sallymack Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Low tide at the Cullinan Ranch wetlands, northern California. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Near Pelton Pond. 5 Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgorga Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Immature Male Meadowhawk (most likely an Autumn Meadowhawk) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawsonPointers Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 This bird goes by many names here in Uruguay. Most references call it the green-barred woodpecker Colaptes melanchoros. To me, it looks like and is about the same size as the common flicker we had in Canada, and it behaves about as intelligently (not). We've seen a few squished on the road. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcstep Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Coyote Leaps For Vole Leap!! by David Stephens, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miha Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Autumn. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnelson Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Early morning traffic this morning on Staten Island, CA. No bottlenecks, just long necks. Wild life abounding. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing_huey1 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 No ID yet for this small mushroom, 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Sorensen Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Immature Male Meadowhawk (most likely an Autumn Meadowhawk) [ATTACH=full]1222467[/ATTACH] You've got your dragonfly technique dialed in. Curious on your focal length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Eckman Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgorga Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 You've got your dragonfly technique dialed in. Curious on your focal length. :) Yup... I am not sure that there is such a thing as "too much time in the field", but if there is I am a way over the limit when it comes to odonates! As for lenses... I started out with a 70-300 zoom (always at the long end) coupled with a 36 mm extension tube. These days, I use a 300 mm f/4 prime with the same extension tube. I also sometimes use a flash (off camera) for fill (i.e. a stop or two under the ambient light) for many of my ode photos. These critters are most active on bright sunny days and a bit of fill flash helps even things out a bit. The flash is not necessary on days with a high overcast... which is best, (However, the photo above is without any flash.) My "ode rig" as of 2010 is show/described here: The Dragonfly Rig « Photographs by Frank. It has evolved over the years but as far as the flash goes my current rig is basically the same. As I indicate above I now use a 300 mm prime and I have dispensed with the remote cord for the shutter. (Also, the extension tube is 36 mm, not 30 as indicated in the photo accompanying this post.) Usually, this all gets mounted on a monopod. You can see a couple of photos of the rig (sans monopod) "in action" here: The Odontate Rig in Action « Photographs by Frank. There are many, many, many more ode photos on my blog... just use the "tag cloud" on the right of each page or the search box (also on the right). Regards, --- Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Bill Nelson, nice goose flight image with the moon. I have been to Staten Island (in California) a few times, but I haven't had a chance for the bird/moon combination yet. Meanwhile, I have been very busy at work. However, I have this image of a egret rookery near Mei Po, a well known area for birding in Hong Kong. Edited December 6, 2017 by ShunCheung 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Langur monkeys in Chitwan, Nepal. Their faces were so dark that the facial features needed unshadowing and noise-removal. Nikon D300 with Nikon 200-400mm lens @400mm (effective 600mm) 1/1000s; f/4.0; ISO 1000; Aperture Priority; Spot Metering 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supriyo Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 How they fall sometimes... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Vallette Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JRCrowe Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 This weeks super moon. Sony A6000 Canon 70-200 2.8 with 2x extender sigma mc-11 adapter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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