William (tectum macula) Walsh
Timing: Osprey & Moon
Osprey flying into sunset. This was shot with a teleconverter and ISO 800. This is the most I can crop the image and the sharpest I can make it.
This shot was made near their nest on 148th and Marine Drive in Portland, Oregon.
I was there to take pictures of this bird and it's mate. I needed the high ISO because the sun was almost gone and I otherwise couldn't get a sufficient shutter speed. I understand high ISO quality improves with better cameras. The teleconverter means my lowest apature is f/8 on the lens I was using. So 'f/8 and be there' literally applies to this image. The setting sun meant the bird was lit from underneath.
This is an impressive bird with a 6 foot wingspan.
[Added to Assignment52 as one of my own favorites from 2011]
Timing: Osprey & Moon
Osprey flying into sunset. This was shot with a teleconverter and ISO 800. This is the most I can crop the image and the sharpest I can make it.
This shot was made near their nest on 148th and Marine Drive in Portland, Oregon.
I was there to take pictures of this bird and it's mate. I needed the high ISO because the sun was almost gone and I otherwise couldn't get a sufficient shutter speed. I understand high ISO quality improves with better cameras. The teleconverter means my lowest apature is f/8 on the lens I was using. So 'f/8 and be there' literally applies to this image. The setting sun meant the bird was lit from underneath.
This is an impressive bird with a 6 foot wingspan.
[Added to Assignment52 as one of my own favorites from 2011]