Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1! Fabulous!! Tina On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 1:55 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Great shots, Howard. My favorite is 5963. That is just about perfect! > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 4/9/2019 12:47 PM, Howard Cummer wrote: > > Actually they never went away but in the winter storms the deck of the > landing dock at Otter Bay was undermined. Until repairs were recently done > > we couldn?t get out on the deck to see or feed the eagles.They have > waited patiently for us to return and now that we have their cafeteria is > again open. > > > > I took 607 pictures in about an hour and the birds put on a spectacular > show - chasing the seagulls away from ?their? food.All taken with the Nikon > D500 and Nikon 300mm F4.0 PF. > > In my experience the best combo for birds in flight on the market today!! > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6165C.jpg.html > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6165C.jpg.html > > > > > > The eagle trailing its wing in the water. I love how they do this - > their flight computer gauging the effect of wing in water effortlessly. > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DDSC_5963.jpg.html > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DDSC_5963.jpg.html > > > > > > Coming in to land on the dock. It was a cloudy dull day and the light > was just right for no blown out highlights. > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6415c.jpg.html > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6415c.jpg.html > > > > > > Rounding on the hungry gulls. > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6420C.jpg.html > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/DSC_6420C.jpg.html > > > > > > Again after the gulls. > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/Landingclawsout.jpg.html > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/Eagles/Landingclawsout.jpg.html > > > > > > and coming into land one more time. > > > > I like the 300mmPF for this work as it allows for more space around the > bird - easier to follow - and with enough pixels in the D500 > > to crop a bit if necessary. My 200 - 500 VR zoom at 500 is too hard to > frame and follow a busy bird. And there is never enough time > > to adjust the zoom focal length in the heat of battle. > > > > Please view large if you like. C&C always welcome, of course. > > > > Howard > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> *https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html <https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>*