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Hey Mike, thanks! I was shooting with a Nikon 200mm macro lens.
Surprisingly, some of my favorite bird photos were captured using the 200mm macro lens. Last fall, while fly fishing, I got a shot of a hawk flying across the river, with the macro lens.
I used the 200mm macro lens for both shots below…
Sweet photos of a sweet bird! Nice work!
Last spring, while shooting wildfowers, I was fortunate to have a hummer drop in, to feast on nectar, what a thrill.
Diving
Sipping
Inquisitive
Enjoying a Beautiful Day
The tiniest soul with feathers
Bulls Eye
Abundant Wildflowers
Pretty Wings
Keeping an eye on the camera, and operator
Time for more pollen on the bill
Dropping a single speck of pollenThanks a lot for all of the encouragement!!!
Steve, here the Exif info
Nikon D200, Sigma 10-20 lens, 11mm, f/8, 1/350s, exposure comp -0.7, Matrix metering, ISO 400. No filters, and nothing more than a couple of global curve and levels adjustements in Photoshop. I did use a U-point adjustment in Capture NX2 to slightly darken the my friends shirt.I spend a lot of time looking at my failed photos, trying to figure out what went wrong, and believe me, it has taken a lot of time to get to the point where I feel like I know what I’m doing when my camera is underwater. Last week I painted four little green dots on the outside of the lens optical port, to help me know when the lens is more above or under water, for over-under shots. For the shot with Eric and fish completely submerged, I wanted the green dots below the surface. If the interesting part of the shot is above water, I’ll keep the dots above the surface. If I want to keep the water line as slim as possible, I’ll keep the green dots on the water line, and make sure my hot-shoe bubble levels are centered.
I mentioned studying my photos to improve them, and the problem that bothers me with the Striking Gold image is that I didn’t keep an eye on my friend, and direct him to keep a hand on the reel, and look like he is actively retrieving the fish, instead of kicking back, relaxing his other hand while leading the fish towards me.
Cheers,
GrahamHi Jay, Thank you, I’m really glad you like the photos. I fished a Winston 2wt, a classic old GL6, and my friend Eric fished a 0wt. My friend really liked the concept of me getting into the water, instead of taking the fish out of water, it really reduces the stress on the fish, while photographing, before releasing.
Thanks guys, your kind comments are truly appreciated!
I went back yesterday…
Start of a Fine Day
Casting Dries
Striking GoldI often photograph birds at a small manmade lake close to home, which is frequented by people taking a morning walk on the path around the lake.
Hey Colin, thanks, I’m really glad you like my stuff, and I sure hope the mayflies will cooperate.
Brett,
Thanks Corey and Neal. I like backgrounds out of focus, especially with birds and bugs, and try to position my camera to have as much distance between the subject and background as possible. All of the photos above were shot outdoors, in natural surroundings, except for the first one, the hex’s, which I shot at my tying desk.
Another shot from my desk…
