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Nikkor 70-300 VR... First outing with it -- yesterday, Sarasota Bay.

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Nikon D50
300 mm @ f/8 for 1/500 sec...
 
Nirvana
Photo taken today in Marblehead, MA at a dry dock with a Sony P & S camera.:)
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Oh, and EastCoastFlyer, that is an amazing shot of that pelican.:eek:
 
Rothschild's Giraffe

EastCoastFlyer That is a pretty sweet shot, perfect timing.

Taken in Kenya in December.

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Nikon D80
100mm @ f/4, 1/250s
 
Abstract said:
You don't really need to click the shutter at the speed of light to get that shot. ;)

You need to have a tripod and go for a fairly long exposure. I guess you'd also have to guess when lightning would strike as well.
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indeed. super solid tripod, remote control for shutter, long exposure time.

plus, you can sort of time the lightning, it was pretty regular anyway! :)
 
Here is my first try at an in-flight bird shot. I was able to get about 10ft from it before it flew off. Took about 15 shots while panning with the bird, and this is the best one I think. Taken at Ft.Worth Nature Center.
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NIKON D40
2007:01:28
Focal length: 200.0mm
Exposure time: 0.0016
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO equiv.: 200
Exposure bias: 0.33
Metering Mode: spot
Exposure: aperture priority
 
Yakamoto said:
Here is my first try at an in-flight bird shot. I was able to get about 10ft from it before it flew off. Took about 15 shots while panning with the bird, and this is the best one I think. Taken at Ft.Worth Nature Center.
flight.jpg

NIKON D40
2007:01:28
Focal length: 200.0mm
Exposure time: 0.0016
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO equiv.: 200
Exposure bias: 0.33
Metering Mode: spot
Exposure: aperture priority
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Great shot ..... love the differential focus.



FJ
 
superted666 said:
WOW i seem to be seeing some really good results from fuji cameras recently.
Great shot
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Thanks. I have had my S7000 for over 2 years now (quite aged for P&S) It really is consistent and easy to handle. Although I originally intended to migrate to a DSLR this little gem has changed my mind. I think I will start looking at a fixed lens cameras with a large sensor. I used to use a film SLR (olympus OM2N) but I bought the Fuji for a trip to Yosemite and I never used the OM2 again. The freedom from carting lenses and other kit was a breath of fresh air.

Oh a new day....a couple of days old but another rainy subject (inevitable here in the UK)
 

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Very Little, the bird was really close. I just cropped the water below 1/2 in
and the overblown sky above 1/2 in.
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Wow, that's pretty lucky! :) Great panning skills, I guess. That's one of the things I need to try out.


This photo, plus the chocolates in the photo, are what I'm giving my girlfriend for Valentines day. :) We have a long distance relationship, so the flowers are a no-go. It was taken.....2 hours ago.

I cropped the photo a bit, added vignetting, and made it a lot more contrasty. It looks too saturated from where I sit, but I'm hoping someone here can tell me if they agree. The original photo didn't come out as well as I had hoped in terms of contrast, but the colours turned out VERY saturated. I had to play with the luminance of the red colour to get it looking decent. It was a pretty miserable day outside in terms of weather and light, so maybe that had something to do with it.

Which one is better? :confused:
 

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Yakamoto said:
I keep coming back to this picture.
Something about it, that is very captivating. :)
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Thanks! I found the shack by wandering (by bike) the back streets of a new part of town. Korea produces some fine shacks.
EastCoastFlyer said:
Nikkor 70-300 VR... First outing with it -- yesterday, Sarasota Bay.
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Really nice bird. Makes me want to get out and find some.

Yakamoto said:
Here is my first try at an in-flight bird shot. I was able to get about 10ft from it before it flew off. Took about 15 shots while panning with the bird, and this is the best one I think. Taken at Ft.Worth Nature Center.
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Nice bird, too. There are some similar birds around here, but they seem to be quite shy. I'm definitely going to try my hand at the pan....
 
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