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06-23-2015, 02:43 PM | #6865 |
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Most of your shots are diesel/electric where this one looks 100% electric. Our electrics from that era weren't all too different, but there is a certain styling cue to the UK rail cars.
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06-23-2015, 11:07 PM | #6866 |
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Speaking of trains, I spent Sunday along the Feather River. One of my favorite areas of the state.
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06-24-2015, 02:44 PM | #6867 |
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Great shot Ed. I love to see trains 'in the landscape', and this is a fine example.
Here's my offering for today - a white tulip from my garden. White_Tulip by Alan Butterfield, on Flickr
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06-24-2015, 02:52 PM | #6868 | |
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06-24-2015, 02:57 PM | #6869 |
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Thanks, I thought you might look at the EXIF !
Just an experiment really, I wanted to isolate the single bloom, so stood well back and used the out of focus lawn as my background. I think it worked well, even though it was an unusual way to get a flower portrait.
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06-24-2015, 03:15 PM | #6870 | |
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Here's 700mm out the car window. I was so close that I actually needed f/8.0 to get enough of the petals in focus: Untitled by David Stephens, on Flickr Think about using your 100-400mm with an Extension Tube and 1.4x TC to get more magnification, say when you're shooting a bug on a flower and mainly want the bug.
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06-24-2015, 03:29 PM | #6871 |
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700mm ! wow !
But it works doesn't it ? The other way I have, more traditionally, tried flower portraits is a bit of an odd arrangement. The only macro lens I currently have is a 60mm EF-S lens, so I attach it to my 5D using a 7mm extension tube. Here's one shot using that combination. The whole flower head is about the size of a golf ball. Purple Pompom by Alan Butterfield, on Flickr
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06-24-2015, 03:41 PM | #6872 | |
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What I really like about the longer focal lengths is the generous working distance. It's particularly useful when chasing a bug. Dave
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06-24-2015, 09:29 PM | #6873 |
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Sorry, all I seem to have lately are osprey and trains
I'm heading down to LA for the 4th, so I hope to get some good Paso Robles wine country shots on the way I Rule This Nest by lennycarl08, on Flickr |
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06-25-2015, 09:16 AM | #6874 |
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Life can be so tough...
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06-25-2015, 01:39 PM | #6876 |
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Back to the birds !
Nothing as exotic as Ed's wonderful osprey shots, but here we have a little chaffinch posing for the camera. Chaffinch Posing by Alan Butterfield, on Flickr
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06-25-2015, 02:31 PM | #6877 |
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Damn, that's sharp. I see a 100-400II in my 2016 budget...
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06-25-2015, 02:33 PM | #6878 |
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Lucky, at 700mm, to get two moving birds decently in focus:
Okay, okay, I'm outta here... by David Stephens, on Flickr
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Yeah, I lucked out on that. 10-fps certainly increases the odds of the serendipitous pose. Dave
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Wow, some killer shots. Love the flower shots. Big zooms really do work well with flowers for isolation.
Love the birds, DC. This is surely a case of making your own luck. Right equipment at the right time.
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Glad you captured it. I saw it, but there was too much crap on my horizon.
We have good prospects for tomorrow, I think. I found a coyote den today, an oriole nest and I think I'm close to a hummingbird nest. If all else fails, there are plenty of flowering weeds and wildflowers. Dave
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