Every morning I stand on our balcony, taking on the view and the breeze that flows in.
Every morning some bird flies around.
Some of those birds are just plain blackbirds, others are pigeons and some others are pelicans.
And every morning I try to do a few "clicks" just for the fun of it.
Some of those clicks are random settings, others I try to remind myself of what Rodney taught me and follow those suggestions.
This particular morning the osprey who lives down the lane...literaly, was my model and I tried to follow Rodney's suggestions.
I used my Nikon D750 with the 500mm lens.
I used apperture priority settings and each photo's metadeta is such:
1/2500 sec. f/8 500mm, ISO 400
They passed through Lightroom only to be converted from raw to jpeg.
While the setting is constant the lighting is not hence the variance in the coloration and light.
Basically the camera was in control and all I was doing was tracking the bird. Something I don't normally do because I like to be in control hence never use anything but manual settings.
This guy flew in and around, and I tried to keep up with his flight.
Somewhat successful.
I know where he/she and his mate live, a few blocks from our residence, perched somewhat way up there.
Didn't have my long zoom lens on this occasion so clicked with a Z 50mm...as I said......somewhat way up there.
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Good job - it's hard to track such an amazing flyer as this!
ReplyDeleteThank you John. They really are amazing birds.
DeleteSounds like Rodney knows what he's talking about - but of course you're the one who actually took the pictures. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteRodney knows a thing or two, but don't tell him a said so 😉. Thank you for stopping in.
DeleteYou did really well. My best photo I never got was an Osprey carrying a fish flying low in front of the car as we drove along on Chappaquiddick Island. Only a few seconds, not enough time to get my camera sorted but was well worth seeing. Beautiful birds.
ReplyDeleteThat would be my dream to catch an osprey or any kind of bird flying with their catch. I understand "not enough time", they are so quick and refuse to "hover" utntil one can prepared oneself 😁
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