I had a few days of travel this week for work attending committee meetings so stopped in to visit a good friend and do a little crow hunting. We could only manage to get out for a few hours in the morning but it was a great shoot and I managed to get a few good photos as well.
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Outstanding photos! Good and sharp, you have some high dollar equipment to get photos of that quality. Photo # 3 is my favorite as you are zoomed in real close to the subject. What camera and lens are you using for these photos? I would almost bet the lens alone is anywhere from $ 2700.00 to five grand?
At first glance seeing the wingtip feathers on the first photo, I thought it was of a vulture. After studying it, I realized that the zoom was so good that I had never seen a flying crow in so much detail.
Thanks for posting them.
Demi
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Outstanding photos! Good and sharp, you have some high dollar equipment to get photos of that quality. Photo # 3 is my favorite as you are zoomed in real close to the subject. What camera and lens are you using for these photos? I would almost bet the lens alone is anywhere from $ 2700.00 to five grand?
Again, great work.
Thanks Bob! I'm shooting with a Canon 7D Mark II and all but the last photo were shot with a 400mm prime lens. The last one was shot with a 70-200mm.
I have been into wildlife photography most of my life and it is by far the biggest money pit imaginable. I always laugh when my friends complain that their hunting gear is too expensive and then show them what a good lens costs! Hahaha
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Great photos and the 3rd pics crow looks like he trying hard not to be in the 4th pic
Congrats on the hunt
Butch
He tried not to be in the photo but he actually got a full load of #6's seconds after I took that photo. Unfortunately I missed the mark and it came out a bit fuzzy! Lol
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I am looking to purchase a Tamron 18mm to 270mm lens for action photo work. I just bought a Canon EOS Camera with an 18mm to 55mm lens which should be fine for filming the birds if they work in close to try and get photos similar to this one.
They had a guy on there from the west coast who posted photos of you're kind of quality and he paid 9 grand just for the camera he was using!
I always ask advise from people who know more than I do about photography. I like F-11 because it works better in lower lighting conditions than F-16 to F-22.
Your photos inspire me, I will post some new ones with my new camera in the near future providing they are worth a damn.
I always tend to leave the photography for optimal lighting conditions. Natural light will always produce better quality than any settings you can change on the camera. Use this guide as a quick reference on how to change the settings. I find it very useful...
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I have my shudder speed set at 1/800th of a second for action. I used ISO 200 with the old style cameras before digital came on the scene.
Your chart is very helpful.
Question? Can you have a fast shudder speed like 1/800 and still use F-16 effectively where the shudder won't slow down to let the proper amount of light in to the lens? I would love to have better depth of field (F-16 to F22) but some of the best action comes at first light or an hour before sunset. If it were you what would be your choice of ISO and F-stops? I am filming a shooter with in 12 to 18 inches from the lens of the camera shooting birds down range between 25 to 40 yards. This photo depicts some of my situations.
You're always going to get dark photos in the early am or late afternoon regardless of your settings. That's why I wait until mid morning and early afternoon for action shots.
I would recommend bumping it up to about 1/1000 or even 1/2500 and then trying an ISO of 400 or even up to 800. Every situation will be different so play with those levels until you reach a happy medium. One problem with trying correct for low lighting conditions is creating too much "noise" in the shot and it takes away from getting a clean crisp image. If you shoot in raw file format and get into photoshop this can be fixed in most cases though.
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Question: On your picture of the crow flying in front of a brown background, is that a wounded bird? It appears to have feathers ruffled and/or missing. Also, that look on his face appears to be a pained expression!
Just wondering.
Demi
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You "managed to get a few good photos" Sir, these are a far cry from a "good" photo! These are museum quality!! Please make 8x10's... and send a couple to me!~!!~!
Question: On your picture of the crow flying in front of a brown background, is that a wounded bird? It appears to have feathers ruffled and/or missing. Also, that look on his face appears to be a pained expression!
Just wondering.
Demi
He was a regular healthy crow when he came into the spread. The ruffled feathers are probably because he kicked in the after burners once my colleague came out of the blind to shoot him. The pained expression is probably the look of inevitability!
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