Unmetered Pelicans

Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
edited May 24, 2005 in Wildlife
Here's my crop of shots from this weekend. Unfortunately, the metering in my camera was screwed up and so I had to do the whole shoot manual. I was so mad! At first I thought it was the firmware upgrade, but when I got home I took my lens of and put it back on and pulled the battery out and the metering started working again! All's well that ends well I guess.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
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    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    ..
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    ...
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    ....
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    .....
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Lucky Hack wrote:
    Here's my crop of shots from this weekend. Unfortunately, the metering in my camera was screwed up and so I had to do the whole shoot manual. I was so mad! At first I thought it was the firmware upgrade, but when I got home I took my lens of and put it back on and pulled the battery out and the metering started working again! All's well that ends well I guess.

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Hey Ian,

    Excellent shots especially when you consider that you were shooting manually. clap.gif

    I have had the same problem especially when I have been using my 1.4 TC. Its has always been due to the contacts of the lens or TC being a bit dusty. Usually I just remove and remount the lens or TC. If it persists I wipe the contacts with a lens cloth and that always takes care of the problem.
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Ian,

    Excellent shots especially when you consider that you were shooting manually. clap.gif

    I have had the same problem especially when I have been using my 1.4 TC. Its has always been due to the contacts of the lens or TC being a bit dusty. Usually I just remove and remount the lens or TC. If it persists I wipe the contacts with a lens cloth and that always takes care of the problem.

    Thanks Harry. Yep, I just bought a 2.0 TC and was puting it through the paces. Boy I'll tell ya, I was pretty upset, I thought I was going to have to send the camera in!!

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Nice set. Like the 4th one best thumb.gif
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,950 moderator
    edited May 23, 2005
    The second is a nice shot. I like the preening (sp?), sharp detail and
    eye in that one.

    Ian
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  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Nice set. Like the 4th one best thumb.gif

    Thanks Ben, I was busy snapping away and these kids came up and chased them into the water, luckily I got this shot in the process...

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    The second is a nice shot. I like the preening (sp?), sharp detail and
    eye in that one.

    Ian

    Thanks Ian, Yeah, I was surprized how much color the camera picked up off the beak, especially in the shadows.

    Pardon my lack of knowledge, I'm kind of new to the whole buletin board thing, what does "(sp?)" mean?

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,950 moderator
    edited May 24, 2005
    Lucky Hack wrote:
    Thanks Ian, Yeah, I was surprized how much color the camera picked up off the beak, especially in the shadows.

    Pardon my lack of knowledge, I'm kind of new to the whole buletin board thing, what does "(sp?)" mean?

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    "sp?" is short for "spelling" as in I might have a spelling error.

    Ian
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited May 24, 2005
    Nice series of pelicans.thumb.gif

    All were shot in sunlight, right? So the exposure should be almost the same for all of them,maybe?? Good experience shooting in manual in the sunlight then :D

    I suspect (sp) refers to a question about spelling, probably.

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  • SusanBSusanB Registered Users Posts: 281 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2005
    Lucky Hack wrote:
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    All nice,

    I really, really like this one for the detail, composition and the action. Super job, especially on manual! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    Susan
  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    Nice series of pelicans.thumb.gif

    All were shot in sunlight, right? So the exposure should be almost the same for all of them,maybe?? Good experience shooting in manual in the sunlight then :D

    I suspect (sp) refers to a question about spelling, probably.

    Pelicans are fun to shoot
    17203277-M.jpg[/
    QUOTE]

    Thanks for the compliment, Yep, light clouds made for slight variance in exposure but it was no more than an f stop or two. I definitely had to stop it down for the water shots cause the water reflected a bit more light.

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
  • Lucky HackLucky Hack Registered Users Posts: 594 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2005
    SusanB wrote:
    All nice,

    I really, really like this one for the detail, composition and the action. Super job, especially on manual! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    Susan


    Thanks Susan, Got lucky on this one, I had quite a few action shots, this was one of about 30 that was actually worth posting.

    hoping this message finds you well -Ian
    Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur
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