Great Bald Eagles....still on my bucket list to go to Haines Alaska and the Chilkat Eagle Reserve!
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Great Bald Eagles....still on my bucket list to go to Haines Alaska and the Chilkat Eagle Reserve!
Indeed....great start with the new camera. That drake is really sharp.Quote:
Originally Posted by sedwards
A recent image with the 7DII + 500mm f/4
Minimal post processing here (slight crop and slight exposure adjustment is all) and no sharpening was applied.
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....47495915-4.jpg
Just looked up Haines. This is the time of year to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Wanna go?Quote:
Originally Posted by HDNitehawk
I would love to go, I just came back from a week in West Yellowstone, and in August I went to the UK for 12 days. It might be a bit much trying another trip this quick but I could do it. Checking travel it looks like you would fly in to Juneau (11 hour flight for me), lay over at night and fly in to Haines via a local airline. There are several cabins, houses and hotels. It looks like $150 or so a night would get a room. I think four full days of shooting Eagles would be plenty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
My biggest problem is that the wife is an RN, and she is out of vacation days. When we went to the UK she had to take leave without pay and then she didn't get to go to West Yellowstone. She would be mad that she didn't get to go, but she would be happy to see me when I return.
It is last minute ... maybe next fall?
Last minute seems to be the way I usually do things, but this year might be too much of a push. It wouldn't be as bad but the best scenario I see is at least a 1 1/2 days of travel one way. Three days of travel makes it at least a week trip to be worthwile IMO.
Next fall would be better.
The festival this year starts on the 9th.
http://www.baldeagles.org/festivalcosts
Red Bellied WP portrait
7DII
700mm
ISO 1000
f/5.6
1/200
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....88103415-4.jpg
Blue Jay Portrait
7DII
500mm
ISO 1000
f/4.5
1/800
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....88304081-4.jpg
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/636/2...9d871f7b_o.jpgWhite-throated Dipper by Kari, on Flickr
One of my earlier shots with current camera and the sigma 150-500. This is heavily cropped image. What i love most on this, is the water around the bird. It was bit windy but very sunny early spring on my favorite photospot. Gonna try get more resent pictures from that place this weekend.
i am really liking the 1DsIII
Tufted Titmouse
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5667/...443a0076_b.jpg1DS35083-Edit by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
white-breasted nuthatch
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/767/2...07da405e_h.jpg1DS35059-Edit-2 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
It's pretty rare for me to post a shot in this forum, but here's one of a juvenile bald eagle (with a scrap of salmon), taken in central British Columbia on my recent bear-viewing trip. We were able to get surprisingly close... this image is uncropped.
Canon 1DX, 500 mm f/4 II, 1/400 sec @ f/7.1, ISO 1600
http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Nat...A39Q4532-L.jpg
Really nice pose and details are great....you're right, surprisingly close....this one could actually use a little more space around the subject. I bet that was a thrill to get in close range with an eagle. Good work.
Thanks Joel --- yes I would agree, a bit less focal length would have helped (how often does anyone ever say that, for birds?!). We were drifting in slowly in a boat, and I was firing like mad. But the shots from farther out didn't have as nice a pose. It was definitely exciting... enough to make me think that I might want to be a real birder someday :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Not an Eagle but a pretty Blue Jay.....
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....39568422-4.jpg
7D MKII
500mm
ISO 2500
1/500
f/4.0
tree sparrow
1Ds III
400mm
iso 400
1/800
f 5.6
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/649/2...4a8a9583_b.jpg1DS35194 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
Do you guys find that the JPG engine produces satisfactory birding images or do you always shoot RAW? I like that JPG doesn't choke down the buffer.
Thanks
Dave
Always RAW for me. Gives a lot more latitude in post processing and I rarely hit the buffer limit.
i havent hit the buffer either and i often get the exposure wrong so raw is a life saver .
RAW has gotten less important with the new bodies. The 7D II and 5Ds R do a great job with JPG. Many of the birders or photgs in general that do not PP will benefit.
But RAW still has its benefits like Joel mentioned. Family pics are the only thing I shoot in JPG.
If I have the bird ID correct this is a juvenile masked booby.
