Four from today...

Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
edited July 25, 2006 in Wildlife
....a Muskrat....

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....a Beaver....

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....Monarch Butterfly....

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....and a Sandpiper.

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Comments

  • CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2006
    Quite the day! Love the sandpiper shot.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2006
    The last two shots clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    Mr. Muskrat looks a bit soft (camera shake?)
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    The last two shots clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    Mr. Muskrat looks a bit soft (camera shake?)

    Thanks, Harry. :D

    I was using the center AF point and think I may have locked on the reflection instead of the critter. ne_nau.gif
  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2006
    Harry covered the focus, but the last two are very nice. You had a great day Ric. thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2006
    I agree, the last two are very nice Ric. Just watch your shutter speeds. The first three were all shot at 1/50th to 1/100th. At 420mm that is way way way to slow, even if these were on a tripod. Try to keep your shutter speed at at least the focal length if you are hand holding. It sure looks like your having a blast with the 300 Ric.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2006
    gluwater wrote:
    I agree, the last two are very nice Ric. Just watch your shutter speeds. The first three were all shot at 1/50th to 1/100th. At 420mm that is way way way to slow, even if these were on a tripod. Try to keep your shutter speed at at least the focal length if you are hand holding. It sure looks like your having a blast with the 300 Ric.

    Gee, I've gotta take the time and look at my exif info! f/5.6 is wide open with the TC so I figured one stop for sharpness. These were all handheld!
    I always shoot aperture priority so if I go to shutter priority it won't be able to find a suitable aperture....right? So boost the ISO...I guess. Yesterday I was at 500 ISO and today at 400....makes sense.

    Thanks! :D
  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Gee, I've gotta take the time and look at my exif info! f/5.6 is wide open with the TC so I figured one stop for sharpness. These were all handheld!
    I always shoot aperture priority so if I go to shutter priority it won't nbe able to find a suitable aperture....right? So boost the ISO...I guess. Yesterday I was at 500 ISO and today at 400....makes sense.

    Thanks! :D
    No problem Ric. I do that all the time. I have so many shots that I would like to think were keepers that I botched because I was caught up in the moment and didn't check my settings.
    Nick
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    nickwphoto
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2006
    Cinda wrote:
    Quite the day! Love the sandpiper shot.

    Thank you, Lucinda. :D (I like that name better)
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2006
    dallas wrote:
    Harry covered the focus, but the last two are very nice. You had a great day Ric. thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thanks, William.:D

    Your comments are always appreciated.nod.gif

    I just read your reply in your egret thread......we are both appreciated! Just didn't want you to think I was mimicking your reply.
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