NikonGear'23

Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: bobfriedman on May 15, 2017, 22:46:34

Title: Yellow-legs Sandpiper
Post by: bobfriedman on May 15, 2017, 22:46:34
Nikon D5 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR
1/2000s f/9.0 at 1000.0mm iso3600
(https://nikongear.net/revival/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbase.com%2Fbobfriedman%2Fimage%2F165461565%2Foriginal.jpg&hash=257448c6d1f1a3fb388b5e589009dd7aec78156b)
Title: Re: Yellow-legs Sandpiper
Post by: Akira on May 15, 2017, 22:52:32
Nice extraction of the essence.

By the way, which tripod do you use for such super-tele works?
Title: Re: Yellow-legs Sandpiper
Post by: bobfriedman on May 15, 2017, 22:53:57
Quote from: Akira on May 15, 2017, 22:52:32
Nice extraction of the essence.

By the way, which tripod do you use for such super-tele works?

thank you... and all my shots are handheld lately.. including this one.
Title: Re: Yellow-legs Sandpiper
Post by: bobfriedman on May 15, 2017, 22:55:14
i almost got a good reflection with this one.. but it was too soft so i cloned it out  :)

Nikon D5 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4E FL ED VR
1/1600s f/10.0 at 1000.0mm iso2800
(https://nikongear.net/revival/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbase.com%2Fbobfriedman%2Fimage%2F165466972%2Foriginal.jpg&hash=e4f3c9b25552acc611f642be7dc7624ee158f465)
Title: Re: Yellow-legs Sandpiper
Post by: Akira on May 15, 2017, 23:03:54
Quote from: bobfriedman on May 15, 2017, 22:53:57
thank you... and all my shots are handheld lately.. including this one.

That's amazing, even considering the shutter speed!

The pose of the bird is nice in the second image, but it could be awkward without the reflection.  It might be better to trim the image at the water-level rather than cloning out only the reflection of the bird?
Title: Re: Yellow-legs Sandpiper
Post by: bobfriedman on May 15, 2017, 23:07:28
Quote from: Akira on May 15, 2017, 23:03:54
he pose of the bird is nice in the second image, but it could be awkward without the reflection.  It might be better to trim the image at the water-level rather than cloning out only the reflection of the bird?

but then you wouldn't see my photoshop job getting it out of there.  ;D

i agree.. probably best to consider another crop.
Title: Re: Yellow-legs Sandpiper
Post by: Akira on May 15, 2017, 23:08:47
Quote from: bobfriedman on May 15, 2017, 23:07:28
but then you wouldn't see my photoshop job getting it out of there.  ;D

So true!   ;D
Title: Re: Yellow-legs Sandpiper
Post by: David Paterson on May 16, 2017, 10:23:27
Bob - I love these images, and also the treatment -  very very nice.
Title: Re: Yellow-legs Sandpiper
Post by: Randy Stout on May 19, 2017, 15:50:06
Bob:

excellent high key images.  Wish there was a little more separation of the bill from the back in the 'real' bird in the first image.  The reflection  actually looks better because of it.

That is a big rig to hand hold.  I can do the 500 that way, but find I am only good for a very short time with the 600 hand held.

Cheers

Randy
Title: Re: Yellow-legs Sandpiper
Post by: bobfriedman on May 19, 2017, 20:09:21
Quote from: Randy Stout on May 19, 2017, 15:50:06
Wish there was a little more separation of the bill from the back in the 'real' bird in the first image.  The reflection  actually looks better because of it.

yes... if i could have been lower to the ground but so it goes..