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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / Australian Photography / May 2008OSPREYS LOVE THE 40D!
Finally got around to taking some pics of ospreys today. (I've only seen two or three before today.) Had so much fun I decided to make a whole new gallery out of it. http://www.pbase.com/bret/osprey > Finally got around to taking some pics of ospreys today. > (I've only seen two or three before today.) > Had so much fun I decided to make a whole new gallery out of it. > > http://www.pbase.com/bret/osprey Some great shots in there. Some 200mm and some 400mm. Must've been close to them.  SignatureTroy Piggins I always appreciate critique. > >http://www.pbase.com/bret/osprey > > Some great shots in there. Some 200mm and some 400mm. Must've > been close to them. Yes, the tricky part was floating on the water motionless like a dead fish. On May 25, 8:32 pm, Troy Piggins <usenet-0...@piggo.com> wrote: > >http://www.pbase.com/bret/osprey > > Some great shots in there. Some 200mm and some 400mm. Must've > been close to them. >Yes, the tricky part was floating on the water motionless like a dead >fish. I'd like to see a picture of that! I don't believe it for one second. Floating on what water? The birds are eye level; was the nest floating on the water as well? You seem much to close for that 400 mm. I don't think these birds let you come so close. And what's with the flash? How does that work at such a long distance? Aha! I didn't think so.... Nice try SignatureFocus Focus wrote,on my timestamp of 26/05/2008 11:35 PM: > On May 25, 8:32 pm, Troy Piggins <usenet-0...@piggo.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Aha! I didn't think so.... > Nice try Focus, that was a joke. By exaggeration. But don't even try to understand the flash usage patterns. Just accept this: 1- pbase distorts all the exif info when it suits brett that is does so. 2- he openly admits to change that info anyway. 3- trying to learn anything about photography from the false info he puts out is like trying to learn the Bible by reading the Koran. 4- as such, whatever you read in the exif info in his pbase photos, ignore it: it's most of the time false. Just like most of his other claims, but that is beside the point. a bunch of garbage. Pbase does indeed screw up the EXIF info on the 40D. It apparently doesn't recognize an external flash and it always lists the camera as "Canon Canon EOS 40D." I think that is because Canon screwed up and doubled up their name in the "Model #" field. The "Make" is Canon and the "Model" is Canon EOS 40D." So both of them together read "Canon Canon EOS 40D." That is something I have to remember to change on all my 40D pics. I usually don;t worry about flash info because it is usually obvious whether flash was used. I take it as a compliment to my mad skillz when someone can't tell. FTR, I used flash in most of these Osprey shots. Annika1980 wrote,on my timestamp of 27/05/2008 3:26 AM: > a bunch of garbage. > > Pbase does indeed screw up the EXIF info on the 40D. another bunch of garbage, of course... > I think that is because Canon screwed up and doubled up their name in > the "Model #" field. The "Make" is Canon and the "Model" is Canon EOS [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > when someone can't tell. > FTR, I used flash in most of these Osprey shots. and you blew the highlights as well, something you spend heaps of time criticizing others for. Of course, in your case it's "art" that obviously makes Helen choke up. Pity it's not terminal... Anyways: have you tried shoving one of your Canon raw files through "exiftool" and see what is really there from the camera? Just dump all the exif into text and go through it with a fine comb. Might actually be an artifact of the raw converter you use, rather than Canon getting it wrong in the camera. Just a suggestion. > Annika1980 wrote,on my timestamp of 27/05/2008 3:26 AM: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > another bunch of garbage, of course... What else did you expect? > Anyways: have you tried shoving one of your > Canon raw files through "exiftool" and see what is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > use, rather than Canon getting it wrong in the camera. > Just a suggestion. Needn't worry since Canon is releasing firmware next week to address that problem as well as upgrading the color pallet from 16 to 256. These are great times we live in. Rita SignatureStamping out Internet stupidity one idiot at a time. Never empower the idiot, embrace it and stimulate it. For more details go to the Usenet Stimulus Project page. http://ritaberk.myhosting247.com > Anyways: have you tried shoving one of your > Canon raw files through "exiftool" and see what is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > use, rather than Canon getting it wrong in the camera. > Just a suggestion. The issues I mentioned (Flash and Model info) are known issues with pbase. I use ACR to convert and it keeps all the EXIF data intact. > You seem much to close for that 400 mm. I don't think > these birds let you come so close. The key words in that statement being "I don't think." That is one of the few times that I could actually get too close for some of the 400mm shots. The nest is on a pole about 5 yards from shore. I could get to within about 10 yards of them before the mama would get upset. There were many boaters coming and going on the boat dock right beside the nest so I guess the birds are used to humans. I also took a bunch of slides so I'll be eager to see if those came out as well. I think I'll have some good ones. > And what's with the flash? How does that work at such a long distance? It works great. Didn't even need the Better Beamer for those. >> Yes, the tricky part was floating on the water motionless like a dead >> fish. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > floating on the water as well? You seem much to close for that 400 > mm. I don't think these birds let you come so close. Don't be so sure. We have over a hundred of these on the shoreline of the Chesapeake. You can to about 15-20 feet of them if you don't mind wet feet and the birds are pretty much domesticated and looking for handouts. It's more of a challenge shooting squirrels in my bird feeder. > And what's with the flash? How does that work at such a long distance? > Aha! I didn't think so.... > Nice try He did good. Usually these nests are positioned that the sun is in front of you and behind your subject. A good fill flash is always welcome. I do see a bit of cropping and the traditional overprocessing though. Rita >>> Yes, the tricky part was floating on the water motionless like a dead >>> fish. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > see > a bit of cropping and the traditional overprocessing though. Darn! I barely see birds here in Portugal. With the exception of the stork and flamingo pictures. Saw a few eagles, but they're so far away, it's useless even trying with my 75-300 :-( I hear birds singing everywhere, but with the heavy rainfall lately, the foliage is so thick, you can't see the damn things... Focus wrote,on my timestamp of 27/05/2008 11:17 PM: > Darn! I barely see birds here in Portugal. With the exception of the stork > and flamingo pictures. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I hear birds singing everywhere, but with the heavy rainfall lately, the > foliage is so thick, you can't see the damn things... yeah, it's a problem there. most end up in the pan or at the local cafe, roasted... hey Focus, you need to go to Sintra: on the ramp to Castelo da Pena, there are some magic shots to be taken, particularly in bad weather. Quinta da Regaleira is also mucho nice. Here are two I took years ago at Pena: http://members.iinet.net.au/~nsouto/photos/pena01.JPG http://members.iinet.net.au/~nsouto/photos/pena03.JPG |
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