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Photo of the day April 2016
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Photographed today in my backyard. Was almost at the minimal focusing distance of my lens.
400mm, f/7,1, ISO 640, 1,250 sec.
Photographed today in my backyard. Was almost at the minimal focusing distance of my lens.
400mm, f/7,1, ISO 640, 1,250 sec.
It just hit me when I was looking through my street shots in Lightroom. I kept seeing people on benches! There's just enough character and story possibilities to keep me interested in "The Benchwarmers."
Lioness at night, Zambia
Just enough light from a second safari vehicle off to our right.
Just enough light from a second safari vehicle off to our right.
I'm just back from more than a month on the road, 25 of those nights spent sleeping in a tent, and three of those weeks teaching photography workshops. Hard to keep up with you guys with this kind of schedule, but I do try! Here is a new shot from last month, taken in Death Valley National Park. You can click HERE to read all about these crazy conditions. Clicking on the photo should show it larger.
Swirly Periwinkle 01 by Hugh Russell, on Flickr
Sony NEX 6, Helios 44-2 with reversed front element, 58mm @ f/2
Cheers
Hugh
Go for it... Better to regret having tried than regretting missong the opportunity... This could be your breakthrough... My friend who is a serious top end pro art photog, his breakthrough was a series of pictures of buskers. That series saw him being noticed by GQ magazine and his career took off from there...
The Firing Room at Ft. Desoto - artillery installation
This little fellow (same bird as my last shot) has been chasing most of the other customers away from my feeders for the past few days. Overcast skies on this particular day made for some nice soft light, so I followed him around the yard to see if I could get a few shots of him watching over "his" territory.
Anna in the Bottlebrush by MCH-1138, on Flickr
Nikon D750 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/1250 @ f/8
Anna in the Bottlebrush by MCH-1138, on Flickr
Nikon D750 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/1250 @ f/8
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This little fellow (same bird as my last shot) has been chasing most of the other customers away from my feeders for the past few days. Overcast skies on this particular day made for some nice soft light, so I followed him around the yard to see if I could get a few shots of him watching over "his" territory.
Anna in the Bottlebrush by MCH-1138, on Flickr
I think this is one of your best. I really like the inclusion of some environment for scale and context. Very nicely done.
~ Peter
Super shot.This little fellow (same bird as my last shot) has been chasing most of the other customers away from my feeders for the past few days. Overcast skies on this particular day made for some nice soft light, so I followed him around the yard to see if I could get a few shots of him watching over "his" territory.
Anna in the Bottlebrush by MCH-1138, on Flickr
Nikon D750 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/1250 @ f/8
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Didn't want to pop out and set up some speed lights then?Lioness at night, Zambia
Just enough light from a second safari vehicle off to our right.
Anyway it works well as it is.
Malapascua by Stuart Tarn, on FlickrOne from the archives...taken pre DSLR days, when all I had was an iPhone! This was in the Philippines. Unfortunately, we were evacuated out of the path of an approaching Typhoon the following day, so our dream holiday lasted 2 days!
Nikon D610, NIKON 70-200 f/2.8G ED VRII, 1.0 sec at F/22
Thanks for the kind words, Peter. I find a certain appeal in photographing the birds "out of context" in a quasi-studio environment, but I do prefer the environmental portrait for the reasons you describe. Shooting against the black background eliminates (or at least reduces) many of the problems with wing ghosting and other motion artifacts that can crop up when the fast-moving bird is lit by speedlights and the background is lit by ambient light. It also lets me focus on the lighting to see if I can tease out additional color or details. But it does result in an image that is clearly artificial and lacking a sense of context. It is all a work in progress, and I'm still experimenting...
Cheers, AFB!
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They really are incredible shots. It was nice to get a context shot as I dont know about anyone else but I had forgotten how small they are. They really are teeny tiny arent they? All the more respect to you for being able to capture them in such beautiful detail.
Thanks very much, Ken. They vary by species, but they are all quite small -- the ones around here probably range from about 2.5 to just under 4 inches (about 7-10 cm) in length (excluding the bill). The small ones are about the size of an adult thumb, maybe a wee bit larger.
Rose Leaf by Hugh Russell, on Flickr
Sony NEX 6, Tokina AT-X 28-85mm Close Focus @ f/3.5
Cheers
Hugh
My wife says that at times I take too many chances and approach my photography with reckless abandon but even I'm not that crazy...yet.
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Cyclist - and passenger - on Scale Lane Bridge, Hull...
River GodNewcastle Quayside by Stuart Tarn, on Flickr