telyt Posted January 18, 2007 Share #1 Posted January 18, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) A captive-raised and imprinted immature bird at a falconer's meeting: technical stuff: R8/DMR @ ISO 400 -1 stop 560mm f/6.8 Telyt on tripod mirror pre-release, shutter released with cable 1/60 sec @ f/8 or so frozen hands All comments welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 Hi telyt, Take a look here Northern Goshawk. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
martinop Posted January 18, 2007 Share #2 Posted January 18, 2007 Very crisp and clear shot. Especially like the profile and DOF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 18, 2007 Share #3 Posted January 18, 2007 Doug - We really don't see enough of your work. Please post more. This is superb for its details, colors, light, astonishing focus, bokeh, 3D effect and framing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyp Posted January 18, 2007 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2007 Hey Doug This looks like a calendar candidate to me. GaryP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted January 18, 2007 Share #5 Posted January 18, 2007 Doug, Very impressive, as usual. Love the textures, pose and DOF. Was the bird as cold as you were? Don't know how you have the patience to do these, but I'm glad you DO! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beramos Posted January 18, 2007 Share #6 Posted January 18, 2007 Doug, This is the example to continue. Simply insurmountable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquared Posted January 18, 2007 Share #7 Posted January 18, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Kudos, Doug! Impressive that you were able to achieve this at 1/60 sec given the focal length of the lens used and the fact the bird held still for that long. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
telyt Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted January 19, 2007 Thanks for the comments. Stuart, I'd like to be making more photos! I'll gladly show them once I make them. William, I think I was colder than the bird! She has a thick layer of down and feathers all over her, and I'm fortunate to have hair in a few places Gary, my thoughts too. As with the 2007 calendar I'd like 2008's calendar to be a mix of older and recent photos and I already have more than 12 candidate photos! Peter, thank you. As a long-lens user you know a lot about the technical difficulties! My technique was to use a cable release to pre-release the mirror, then when the hawk's pose and posture was right I tripped the shutter with fingers crossed hoping the bird's head was in the plane I focussed on. I deleted LOTS of out-of-focus photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicavirgin Posted January 19, 2007 Share #9 Posted January 19, 2007 Beautiful detail, it looks like you were a few feet away with a 50mm, you have gotten some stunning images with that 560mm..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
photoflcn Posted January 19, 2007 Share #10 Posted January 19, 2007 Nice Goshawk. I like the way the backgroung does not distract from the subject but actually compliments. Great shot! Helmut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness30 Posted January 19, 2007 Share #11 Posted January 19, 2007 Master Doug, perefect as usual. DMR works greta for you. Regards, Mehmet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter41951 Posted January 19, 2007 Share #12 Posted January 19, 2007 Unbelievably lovely photograph. I've much enjoyed looking at your website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 19, 2007 Share #13 Posted January 19, 2007 doug - Calendar? Of your images? Where can I get one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_peter_m Posted January 19, 2007 Share #14 Posted January 19, 2007 Excellent shot Dough! It is tough getting those bird shots just right..... I keep practicing Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
telyt Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share #15 Posted January 20, 2007 Calendar? Of your images? Where can I get one? CAUTION: Blatent self-promotion follows! Click on my website (last line on my signature block) and then click on the link on the left side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavio Posted January 20, 2007 Share #16 Posted January 20, 2007 Great picture and great pictures in your web site, congratulations indeed. I see that you still use analog cameras, so probably you'll scan them later. When I have done that way even in professional labs, my pictures were clearly worst than original, something like fog get over, especially in backlight pictures its not a pleasure to see. Pictures were given as 19 Mb TIFF. Maybe you can advise a particular way to act or a scanner machine (or a different TIFF)? I still use a R4s with Macro Elmarit 60 and 180 Apo Telyt and a M4 with lovely 50 Summicron. Thanks a lot! Flavio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
telyt Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share #17 Posted January 20, 2007 Maybe you can advise a particular way to act or a scanner machine (or a different TIFF)? Flavio, I use an older Polaroid SprintScan 4000 and scan at the maximum resolution and bit depth, giving me files that are over 100 MB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavio Posted January 20, 2007 Share #18 Posted January 20, 2007 hi! over 100 mb, that's a point. mine were 19, but what do you think about the fog-like overall the pictures? thanks! Flavio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted January 20, 2007 Share #19 Posted January 20, 2007 Doug I really like this one for its detail and sense of the cold of the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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