and Springville.Quote:
Originally Posted by Summit42
Carpey,
That shot of the Elk is great!
Does anyone know why I can't get crisper images at max focal length... I have a Nikon 55-200 kit lens with V/R, shooting w/ D200. Sometimes I use a 2x teleconverter... do you think it's because of my cheap lens, or maybe because the shutter is wide open? Maybe something else I'm doing wrong...? Anyway, I know this isn't a photography class forum, I was just curious because I'm not "school trained" in photography.
Any advice is appreciated.
Usually glass is the seperater. The divide on low end glass to the expensive stuff is immense....Quote:
Originally Posted by hallkc
There could be a variety of reasons. One, is technique, which creates motion blur. Second would be equipment, which would create a type of gaussian blur, most likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by hallkc
In your setup, a couple of things stick out. With a 2x stacked on a zoom lens, you are giving up significant sharpness, plus your aperture will be effectively smaller, so you shutter speed will be longer, which means more chance for motion blur. And since you are doubled with an extender, motion blur is enhanced even more... Short story? Stop down, and shoot off a tripod. If you need fast shutter speeds, you have to buy faster glass. On the long end, that means lotsa cabbage.
So yeah, basically, make sure your shutter speed is high, with the 2x and your zoom lens, I'd say it needs to be at least 1/500th to get good handheld shots, if not faster.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for the tips guys:)
I went out again today and tried some more. I realize we can't all be rich and afford 8 thousand dollar lenses... but it sure would be nice. Anyway, here is the best one I could get today. (This little guy let me get pretty close to him).
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f.../GoodHawk1.jpg
Ahhhh thats a nice shot, really clear. :2thumbs:
Elk bones in the backyard attract birds.
I was out the other day and tried getting some shots of Mallards, boy do ducks and geese spook easy. :haha: Trying out the G/F's new camera. They took off and I was unfortunately still somewhat zoomed in for their stationary pose. All I got were a few blurred Canadians. :mrgreen:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6..._HousJan08.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6..._HousJan08.jpg
A moose missing his rack
http://wowasatch.com/pictures/Winter...moose-head.jpg
along the ridge in Parleys.
Wow, great pics everyone! I rented a 70-200 f2.8 lens this weekend, and was pleased to see a difference in sharpness. What do you guys think?
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...awknumber2.jpg
This one is almost straight out of the camera... just adjusted the levels a bit. Does anyone have a 70-200 nikon f2.8 they don't want anymore...? I think I'm in love :slobber1:
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...Edited8X10.jpg
By the way, I learned that it takes a long time to sneak up on an owl... he flew away right after this shot :frustrated:
Hey Hal, I'd love to have those Birds of Prey at my disposal like that :2thumbs: Great shots!!!! Check e-Bay for that lens or even B&H Photo and other Online camera stores.
Great Short-Eared Owl photo. Your vehicle is the best blind if you are on a road. Once the door opens and you step out most wildlife will flee. The RTH is also good but try to increase the depth of field or your focusing. The post where he stands is in focus but not his eye. In wildlife photography, regardless of the species the eye is the main focal point.Quote:
Originally Posted by hallkc
The beauty of digital is taking multiple photos and not going through a $5 roll of film to get one shot. B&H has good buys and I have used them for many years, both at work n home.
Keep shootin'!
I passed this handsome guy while working in Colorado this week.
A few from tonight out at Rock Canyon.
Full gallery here: http://www.danransom.com/TripReports/?p=146
http://www.danransom.com/slideshows/...n/large/01.jpg
http://www.danransom.com/slideshows/...n/large/02.jpg
http://www.danransom.com/slideshows/...n/large/03.jpg
http://www.danransom.com/slideshows/...n/large/04.jpg
Really outstanding photos everyone! If I could make a suggestion, some would benefit from a bit more info on each image (species - if known - :ne_nau:, location, what you were doing...) to help raise the level of enjoyment for those viewing.
Really eye-popping :eek2: jaw-dropping :dropmouth: photos!
A couple muleys from last night, on the foothills of Provo. 40D, 600f4, 1.4x. I was about 75 yards away.
http://www.danransom.com/slideshows/...1/large/03.jpg
http://www.danransom.com/slideshows/...1/large/11.jpg
http://www.danransom.com/slideshows/...1/large/07.jpg
Good hell Carpey. Your all over it! :popcorn:
So here are my few
This little guy came so close to being stepped on by accident
Don't forget to tell us how you sharpened the image once you got home and put it on the computer. Everyone is a pro with digital, back with film one had to have talent and skills.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhotoHound
:ne_nau:Quote:
Originally Posted by fireuseman
Quote:
Originally Posted by fireuseman
The PP capabilities are the beauty of digital....but don't think for one second talent and skills are not heavy in the equation. Sounds like someone has a little "photo envy".
You know what, you have a point here, ALTHOUGH there is always composition and lighting rules(cant fix everything and noise is more pragmatic). I was just playing around with photoshop fine tuning my layering/masking skills and was just thinking how nice it was I could just fire away at will in NEF(Nikon RAW) and with Capture NX(THEE digital darkroom) and tweak them, with an input to CS2 to do whatever. I have many shots that I took one and did countless black and whites, color takes and in plenty of filters. I can only imagine the curve on film learning the how to do an unsharp mask, pushing or pulling and the like. I suppose Im guilty as charged as I take a shot knowing what Ill have to do to fix it later....Quote:
Originally Posted by fireuseman
Mule Deer in the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/...0e4ee636_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/...11871868_b.jpg
Sweet shots Kris:)
The second one almost looks like it should be in one of those ATT commercials.... you know, where everything has the 4 raising bars... if there were only one more deer in the shot. :lol8:
There are actually four deer in the second shot - but the fourth is hiding behind the deer on the right edge of the frame. (Look for it's ear).
I think we counted fourteen deer in the herd. I've never seen so many mule deer together in one place.
wonderful shots kris
there is something very captivating about this one:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/...11871868_b.jpg
Cool stuff Kris :2thumbs:
You've been getting out a ton lately. How'd you like the Bear River refuge? I haven't been out there in a couple years, need to go back.
It's still a little early in the season for the Bear River Refuge - most of the marsh is still iced over, there were only a small sampling of birds. Mostly Tundra Swans and Canada Geese. But, the long ice vistas stretching out the lake were beautiful.
I've been reading Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams, and she has such amazing descriptions of the birds that live in the delta. I HAVE to go back to get some pictures of Ibises and Pelicans. (I didn't even know we had Pelicans in Utah!
Apparently there are two photography blinds out there. Maybe I'll look into reserving one for a day.
Tough winter for the elk/deer. These elk are right in the middle of a bunch of houses. They are now being fed by the DWR.
http://arappl.smugmug.com/photos/262319238_9LSNQ-O.jpg
http://arappl.smugmug.com/photos/262319758_RAQot-O.jpg
It's easy to forgot how close nature really is to us in the valley. I can't imagine ever looking out my front door to a herd of elk, but there they are! (Well, for someone else, at least. I don't think I'll see to many elk in Sugar House...but maybe if it's stays cold much longer).