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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: bobfriedman on December 09, 2018, 02:10:53 pm

Title: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: bobfriedman on December 09, 2018, 02:10:53 pm: Nikon D4S ,Nikkor AF-S 600mm f/4G ED VR
1/2000s f/8.0 at 600.0mm iso1600
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/162179534/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 09, 2018, 09:00:59 pm: Wow!
I think she wants to eat your camera.
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: Bob_B on December 10, 2018, 07:58:40 am: Nice capture, and what a great pose.
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: faberryman on December 10, 2018, 09:00:10 am: With the white background, the bird appears stuffed.
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: Rory on December 10, 2018, 05:16:45 pm: Beautiful pose. Looks like a heavy crop.
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: bobfriedman on December 10, 2018, 09:53:58 pm: Quote from: Rory on December 10, 2018, 05:16:45 pm
Beautiful pose. Looks like a heavy crop.

no real crop.. just the sides.. thx
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: bobfriedman on December 10, 2018, 09:55:49 pm: Quote from: faberryman on December 10, 2018, 09:00:10 am
With the white background, the bird appears stuffed.

high key due to thick fog..

how's this?.. earlier time. still look stuffed to you ;)

(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/162180274/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 11, 2018, 12:11:44 am: Another fine portrait.
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: bobfriedman on December 11, 2018, 06:01:49 am: same day different cam/lens... stuffed??

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4G ED VR
1/125s f/8.0 at 700.0mm iso2000
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/162181593/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 11, 2018, 08:28:28 am: Now that one is really wild!
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: faberryman on December 11, 2018, 10:02:59 am: Quote from: bobfriedman on December 10, 2018, 09:55:49 pm
high key due to thick fog.. how's this?.. earlier time. still look stuffed to you ;)
Yes, the bright white background makes the images look unnatural to me. If not stuffed, taken in the studio.
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: bobfriedman on December 11, 2018, 03:33:44 pm: Quote from: faberryman on December 11, 2018, 10:02:59 am
Yes, the bright white background makes the images look unnatural to me. If not stuffed, taken in the studio.

for me to take an image in the wild and make it look like it was shot in the studio is an art form.

shot in the wild.

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4G ED VR
1/2000s f/7.1 at 500.0mm iso360
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/158682877/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: govindvkumar on December 13, 2018, 04:59:09 am: Wow. Beautiful wing spread pose in the first image. Nice photograph. It would have been more beautiful if the background was in some shades of green or brown.
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: bobfriedman on December 13, 2018, 05:45:59 am: Nikon D4S ,Nikkor AF-S 600mm f/4G ED VR
1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso800
(http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/162756245/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 13, 2018, 12:57:36 pm: Stunning shots, all of them!

Out of curiosity, as a non-bird-photographer, why do you use quite such a high shutter speed? 1/1000 I could understand, but does 1/2000 give you significantly better freezing of motion?

Jeremy
Title: Re: Female Merlin Falcon
Post by: bobfriedman on December 13, 2018, 02:07:38 pm: Quote from: Jeremy Roussak on December 13, 2018, 12:57:36 pm
Out of curiosity, as a non-bird-photographer, why do you use quite such a high shutter speed? 1/1000 I could understand, but does 1/2000 give you significantly better freezing of motion?

Yes, freezing motion is correct.. however, sometimes i am ISO limited and surprise myself with the head spin shot above... i do have more of those head spins from different birds in the rain from high ISO days. essentially ringing off the water.

With the new Nikon 600/4FL i have been handholding the lens almost always so high shutter speeds are essential... but now i am able to get much better flight shots.. i will post examples of this in a subsequent thread.