Bienveniedos a Fresno

jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
edited August 30, 2006 in Wildlife
It has been some time since I've been out shooting and even longer since I've posted...I'm up in Fresno CA doing a rotation here for a month and I must say there are tons of wildlife shooting opportunities. I've been mourning the loss of my big lens, but all these hawks have been forcing me to get over it! Here's one from a 30min session I had before my last shift.



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Hope to toss a few more up in the near future and even though I have not been posting I have been admiring all the fine photos posted of late!!

-j
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  • TomaSTomaS Registered Users Posts: 314 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2006
    Spectacular image! thumb.gif

    Can you reveal any hints as to how get such a sharp and perfect exposure with a backlight sky?ne_nau.gif My flying bird shots always seem to have less detail than I want.
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2006
    Great capture !!!
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2006
    TomaS wrote:
    Spectacular image! thumb.gif

    Can you reveal any hints as to how get such a sharp and perfect exposure with a backlight sky?ne_nau.gif My flying bird shots always seem to have less detail than I want.

    Thanks for the kind words Tom. For this shot I used +1 stop of exposure compensation to bring out some of the details of the hawk against the backlighting. Just some basic (LAB method) post processing to boot.

    Hope that helps!

    -j
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2006
    jeff lapoint wrote:
    It has been some time since I've been out shooting and even longer since I've posted...I'm up in Fresno CA doing a rotation here for a month and I must say there are tons of wildlife shooting opportunities. I've been mourning the loss of my big lens, but all these hawks have been forcing me to get over it! Here's one from a 30min session I had before my last shift.



    90676834-L.jpg

    Hope to toss a few more up in the near future and even though I have not been posting I have been admiring all the fine photos posted of late!!

    -j
    Extremely nice composition, the clear blue sky with the hawk right in the middle and the light passing through the feathers is the icing on the cake!
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2006
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Great capture !!!

    Thanks Awais!
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2006
    One really great capture Jeff. Awesome detail.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2006
    Very cool Jeff, and since you are in town, drop me a line if you feel like going shooting...
    Ed

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    Awsome photo Jeff! thumb.gif
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    Pretty cool....pretty cool. Well done Jeff. thumb.gif
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    Maestro wrote:
    Extremely nice composition, the clear blue sky with the hawk right in the middle and the light passing through the feathers is the icing on the cake!

    Thanks Maestro! This guy was nice enough to hang around over me until I got a decent shot. Its almost like he knew I completely blew the first 10 or sone_nau.gif
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    One really great capture Jeff. Awesome detail.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick.

    Thanks Dick! Hopefully I'll be able to get a few more as soon as I come off the night shiftthumb.gif
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    ehughes wrote:
    Very cool Jeff, and since you are in town, drop me a line if you feel like going shooting...

    Thanks Ed! Sounds great, I'll shoot you a PM...
    www.lapiz007.smugmug.com


  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Awsome photo Jeff! thumb.gif

    Thanks Glenn!
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Pretty cool....pretty cool. Well done Jeff. thumb.gif
    Best I could do considering a certain someone still has a pretty tight hold on the world's ospreysheadscratch.gifD Thanks for the kind words Mike!
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2006
    very nice back lit shot -doc-- I was up there for boyscouts a month ago and redtails all over but I was the driver so no shots -thought you went back east headscratch.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2006
    Its great to see your pics again. clap.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2006
    I'll bet this is one of those shots that would look great poster size.

    Not much lacking on this one. thumb.gif
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2006
    that is one teriffic shot!clap.gif
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    very nice back lit shot -doc-- I was up there for boyscouts a month ago and redtails all over but I was the driver so no shots -thought you went back east headscratch.gif

    Thanks Jeff! I'm up here for the next 3 weeks and then to USC for 1 month. After that I make the move to Chitown. We need to shoot at least one more time before I take off!

    -j
    www.lapiz007.smugmug.com


  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2006
    What the heck you donin in Fresno???

    Are there sick people there ne_nau.gifrolleyes1.gif :lol

    That certainly isn't no Sickly Hawkie, that's a rockin Hawkie clap.gif:D
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Its great to see your pics again. clap.gif

    Thanks Harry. I relly need to get off my butt and start shooting/posting more. This whole school/career thing is really getting in the way of my photographyheadscratch.gifD

    Hope you are feeling better by the way!

    -j
    www.lapiz007.smugmug.com


  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    I'll bet this is one of those shots that would look great poster size.

    Not much lacking on this one. thumb.gif

    Thanks Ric. I'll have to try that. I've yet to find some printing that I'm real happy about, but I need to get on that. Pics weren't made to sit on my hard drive!

    -j
    www.lapiz007.smugmug.com


  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2006
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    that is one teriffic shot!clap.gif

    Thanks for looking!
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2006
    bfjr wrote:
    What the heck you donin in Fresno???

    Are there sick people there ne_nau.gifrolleyes1.gif :lol

    That certainly isn't no Sickly Hawkie, that's a rockin Hawkie clap.gif:D

    I'm here for a month long rotation in emergency medicine. Very target rich as far as the hawks go...now getting time off to shoot said hawkies is another story. Hope to get together for a shoot when I get back to LA!
    www.lapiz007.smugmug.com


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