Northern Pintail

[ian408]

Here's a Northern Pintail.

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/12870127-M.jpg

[Harryb]

Hey Ian,

I like this shot. The water action and the reflection are good elements in the pic. I would do some more cropping on this shot also. Most of the scene on the right hand side doesn't add much to the pic. What lens are you shooting with here?

Harry

[ian408]

Hey Ian,

I like this shot. The water action and the reflection are good elements in the pic. I would do some more cropping on this shot also. Most of the scene on the right hand side doesn't add much to the pic. What lens are you shooting with here?

Harry
I wanted to leave him someplace to go to in the frame...otherwise, I agree.
The right side is mostly worthless. If I did crop, do you think all from the right
or 60/40 (from the right and left)?

Shot with a 500mm Canon.

Ian

[Harryb]

[QUOTE=ian408]I wanted to leave him someplace to go to in the frame...otherwise, I agree.
The right side is mostly worthless. If I did crop, do you think all from the right
or 60/40 (from the right and left)?

Shot with a 500mm Canon.

I would leave some of the right so the duck has some where to go. You would have to crop some of the wake on the left but most of it would be retained. I would crop out most of the water above and to the right of the duck.

When I shoot wildlife and I know I'm too far away for a full frame shot I try to consider the cropping possibilities when I frame the shot.

500mm, hmmm, very sweet. I would love to have a 500mm for my Nikon. Add on a tele-extender and then you really have some reach.:smile6

Harry

[Dee]

[QUOTE=ian408]Here's a Northern Pintail.

So where are you finding these birds and ducks?

[ian408]

[QUOTE=ian408]Here's a Northern Pintail.

So where are you finding these birds and ducks?
Two places today. The egrets at the end of San Antonio Road
in Palo Alto (on the bay end) and the ducks, over at Redwood Shores.
Specifically, off of Radio Road.

Ian

[Andy]

could you carry it, ya old goat?


500mm, hmmm, very sweet. I would love to have a 500mm for my Nikon. Add on a tele-extender and then you really have some reach.:smile6

Harry

[Harryb]

could you carry it, ya old goat?
Nah! I would hire someone to carry it for me. Somebody who would work for lattes and ribs. Hmmm, who could I get? :rofl

Harry

[Dee]

Hmmm, two places I've missed. I also hear Alviso is good for marsh/bird life. Now's a good time to go because it's not so darn hot.

Thanks for the info.

Two places today. The egrets at the end of San Antonio Road
in Palo Alto (on the bay end) and the ducks, over at Redwood Shores.
Specifically, off of Radio Road.

Ian

[ian408]

Hmmm, two places I've missed. I also hear Alviso is good for marsh/bird life. Now's a good time to go because it's not so darn hot.

Thanks for the info.
Alviso or perhaps the Baylands Park in Sunnyvale. The park connects to
Alviso through a myriad of trails. You could also park at the waste water
treatment plant (Borregas and Carribian) and walk past the RADAR and out
to the end of the runway at Moffett Field.

Ian

[Dee]

There is a good website I stumbled upon a while back with photos of these bay trails and good directions, now I have to try to refind it. They even give parking directions.



Alviso or perhaps the Baylands Park in Sunnyvale. The park connects to
Alviso through a myriad of trails. You could also park at the waste water
treatment plant (Borregas and Carribian) and walk past the RADAR and out
to the end of the runway at Moffett Field.

Ian