Trying my hand at some nature shots

Thiago Sigrist

Hi again friends!

First of all, I have to clap my hands for you nature/wildlife/bird photographers! You people do rock, and one can notice that when he tries to do some of your stuff!

Today was my turn: I did some trees, landscapes, big skies and even birds, take a look!

Some berries:


The view I get from my countryside home:


Delicious mango at a nearby tree:


Still water:


Tree silhouette:


Tree silhouette with birds and a bit of sweet light:


Hope you liked those! Nature photography sure is hard work!

Thanks for your attention!
Take care!

-- thiago

Andy

obrigado, thiago!

nice series - i esp like the wide angle shot and that last one is also really good. the whole set comes together nicely.

thanks for sharing

cmr164

If this is your beginning then it is a very fine beginning undeed!

Nir

Beautiful series Thiago!

Michiel de Brieder

Thiago my friend
The Mango is great!! The DOF is stunning! I might have added a tad of extra saturation in post, but that is just taste so, what nice Nikon lens can produce that nice soft bokeh??

Thanks for sharing!

marygrace

Gotta love that mango shot. My family has plantations of it in the Philippines. Yup, these shots bring back memories. Thanks for sharing!

John Mueller

Thiago,when I see captures like this,it makes me want to sell my gear and hang it up.

fish

MHJS wrote:

Thiago,when I see captures like this,it makes me want to sell my gear and hang it up.

bull.


The mango is great, Thiago!

Thiago Sigrist

Andy,

andy wrote:

obrigado, thiago!

nice series - i esp like the wide angle shot and that last one is also really good. the whole set comes together nicely.

thanks for sharing

não há de quê! :-)

The ones you picked out are also my favourite from the bunch... along with the mango (because it's so delicious -- and it's all about the food)!

Thanks for your very kind words!
Take care!

-- thiago

Thiago Sigrist

Charles,

cmr164 wrote:

If this is your beginning then it is a very fine beginning undeed!

Thanks a lot, my friend!

I really had a lot of fun shooting those, and I guess that's what's important! I will certainly make more attempts at nature shots in the future!

Take care!

-- thiago

Thiago Sigrist

Nir,

Nir wrote:

Beautiful series Thiago!

Thanks for your very kind words! I will post more pictures when I have them... :-)

Take care!

-- thiago

Thiago Sigrist

Michiel,

Michiel de Brieder wrote:

The Mango is great!! The DOF is stunning! I might have added a tad of extra saturation in post, but that is just taste so, what nice Nikon lens can produce that nice soft bokeh??

Thanks for sharing!

perhaps some extra saturation would be fine, thanks for the tip! :-)

About the lens... well, you might not believe, but the lens responsible for the nice soft bokeh on the mango shot is the D70 kit lens! That is, the cheap 18-70 f/3.5-4.5 DX zoom. It holds up very well against the big pro lenses, in terms of image quality (sharpness and bokeh) and AF speed (it is an AF-S, the equivalent of Canon's ring USM). I used this lens to capture the mango because of its short focusing distance at 70mm, which is only 38cm. All in all, a very cool lens! :-)

Thanks so much for your kind words and all the attention!
Take care!

-- thiago

Thiago Sigrist

Hey marygrace!

marygrace wrote:

Gotta love that mango shot. My family has plantations of it in the Philippines. Yup, these shots bring back memories. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks a lot for your nice words! :-)

Now, about those mango plantations... yum! I just love the fruit!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Take care!

-- thiago

Thiago Sigrist

John,

MHJS wrote:

Thiago,when I see captures like this,it makes me want to sell my gear and hang it up.

Thanks for the kindest words and great support!

If I were you, I'd never "hang it up", as you said. Shots like the ones from your West Virginia gallery, and the more recent bird shots, have left me drooling! That's excellent work!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Take care!

-- thiago

Thiago Sigrist

Hey fish,

fish wrote:

bull.


The mango is great, Thiago!

you do take some very very cool shots, man! So I'm very glad you enjoyed mine! :-)

About the mango, did I tell you I love the fruit? It's one of the niceties from my tropical country!

Thanks so much for your warm response!
Take care!

-- thiago