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Photo Of The Day June 2020
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I'm guessing that the days of the 200-600mm are now numbered?
Cheers
Hugh
No, actually the primary reason I bought the 100-400mm is to use as my walkaround lens, and the 200-600mm will be spending most of its time on the Wimberley. I had already tried the Bazooka on the Wimberley yesterday, but hadn't yet checked out the 100-400mm with 1.4x TC and also to see how it did on the gimbal. The 1.4x TC does add a little weight but on the 100-400 it still is not as heavy as the Bazooka. I"m keeping and will be using both lenses, and the 1.4x TC will spend most of its time on the 100-400mm, but at some point I also am going to stick it on the Bazooka and see what happens. Fun times!
I really should've bought the Wimberley a long time ago -- it makes shooting the geese and other subjects on the lake so much more physically comfortable than using the deck railing as the sole support for that heavy lens and having to hunch down in order to see through the EVF. Now I can stand properly and have the camera at proper eye level and of course moving the lens is a breeze: up, down, to either side..... I had forgotten how useful a gimbal head really is.
This little guy decided to hang around long enough for me to get my camera.
I was toying with this as an entry for this weeks Silivic or Denrology themed contest, but decided against it. I'm off for four days poking around old agricultural ruins during the day and then some timelapses and astrophotography from twilight where I don't have to pretend to be 'good company' and am hoping to capture something better on my journeys. This is the perfect time for early hour Milkyway captures that are pretty low in the sky Downunder until about the 26th of this month.
iPhone 8 Plus Wide-angle lens, Native Camera App, Spot Meter & Focus.
iPhone 8 Plus Wide-angle lens, Native Camera App, Spot Meter & Focus.
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Archive: Geese in St. Paul, MN circa 2011
Shot on a Canon PowerShot and cropped in Affinity Photo.
Shot on a Canon PowerShot and cropped in Affinity Photo.
But you are good company! I love having you around.
And very eloquent too. (reminds me: A man was at his friend's funeral and asked the wife if he could say a word. She agreed. The man stood at the podium and said, "Plethora." As he sat back down the wife said, "Thanks, that means a lot." )
@oblomow My dear friend, I was just continuing the light-heartedness at play, no offence was taken at your humour with the 'good company' mention. I had a good giggle at the mention of myself pretending to be 'good company' You would have known that from my impish grin if we were together!
I do consider myself quite the accomplished curmudgeon though!
@oblomow My dear friend, I was just continuing the light-heartedness at play, no offence was taken at your humour with the 'good company' mention. I had a good giggle at the mention of myself pretending to be 'good company' You would have known that from my impish grin if we were together!
I wasn't sure. You seem to avoid me. Australia of all places!
I don't normally take food photos but our afternoon snack yesterday just screamed out for a shot...
Cheers
Hugh
Cheers
Hugh
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ColourfulI don't normally take food photos but our afternoon snack yesterday just screamed out for a shot...
Cheers
Hugh
Thanks, i'd love to say it was down to skill and patience but alas, it was pure luck, right place right time.
Having so much time on my hands has led to me enjoying photographing little things much more, they have such incredible detail, its like seeing into a parallel universe. The insect world is certainly a very dangerous place to live with some seriously scary and fierce looking creatures.
Prairie
he sees it all.