2020 - Image of the Week #4

[Kayaker72]

Welcome to TDP forum's "Image of the Week" competition. Each week photographers may submit their images for the title of "Image of the Week." Weekly winners will then compete on a monthly, quarterly, and in our annual poll for the title of "TDP Forum Image of the Year."

• Week 4 entry period will be from Monday, January 20th through/including Sunday, January 26th.
• Please provide a title for your image.
• This is an open competition for landscape, portrait, architectural, macro, or any other appropriate photographic style.
• Images should have been either recently taken or processed.
• Enter as many times as you would like.

This week will be judged by Jonathan Huyer.

[Jayson]

Had to check out the snow patterns on the ice after 50mph winds moved through.

[Zach]

"On the Ol' Chisholm Trail"

[Zach]

"Waco Skies"

[Karsaa]

Finally had bit clearer skies to go say hello to milky way.

Cloudy Milky Way by Kari, on Flickr

[Karsaa]

Lady Aurora visited also briefly.

Lady Aurora by Kari, on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

Violet Tailed Sylph



Multi-flash technique using 4 speed lights set to 1/16 power (radio triggers used to sync flashes)
5D MKIV
Canon 100-400mm II
iso 320
f/14
1/200

[Jayson]

Violet Tailed Sylph

Multi-flash technique using 4 speed lights set to 1/16 power (radio triggers used to sync flashes)
5D MKIV
Canon 100-400mm II
iso 320
f/14
1/200

Great choice and amazing shot!!! Impressive bird to say the least. Must have been a big bag of stuff going through the airport using all those flashes!!!

[Joel Eade]

Great choice and amazing shot!!! Impressive bird to say the least. Must have been a big bag of stuff going through the airport using all those flashes!!!

Thanks! It was one of the gems of the trip for sure. I was participating in a workshop put on by Naturescapes.net and (thankfully) the flash gear was provided. BTW....I can highly recommend them as everything about the experience was first rate.

As for luggage, I was able again to bring most all my gear as carry ons ..... the 600, 100-400, 5DMKIV and Teleconverters in the 1510 Pelican. Two other bodies, batteries, memory cards, card readers, external drive, cables and laptop in a leather shoulder case. Tripod and gimbal head, battery chargers, rain covers, 2 on camera flashes and some other miscellaneous gear like tools and cleaning supplies in my checked bag.

[NFLD Stephen]

Semipalmated Plover:
Semipalmated Plover by Stephen, on Flickr

Stephen