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bobfriedman

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Loons
« on: June 30, 2018, 00:03:06 »
Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4G ED VR
1/2500s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso1600


Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4G ED VR
1/2500s f/9.0 at 500.0mm iso1400


Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4G ED VR
1/2500s f/9.0 at 500.0mm iso1400


Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4G ED VR
1/1600s f/9.0 at 500.0mm iso2000


Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4G ED VR
1/2500s f/9.0 at 500.0mm iso1000
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Re: Loons
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2018, 00:33:55 »
Beautiful, Bob.

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Re: Loons
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2018, 00:57:20 »
They are all excellent, and the combination of the clean dark background, the red eye, and the young one behind that gives a feeling of depth makes the first one really special.
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Re: Loons
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2018, 01:26:45 »
Beautiful #1.
Congrats.
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Re: Loons
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2018, 09:28:42 »
Indeed #1 is killer.

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Re: Loons
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2018, 18:23:54 »
All of them ++++ !
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Re: Loons
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2018, 19:16:49 »
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Re: Loons
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2018, 23:43:54 »
Love the third one, but others are no inferior!
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Re: Loons
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2018, 00:36:48 »
They are all delightful but the first one is truly exceptional!

Masterly handling has retained all of the texture in the blacks and the darkest tones while nothing has been lost in the details of the white feathers.


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Re: Loons
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2018, 21:58:10 »
Bob:

Very nice set, agree that #1 is the most dramatic.

Chicks appear to be ~2-4 days old at this point,  very cute!  When and where were these taken?  Our chicks are sig. older at this point, having hatched about 6-15.

What was your shooting set up?  Obviously from a boat, but I am always curious about the details, as I spend a bit of time with loons.

Look forward to more.

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Re: Loons
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2018, 22:38:16 »
shot 29 Jun from Kayak using the 500/4G handheld.
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Re: Loons
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2018, 22:57:24 »
Thanks Bob. 

Cheers

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Re: Loons
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2018, 18:02:04 »
Wow!

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Re: Loons
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2018, 11:47:04 »
Hi Bob- Beautiful as always! Quick technical question, do you dial in any exposure compensation to avoid overexposing the white feathers?

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Re: Loons
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2018, 01:00:56 »
Hi Bob- Beautiful as always! Quick technical question, do you dial in any exposure compensation to avoid overexposing the white feathers?

yes... while i shoot aperture priority + auto ISO most of the time... i constantly adjust by dialing in or out exposure compensation.

i do shoot manual + auto ISO as well.. but since it still uses the meter, i am constantly adjusting for a given situation using exposure comp.

and of course, i was protecting the whites whenever i could.
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