My wife and I were in the caribbean 2 weeks ago and while aboard the ship I took some bird photos during the down time. This guy came fairly close and I really liked the pose.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/715/2...b26238bc_b.jpg2015_11_10_13863_upd3 by dthrog00, on Flickr
Thanks for viewing.
Dave
This is a brown pelican taken when the ship was in dock at St. Kitts.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5790/...067fb265_b.jpg2015_11_13_14736_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
Thanks for viewing.
Dave
Gorgeous flight images Dave, sorry, I don't know one Booby from another:D
Red Bellied Woodpecker
7D MKII
500mm f/4L IS USM I + 1.4 TCII
ISO 1000
f/5.6
1/640
No crop
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....30346122-4.jpg
Thanks Joel! Excellent woodpecker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Dave
Two more pelican photos.
No 1 Rock Backdrop
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5832/...1e10819a_b.jpg2015_11_13_14721_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
No 2 Ocean Backdrop
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/690/2...50093e7b_b.jpg2015_11_13_14696_v2__upd_2 by dthrog00, on Flickr
The ocean back drop image is, to an extent, fake. The bird photo is mine. The ocean photo is mine. Unfortunately, the good pose/focus/light all occurred with the bird over the pier. I put it on top of the ocean instead. Does this look fairly real to the viewers?
Thanks for viewing.
Dave
Here's a bit more of an exotic species. Read more @ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/...Frigatebird/id
No 1 Male Magnificent Frigatebird - photo'd in St. Lucia.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5740/...5f2ddbdf_b.jpg2015_11_12_14321_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr
No 2 Female Magnificent Frigatebird - photo'd in St. Kitts.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5826/...5c647e43_b.jpg2015_11_13_14665_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr
Thanks for viewing.
Dave
[IMG]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5670/...7b797c77_b.jpgMDB_0570 by mbarrett5076, on Flickr[/IMG]
It looks very good to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Throgmartin
Me too --- I think it's fine, at this resolution at least. I personally don't manipulate my photos in this way, mainly because I don't know how, and I don't want to spend the time to learn. The only thing I don't like is when people ask me, "Is that for real, or was that Photoshopped?". So I make it my standard practice to never alter an image, such that my 'personal brand' consists of actual photos in actual environments. Of course I do all sorts of things with exposure and other adjustments in Lightroom, but if the background is lousy, I just toss the photo and keep shooting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
I'm digressing a lot from the original question, and this is probably a discussion for another thread. But anyhow, I think your image is great.
Definitely interesting topic for another thread. However I must admit I would not have noticed if the question was not brought up. It is a great pic - I like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan Huyer
I cannot tell on my screen, even knowing about the switch in background. I agree it is another of the really top-notch shots that appear on this thread.
For the issue of what everyone thinks is acceptable, what about cloning out a small distraction? For example, do you feel it is reasonable for the tip of a branch intruding on the edge of a photo to be cloned out to sky?
I think it is whatever floats your boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Minerve101
Some go to great length making the picture just right.
I prefer mine to be natural and will only crop to take a distraction out. If a bird is in a bush and a branch is in the way so be it, I would not correct it. Birds live in bushes, it is part of the natural habitat.
To that point, wouldn't this eagle have been better if the background wasn't blown out and a new background put in?
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/751/2...ea015e35_c.jpg1C8A4484.jpg by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr
But this is how it was taken and for me it is good enough. There is no right or wrong way.
This is the original image. The birds would fly from the the left side of the boat, over the pier, and then I'd try to photograph before they passed me.
Attachment 2520
Dave
I lean toward the thought that most photography is art. The artist is free to create their vision for a photograph and as long as you disclose the manipulation I am OK with it. I also try to get the best original image possible in my back yard set ups. So I choose an uncluttered perch and place it so the background is out of focus. I am manipulating the situation before the image is taken. I do that because I enjoy the results where the detail and beauty of the subject is projected against a smooth background.
American Goldfinch
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....91908884-4.jpg
7D MKII
700mm
ISO 1000
f/5.6
1/640
580 EXII + Better Beamer @ 1/128
Nice image Joel, the perch looks quite different did you catch the gold finch on a new spot?
Dave
Thanks!
I did switch perches for a new look.
American Gold Finch
60D
400mm
ISO 250
1/1250
f/5.6
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/710/2...42e152ba_z.jpg2015_12_05_15175_DPP_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr
Thanks for viewing.
Dave