“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty
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On Ripslinger, On Turbo Dusty, To the top of the roof Zed!
Nikon D700| Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 Af-D@ f4| 1/20s| ISO 400| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| SB600 camera right high, bounced off ceiling 45º
Table Top Photography, Still-life, Strobist, Off Camera Flash
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This is one of 10 glass ornaments that I bought when I was 19 years old. It was my first Christmas in my own apartment with the first Christmas Tree I could call my own. I’ve broken 3 ornaments from the set over the years, and they’re so fragile now that I don’t hang them on the tree anymore.
Nikon D700| Nikkor24-70@ 70mm| f3.2| 1/20s| ISO 400| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| SB600 camera left TTL mode bounced off the ceiling 45º | Hand-held
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Nikon D300s| Nikkor 300mm f/4 + Tamron 1.4x TC= 420mm| f8| 1/1600s| ISO 800| Mn Priority| Matrix Metering| Monopod
Pacific Loon-Juvenile, Capitola, CA
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I didn’t think I got a decent photo of this Warbler because he was so flitty, and in the shade of this Pine Tree, and my Tamron Teleconverter has a bit of wiggle room so it moves and I lose Auto-focus. I need to get it fixed. I was so excited to see that I got a fairly sharp photo of him after all. That he had breakfast was a bonus! 🙂
Nikon D300s|Nikkor 300mm f4 + Tamron 1.4x TC=420mm| f8| 1/1250s| ISO 800| Manual Priority| Matrix Metering| Monopod| New Brighton State Beach| Capitola, CA
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Mercury is the brightest Planet, and Saturn is the dimmer one under Mercury above Walton Lighthouse in Santa Cruz, CA. I don’t know what the faint star to the right is called.
As expected I didn’t see ISON at all and it didn’t show up in my photos. It’s too close to the Sun now to be seen.
Nikon D700| Nikkor 24-70@ 70mm| f10| 2.5 sec| ISO 1000| Manual Priority| Spot Metered| Tripod
Golden Crowned Sparrow-Winter, originally uploaded by CircadianReflections Photography.
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I have to double-check, but I think this is my first Golden Crowned Sparrow!
So, far this has been a fantastic birding year for me, and it’s still early in the season.
If I see Eagles this winter it will be icing on the cake. 🙂
Photographing birds in Manual Focusing mode is tough. My finger is always on the focusing ring and I’m adjusting all the time since the birds are so fast and moving all the time. It’s a miracle I got this in focus at all. My friend Dali shoots with a Legacy Nikon lens the 400mm f/3.5 which is a manual focus lens and he gets the most beautiful bird and wildlife photographs. I want to be as good as that if I have to manual focus.
See his work here.
Nikon D700| Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 @ f/5.6 + 14E II TC= 420mm| 1/400s| ISO 500| Manual Priority| Cnt Metering| Monopod
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Here’s another first for me! This was taken with my AF-S 300mm f/4 and the Nikkor 14E II TC I purchased, but had to send back because the unit wasn’t Auto-Focusing. This is manually focused. This bird was skittish and kept to the bushes and tall grasses for a long time then after awhile it got used to me and my friend Dali and ventured out into the shady side of the trail. There was some nice light on its breast though.
Nikon D700| Nikkor 300mm AF-S f/4@ f/5.6 + 14E II TC =420mm| 1/1250s| ISO 500| Manual Priority| Center Metering| Monopod
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