Lunch Break

[Harryb]

Hi you'll,

Just a few shots of one of our stars of the Wetlands on his lunch break

He has picked up his lunch
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he finds a good table for his break
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enjoys his snack in that osprey way
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hears the click click click of a D2h
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decides its time to find a table in a classier locale
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[bfjr]

Hey Harry
Glad to see your Tree :D and Osprey still giving you Photo ops :thumb
Midday light :dunno ??
I find your shutter comment interesting. DocJeff, JeffW and I found our Bolsa Osprey Sunday and although we were all shooting at more or less the same time, only when I dropped the hammer on the Machine Gun did he look right at me.
Like this:
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I guess our respective cameras have another benefit, we can get that say cheese look without even asking :lol4 :D

[Ric Grupe]

...table manners! :rofl

Very nice shots though!!! :clap

[Harryb]

Hey Jeff,

It was late morning light so the sucker was backlit to all heck. If he had been an egret or heron I would have passed on the shot but I just can't pass up a raptor.

The D2h is a noisy camera. I can shoot with the D100 and the birds don't know I'm there. Take a shot with the D2h and they all start looking at me. The sound has scared more than one bird off.

[bfjr]

Hey Jeff,

It was late morning light so the sucker was backlit to all heck. If he had been an egret or heron I would have passed on the shot but I just can't pass up a raptor.

The D2h is a noisy camera. I can shoot with the D100 and the birds don't know I'm there. Take a shot with the D2h and they all start looking at me. The sound has scared more than one bird off.
Here we go again it's me Harry , Ben :rofl, lay off the Corona for a minute will ya :rofl :D
Jeff is the guy that's got a job !!
Yeah I have found that to be a big problem with raptors they love to hunt midday or at least very strong contrasty light. Is there any way to better handle it, like you I would not give up a shot of these great guys no matter the light :dunno
By the way my BB arrived today. Looks like a good piece of gear (well made) Geeezz I didn't know the fresnel was so big and it's actually a type of magnify glass. Get your flash yet??

[Harryb]

...table manners! :rofl

Very nice shots though!!! :clap
Thanks Ric.

[Trish323]

Harry,Last one looks just like mine only with about 300mm added..LOL...Great shots of the snob!

[Harryb]

Here we go again it's me Harry , Ben :rofl, lay off the Corona for a minute will ya :rofl :D

Now you are becoming a pain. :pissed



Yeah I have found that to be a big problem with raptors they love to hunt midday or at least very strong contrasty light. Is there any way to better handle it, like you I would not give up a shot of these great guys no matter the light :dunno

At this point I have a fairly large set of Osprey shots :evil so I'm going to be more selective. You're right about them hunting at midday. I shot from 6:30 AM until noon that day and the ospreys didn't appear until around 10:30 when the light was getting harsh. I'm going to shoot them on my late afternoon shots for now on. I'm hoping with the SB-800 and the BB that I will get better results (they came today). Ospreys are a pain to shoot because they have the white around the head and on the under belly along with their dark coloring. Its a challenge to set your exposure so that you don't blow out the whites while retaining detail in the very dark areas. I usually go for an ev setting where I just getting a bit of a blow out on the white (this also depends on the birds pose and what color is prominent).



By the way my BB arrived today. Looks like a good piece of gear (well made) Geeezz I didn't know the fresnel was so big and it's actually a type of magnify glass. Get your flash yet??
Now all I have to do is figure out how to use them. Flew on the Cafe shoots with them so I think I'm going to ask him a bunch of dumb questions.

