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Photo of the day - May 2021
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Good capture of the elusive Audi A4 maybe. Definitely not an "S" version but sometimes you have to get what you need so to speak.
Sunset in southern Sweden 2010.
Canon EOS 5D mk II - Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8
Canon EOS 5D mk II - Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8
An old tractor at Latchetts Farm in Uckfield last weekend.
May I offer you these flowers, made with my iPhone 6 and Mum need me
"If I run this race, do you think I will get a cat-sized hat?" ?
Camera on iPhone XR. Focal length 4.25 mm, F number f/1.8, Exposure time 1/60.
Camera on iPhone XR. Focal length 4.25 mm, F number f/1.8, Exposure time 1/60.
There are also a couple of 3 series BMWs in the neighborhood, but definitely not a majority of the cars - I don't live in that swanky of a neighborhood.
This was from a couple weekends ago, the kingbird.
Cheers!
A toast with a mezcal/jamaica/cranberry/strawberry/tajin cocktail.
Lets celebrate that among all this death we're still alive!
A toast with a mezcal/jamaica/cranberry/strawberry/tajin cocktail.
Lets celebrate that among all this death we're still alive!
As promised something fresh.
@Clix Pix reels off endless great shots shots of Blue Herons. Of course she has the advantage of longer lenses and the ability to crop her images. When I spot them I am usually floating on a lake in a small tippy craft with my small waterproof camera tucked into a pocket on my life vest. To get any shot at all I have to get quite close as my longest focal length of 25mm is an 140mm equivalent and cropping ability is minimal. Anyways 2 days ago I got lucky. I was directly upwind from this young one, and was able to slowly drift towards it without moving a muscle. Boat cooperated and stayed more or less aimed right towards him. Even remembered to set camera for a machine gun burst. It was heavily shaded and I failed to notice the 1/90 shutter speed or I could have kicked the ISO up a notch.
So having made a short story long, it's nice to finally get an image of a Blue Heron even if it's a shade short of @Clix Pix quality.
@Clix Pix reels off endless great shots shots of Blue Herons. Of course she has the advantage of longer lenses and the ability to crop her images. When I spot them I am usually floating on a lake in a small tippy craft with my small waterproof camera tucked into a pocket on my life vest. To get any shot at all I have to get quite close as my longest focal length of 25mm is an 140mm equivalent and cropping ability is minimal. Anyways 2 days ago I got lucky. I was directly upwind from this young one, and was able to slowly drift towards it without moving a muscle. Boat cooperated and stayed more or less aimed right towards him. Even remembered to set camera for a machine gun burst. It was heavily shaded and I failed to notice the 1/90 shutter speed or I could have kicked the ISO up a notch.
So having made a short story long, it's nice to finally get an image of a Blue Heron even if it's a shade short of @Clix Pix quality.
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see everyone in 2 weeks!
see everyone in 2 weeks!
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why would you delete it?? only if you posted more than one photo a day. otherwise post whatever you want.
Don't be absurd, the entire point of the thread is to share images and it is a good shot.
taken just now - to avoid the glare / reflection, I had to pretend to be a frog to see them
Trail walk near a part of Lightning Lake (Manning Provincial Park, BC) last July -- early-morning, with rain shower on the go. Camera on iPad Mini 4.
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Ooh, I'm loving the heron fest today! OldMacs4Me, I would love to be able to go around our little lake in a boat, kayak or canoe -- unfortunately we aren't allowed; only time we see a boat out there is when the men from the company which maintains the lake and the fountain are doing some cleaning up or repairs.
Thank you for the compliments -- you're quite right that I have an advantage living where I do when I can literally shoot Alfred and his brethren from my deck or the boardwalk with a long lens and then if need be, while editing the images, do some judicious cropping as well. A few times I've gotten close enough to Alfred that I was able to get a full body or a head shot without the need for cropping, but that doesn't happen often. I don't always luck out, either -- the other day I saw him, shot him from a distance, and then walked over to the footbridge intending to get a much closer shot since he was standing on the rocks near there, and wouldn't you know, he was positioned in such a way that a leafy branch obscured his head and face!! You win some, you lose some..... LOL!
Yesterday while walking around the boardwalk I was startled to see hundreds of catfish swimming close to the surface of the water -- large and small ones, so I think this Spring's crop of new arrivals was being shown the ropes. While we do have other species of fish in the lake, catfish definitely predominate.
Big Daddy Catfish smiling up at me:
Thank you for the compliments -- you're quite right that I have an advantage living where I do when I can literally shoot Alfred and his brethren from my deck or the boardwalk with a long lens and then if need be, while editing the images, do some judicious cropping as well. A few times I've gotten close enough to Alfred that I was able to get a full body or a head shot without the need for cropping, but that doesn't happen often. I don't always luck out, either -- the other day I saw him, shot him from a distance, and then walked over to the footbridge intending to get a much closer shot since he was standing on the rocks near there, and wouldn't you know, he was positioned in such a way that a leafy branch obscured his head and face!! You win some, you lose some..... LOL!
Yesterday while walking around the boardwalk I was startled to see hundreds of catfish swimming close to the surface of the water -- large and small ones, so I think this Spring's crop of new arrivals was being shown the ropes. While we do have other species of fish in the lake, catfish definitely predominate.
Big Daddy Catfish smiling up at me:
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Last of the "action pics" from the fox series. 1/500th sec was clearly too slow for this shot, but lesson learned. They have been fascinating to watch, though I haven't seen them for several days now.
Corwith Cramer , Woods Hole Ma.
RX 100 mk3 , f2.2@1/800 , ISO 125 , B&W via Silver Efex .
RX 100 mk3 , f2.2@1/800 , ISO 125 , B&W via Silver Efex .