A Few Egrets

Osprey Whisperer

...........with the last couple shots. Some exposure problems....terrible light...and ISO 1600 (not to mention heavily cropped). Please....someone give me their Canon 400mm f/2.8 :huh

Cheers

BMP













Yes...Ginger...these were from the backyard ALSO :thumb

Harryb

Good series. You did OK with the lighting.

bfjr

Nah you don't need a 400, just a Nikon :lol4 :lol :hide

iceman17

Back yards can be wonderful places to shoot,from my back yard I have shot moose, deer,fox,coyote,gophers,Hawks,owls,woodpeckers,mountain bluebirds,geese,ducks,planes,helecopters,kids,just to name a few.Your back yard seems to be a fantastic place to shoot from.Great shots for the conditions you describe....Mike

Steve Cavigliano

BMP,

The last 2 look like ISO1600, but the first ones look fine

Yeah, the light looks like it was tough But unless you are independently wealthy like Harry you're like the rest of us. That is, you shoot using the available light whenever you get free for a few minutes of shooting Which usually aren't during the "sweet light" hours :cry

I think you did just fine here

Steve

Osprey Whisperer

bfjr wrote:

Nah you don't need a 400, just a Nikon :lol4 :lol :hide

Why would I pay twice as much money to acquire the same "looking" shots?? All I have to do is crop poorly to chop off legs/wings...and mess with the blues in color adjustments in PS. I can "simulate" that Nikon look for much cheaper. :curtsey :lol4 :lol4 :lol4 :haha :haha :haha

** simulated Nikon shot**



Well......I got the chopped off feet down..but I still need to boost the blues. What do you think ...Ben, Jeff, Harry??

Just bustin' your chops. I'd take a Nikon if you want to give me yours.

Cheers

BMP

Osprey Whisperer

Thanks for the kind words everyone. (except SA Ben). My comments may have been a bit misleading? The first two shots were not with ISO 1600 (pretty clear). The last two were shot with high 1600 ISO...and cropped a good bit. If you like that super grainy..fuzzy...harsh look.. I've got plenty more. The high ISO isn't bad with decent light..but many of these are late evening or overcast/stormy days. Makes for some dramatic/moody shots..but usually clarity/sharpness suffer. Here are a handful more high ISO shots (800=1600).

These of course were snapped in the backyard. It is a real luxury to have such a place to shoot right out the back door. I wish the houses at the neighbors and all the power lines were not here. ** gets evil idea...and grabs wire cutters **

Cheers

BMP