[Osprey Whisperer]

Well done, Harry. Those are some nice captures of a pelican. :huh :rofl Yeah..I know it's not a pelican. I'm just so use to seeing these birds from last weekend...they are burnt into my brain. :scratch I want me some raptors....NOW!!! I'm going to have to boost a car it seems. :dunno :rofl :D


BMP

[bfjr]

Originally Posted by bfjr
Here we go again it's me Harry , Ben :rofl, lay off the Corona for a minute will ya :rofl :D


Now you are becoming a pain. :pissed
Geeezz just share one with me, and the pain will go away :lol

At this point I have a fairly large set of Osprey shots :evil so I'm going to be more selective. You're right about them hunting at midday. I shot from 6:30 AM until noon that day and the ospreys didn't appear until around 10:30 when the light was getting harsh. I'm going to shoot them on my late afternoon shots for now on. I'm hoping with the SB-800 and the BB that I will get better results (they came today). Ospreys are a pain to shoot because they have the white around the head and on the under belly along with their dark coloring. Its a challenge to set your exposure so that you don't blow out the whites while retaining detail in the very dark areas. I usually go for an ev setting where I just getting a bit of a blow out on the white (this also depends on the birds pose and what color is prominent).
Exactly how I been shooting and finding them. Also what I plan to do. Let's compare notes soon :thumb

Now all I have to do is figure out how to use them. Flew on the Cafe shoots with them so I think I'm going to ask him a bunch of dumb questions. Ok I'll let you ask the dumb questions then you can pass the smart answers to me. No reason we should both drive him crazy :D

[Harryb]

QUOTE=bfjr]Exactly how I been shooting and finding them. Also what I plan to do. Let's compare notes soon http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/thumb.gifhttp://dgrin.com/images/smilies/deal.gif


Ok I'll let you ask the dumb questions then you can pass the smart answers to me. No reason we should both drive him crazy http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/icon10.gif
Sounds good. I have lots of experience in being dumb. http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/biggrinbounce2.gif

[jwear]

the first and last are some i have that are almost the same . Funny some days they eat ,you can watch and other days they only eat alone .Ben and i chased this guy from 3 trees and then we let him eat in peace :D and i am finding it very hard to get the right exposer on them to white and too brown :scratchoh yes this is Jeff the guy that has to work :cry

[Rohirrim]

Nice Series Harry!

Damn that sun anyway! Doesn't it know that it should always be at the photographers back not the birds!

[Michiel de Brieder]

5 and 6 are awesome Harry!!! The composition on those is quite marvellous! (I'll not comment on the sharpness and colors anymore, you know it's awesome:rofl)

Awesome pics ol' man!! :lol

[Harryb]

Harry,Last one looks just like mine only with about 300mm added..LOL...Great shots of the snob!
Thanks Trish. We do have to get you more reach.

[Harryb]

Well done, Harry. Those are some nice captures of a pelican. :huh :rofl Yeah..I know it's not a pelican. I'm just so use to seeing these birds from last weekend...they are burnt into my brain. :scratch I want me some raptors....NOW!!! I'm going to have to boost a car it seems. :dunno :rofl :D


BMP
Thanks Mike. I can see that we can no longer allow you to shoot pelicans. Pelicans on the brain can be a serious drawback to your photography. :D

[Harryb]

the first and last are some i have that are almost the same . Funny some days they eat ,you can watch and other days they only eat alone .Ben and i chased this guy from 3 trees and then we let him eat in peace :D and i am finding it very hard to get the right exposer on them to white and too brown :scratchoh yes this is Jeff the guy that has to work :cry
Hey Jeff,

There have been many of times when I have chased after ospreys going from tree to tree. They have the amazing ability of switching trees and to keep backlit while doing so.

They are a very tough exposure. Unless you get them in some excellent light you will have to choose from underexposing the dark areas or over expsoing the whites. I usually leans towards avoiding OEs and bring ing out the shadow detail in my post work.

[Harryb]

Nice Series Harry!

Damn that sun anyway! Doesn't it know that it should always be at the photographers back not the birds!
Thanks Steve. We do have to teach these birds to be more cooperative:D

[Harryb]

5 and 6 are awesome Harry!!! The composition on those is quite marvellous! (I'll not comment on the sharpness and colors anymore, you know it's awesome:rofl)

Awesome pics ol' man!! :lol
Thanks Michiel. Its always good to hear from you. :wave