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Even More Fun Pictures with Nikon

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m_driscoll

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Time for a few ducks. These were taken in the U of W Arboretum (Washington Park). Right about where the expanded SR520 floating bridge will go. Thanks for looking. Cheers.

1. D300; 80-400mm; 80mm; 1/500s @ f/5.6; ISO 200


2. D300; 80-400mm; 400mm; 1/25s @ f/13; -1 EV; ISO 200


3. D300; 80-400mm; 80mm; 1/60s @ f/8; -1/3 EV; ISO 200


http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com
 
shtarka1

shtarka1

Active member
m_driscoll said:
Steve: I'll echo the rest: great series! I especially like the PP and complexity in the last image. Haven't had a quahog in a long time.

Cheers.

http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com
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Thanks Matt. Really like the saturation & reflections in your duck photos!
Jorgen Udvang said:
I haven't been convinced about the potential of the Noct until now, but these are great. It's unfortunate that the current state of technology probably prevents Nikon for making a modern version.
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Thanks Jorgen. This is one of my favorite lenses. Prices are outrageous on flea-bay!
 
Corlan F.

Corlan F.

Subscriber Member
Jorgen Udvang said:
Thanks, guys. It was a lot of fun.

Corlan, I practice hard to get on terms with the AF on the D80. The reason is that I've found that a D90 is probably my next camera, since it's very convenient to have two more or less identical bodies, and since I'll wait to buy a pro body until Nikon comes up with something that suits my needs better (a D700 with video and/or higher resolution or a D300 with video features as good as the 7D).

On this one, I used AF-C, and since there was a followspot on the dancers, which gave strong, contrasty light, I just needed to wait for a pose that had as many body-parts as possible in the same focal plane as her face.
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Interesting. I almost never use AF-C because in the end i don't feel that it helps me getting more keepers. In fact, it's an unsettling exercise for me eventually i feel i get some shots that i would probably have missed with AF-S but then end up missing shots that i'd normally get. And of course all the -numerous- AF options, zone, number of focus points etc. might get the whole thing even less intuitive, compared to AF-S.

Then, as you said, the key is probably in practice.

(otoh, i'm lazy, so maybe i'll keep shooting 95% of my shots using manual focus) :angel:
 
Corlan F.

Corlan F.

Subscriber Member
Steve, very cool series above. I'll go with the guys and vote for #3... though i really like the light pattern on #6, as well as the outstanding silvery rendering of the last one. :)



Matt, nice ducks!
Talkiing about which, i happened to cross paths with a couple of those yesterday, here's a photo. Nothing special, light was weird, and i didn't have no fancy tele lens (plain 50mm and a bit of crop)...

Just a drake, with an attitude:

 
Jorgen Udvang

Jorgen Udvang

Subscriber Member
Corlan F. said:
Interesting. I almost never use AF-C because in the end i don't feel that it helps me getting more keepers. In fact, it's an unsettling exercise for me eventually i feel i get some shots that i would probably have missed with AF-S but then end up missing shots that i'd normally get. And of course all the -numerous- AF options, zone, number of focus points etc. might get the whole thing even less intuitive, compared to AF-S.

Then, as you said, the key is probably in practice.

(otoh, i'm lazy, so maybe i'll keep shooting 95% of my shots using manual focus) :angel:
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Corlan,
I rarely use AF-C as well, except sometimes for sport, but this time, I had no choice. With the shallow DOF and the fast moving dancers only a few meters away, I simply couldn't lock focus and then get the shot in any other way. So I decided to get some much needed practice. You haven't seen all the OOF shots though :D
 
shtarka1

shtarka1

Active member
Corlan F. said:
Steve, very cool series above. I'll go with the guys and vote for #3... though i really like the light pattern on #6, as well as the outstanding silvery rendering of the last one. :)





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Thanks Corlan. Nice light bringing out Daffy's colorful appearance!
 
shtarka1

shtarka1

Active member
TRSmith said:
Betty Davis eyes?
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"And she'll tease you,
She'll unease you
All the better just to please you
She's precocious, and she knows just
What it takes to make a pro blush
All the boys think she's a spy,
She's got Bette Davis eyes"!

:clap: Love it!
 
M

m_driscoll

New member
Steve: Great dog and owner shots! Except for the third one - that's actually a kid. It is always a little amusing that dogs seem to match their owners. We used to have a Western Airedale. What does that tell you? Always looking forward to your posts.

Corlan: That Drake does look like it has an attitude.

Steve/Corlan/Osman: Thanks.

Cheers,

http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com
 
shtarka1

shtarka1

Active member
m_driscoll said:
Steve: Great dog and owner shots! Except for the third one - that's actually a kid. It is always a little amusing that dogs seem to match their owners. We used to have a Western Airedale. What does that tell you? Always looking forward to your posts.

Corlan: That Drake does look like it has an attitude.

Steve/Corlan/Osman: Thanks.

Cheers,

http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com
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How very true Matt! Heartfelt Thanks!
 
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