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[...] Red is the ultimate cure for sadness [...]
-- Quote by Bill Blass
Nikon D200, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, 50mm - f/11 - 4s - HDR 5xp +2/-2EV
Rome, Italy (February, 2012)
Took hundreds of grouse pics yesterday and found flaws in most of them. These included: cluttered backgrounds, grouse not paying attention (lol), over exposed/underexposed grouse, soft grouse (i think due to slowish shutter speed 1/200 sec). Some of these cant be helped and are part of wildlife photography fun.
The light was good and I used spot metering to expose the grouse. At times this worked well but it has been pointed out (by my photography coach and 4th favorite uncle) that on occasions the white feet of grouse can burn out due to over exposure. This was the case in a number of my pictures.
Could anyone tell me whether on shoots like this they would use spot metering or evaluative? I have left my camera on spot metering since i bought it. Any tips would be appreciated...
Part of Vintage Sanatorium Project
Update: Selected as photo of the day @ www.fridge.gr
fridge.gr/70404/audio-video-disco/red-red-wine-va-sfak/?u...
It has been over 6 months since I posted a Red Kite despite the fact I can take shots of them most weekends or the similar Black Kite. Time to do one from a day less gloomy than at present.
Red kites disappeared in England by the end of the nineteenth
century because of human actions. They were killed in the belief
that they attacked lambs and gamebirds (e.g. pheasants).
In fact, they pose no threat to sheep farming or game rearing, although
they will eat dead lambs and pheasants.
A few pairs survived in Wales. In 1989 a plan to bring the red kite
back to England and Scotland was begun. Between 1989 and 1993,
chicks from Spain and Sweden were released at specially protected
sites and allowed to fly free.
Red Kite of Tilsworth Leyland Olympian H810BKK is seen approaching Aylesbury Bus Station on a school contract, 13th October
A friend of mines asked me to accompany him on a shoot he was doing for some young ladies who just wanted images for facebook. I was kinda reluctant at first but I thought that the practice would come in kinda handy. I guess I was right.
Had a wonderful time on my 1st outing of the year to Garret Mtn (N NJ's premier spring migrant trap). Finally got my life Red-headed Woodpecker, exactly where advertised, and my 1st warbler of the spring. And I got to meet Chris (hi, Chris!). But this was definitely the sighting of the day. It was right by the side of the road, about waist high. It was spotted by a sharp-eyed passerby. I was walking with Chris when he came up to us because he saw Chris's camera. He didn't know the word for "bat" in English. "An animal I've only seen in a zoo, it faces downwards on the tree." "Is it a bird?" "Yes." "Oh -- it's probably a White-breasted Nuthatch." But we followed him to it. It was fast asleep &/or very tame; even when we accidentally disturbed its branch, it barely stirred. (NB: Bats can have rabies, so never try to touch one.)
This species migrates, so it was likely doing at Garret exactly what all those birds are doing -- following the forested Watchung Ridge at night until it got to the end of it, overlooking the desolate concrete plain of Paterson, & deciding "this looks like a good place to spend the day."
I almost missed these shots. I was in such a hurry to get out of the house in the AM that I forgot my backpack, which had my good binocs & (I thought) my camera. But fortunately I had my little Eagle Optics compact binocs in the glove compartment, so it wasn't a wasted trip. And when I got back to the car, I discovered that I had thrown the camera in the car the previous day in the hopes of doing some moth photography that night.
Tree of Life link: tolweb.org/Vespertilionidae/16140 (that's the lowest level they have).
Interestingness: #7, 5 Apr 2006
The red kite is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. The species currently breeds in the Western Palearctic region of Europe and northwest Africa, though it formerly also occurred in northern Iran.
Well I couldn't find a picture of L816CFJ so sister L815CFJ will make do.
This was a quick layover stop in Dolton, Winkleigh along the 315 service between Barnstaple & Exeter a route commonly worked by Olympians 'back in the day' and a wonderful ride it was too.